Live Music
The Skinny's guide to live music in Scotland. Our highlights of the best live gigs, and reviews of shows at venues large and small across Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, plus previews of the summer's best music festivals.
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ReviewsSwim School @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 11 Dec
What better way to sign off your gig-going year than with a performance from a hotly tipped band of hometown heroes who are set for even bigger things in 2022? Read more »| 16 Dec 2021 -
ReviewsA Fundraiser for Tiny Changes @ St Luke’s, Glasgow, 28 Nov
The Twilight Sad, Uninvited and Carla J. Easton are among tonight's Fundraiser for Tiny Changes line-up, an evening of warmth and entertainment in aid of helping young minds feel better Read more »| 03 Dec 2021 -
ReviewsThe Great Eastern 2021: The Review
First announced almost two years ago, the inaugural Great Eastern in Edinburgh's southside manages to impress despite all obstacles Read more »| 01 Dec 2021 -
ReviewsLittle Simz @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 28 Nov
A joyous party and a bold statement, Little Simz puts in a masterful performance in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Nov 2021 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: December 2021
Our pick of December's gig highlights, and a look ahead to a bumper crop of Christmas gigs across Scotland Read more »| 30 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsGreentea Peng @ Stereo, Glasgow, 24 Nov
Stereo holds the intimate ambience of a candlelit dinner tonight as Greentea Peng plays a sold-out midweek set Read more »| 26 Nov 2021
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PreviewsThe Great Eastern: Five Must-See Artists
More than 40 bands descend on a corner of Edinburgh's Southside this weekend for The Great Eastern; we've picked out five acts you won't want to miss Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsKelly Lee Owens @ SWG3, Glasgow, 20 Nov
It’s clear Kelly Lee Owens has missed live music as much as the rest of us, and her joyous return reshapes her introspective offerings into moments of communal catharsis Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsRina Sawayama @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Nov
Rina Sawayama’s sensational performance leaves lasting feelings of elation, togetherness and all-round queer joy Read more »| 16 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsOsees @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
John Dwyer brings his prolific, ever-moving ensemble to Edinburgh for raucous, energetic good times Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
PreviewsThe Great Western: Five Must-See Artists
The Great Western festival returns to Glasgow this weekend; we dig into the programme to pick out five bands and artists to check out Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
PreviewsLive Music in Scotland: November 2021
This month's gig round-up includes a batch of all-dayers in Glasgow and Edinburgh, a Tiny Changes benefit gig, and a whole lot more besides Read more »| 02 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsSea Power @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 25 Oct
Although their set isn't perfect tonight, Sea Power are an act you could still see making interesting, vital and complex music another two decades down the road Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
ReviewsJoesef @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 24 Oct
Glasgow rising star Joesef is an immediately charming presence tonight as he plays a sold out La Belle Angele, proving why he's tipped to go right to the top Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
ReviewsFontaines D.C. @ O2 Academy Edinburgh, 22 Oct
The subtle, literary heft of Fontaines D.C.'s music is all but annihilated onstage, making for some gloriously chaotic catharsis Read more »| 27 Oct 2021