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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PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2025
March brings a batch of record launches from Scottish bands and labels, plus visits from Snapped Ankles, The Dare, Lauren Mayberry and Geordie Greep Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ReviewsMan Rei + Ugnė Uma @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 23 Feb
A double bill of Eastern-European experimentalists finds two artists – Man Rei and Ugnė Uma – plumbing shadowy emotional depths Read more »| 26 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsMarie Davidson – City of Clowns
Marie Davidson’s City of Clowns melds dark industrial beats with biting lyrics to challenge the grip big tech has on our lives Read more »| 25 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsPersonal Trainer @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 16 Feb
The Dutch collective continue their upward trajectory with a casual ease that only hints at the intricacy underneath Read more »| 18 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsJacob Alon @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 29 Jan
Backed by a quartet of musicians, Fife singer-songwriter Jacob Alon brings their debut tour to Edinburgh for a charming sold-out show at The Caves Read more »| 05 Feb 2025 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: February 2025
As well as EP launches and all-dayers, February is full of gigs with Scottish circuit mainstays like Sacred Paws, Hamish Hawk, Mogwai and more Read more »| 03 Feb 2025
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ReviewsNeck Deep @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jan
With fervent energy and a sold-out Glasgow crowd, it’s easy to see why Neck Deep have become stalwarts in the pop-punk scene Read more »| 29 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsBethlehem Calling @ Tramway, Glasgow, 25 Jan
Bethlehem Calling assumes the spotlight as perilous Storm Éowyn lulls; meanwhile, the siege of Gaza, bombardment of the West Bank, and colonisation of Palestine violently continues Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsJoshua Burnside @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Tonight's Joshua Burnside show offers a small glimpse of something greater in the periphery. It's one of those special Glasgow nights; songs and storms and magic and all Read more »| 27 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsDu Blonde @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Beth Jeans Houghton, aka Du Blonde, brings some northern uproar to a stormy Glasgow night Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsCupcakKe @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Jan
Despite getting the crowd to do a lot of the heavy lifting tonight, CupcakKe's performance exudes joy and acts as a celebration of queer culture Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
Reviewscorto.alto & friends @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 Jan
Celtic Connections' Made In Glasgow night at the Barrowlands proves that the city's music scene remains as exciting as ever Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
Reviewsbrownbear @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 19 Jan
brownbear delights with a string quartet and backing singers for a one-off sold-out show as part of Celtic Connections Read more »| 22 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsBecca Starr @ Room 2, Glasgow, 18 Jan
Becca Starr's album launch tonight is proof that hip-hop performed with a full band is the way forward Read more »| 20 Jan 2025 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: January 2025
It might be cold and dark outside for much of January, but there are big gigs, mini-festivals, and an Independent Venue Week that warrant wrapping up and getting out the house for Read more »| 07 Jan 2025