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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ReviewsThe Posies @ Night & Day, Manchester, 27 Oct
Time is cruel. For some reason, people who make beautiful music do not get to stay young forever. This does not seem right. What’s more, bad thing... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsNAO @ The Art School, Glasgow, 27 Oct
“We've just got back from touring in the States, and they brought the heat. But Glasgow, you are bringing the HEAT.” Neo Joshua – aka NAO &... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsAmanda Palmer @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 27 Oct
It can only be a credit to the artist if there is, quite literally, no room to move in the crowd. Some even need to step out to breathe; if we’re not e... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsDaughter @ Academy, Manchester, 24 Oct
For a band known for their intimate sound, it’s exciting to see Daughter grow. Instead of retreating into the formula that made If You Leave a suc... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsWarpaint @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Oct
Although huge billboards in Los Angeles raise their silhouettes across their home town's skyline, Warpaint's third album Heads Up has caused some f... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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John Carpenter @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
There are three stars of John Carpenter's Saturday night showcase at Usher Hall: the backing band, the material, and the inimitable Horror Master himsel... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016
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Warpaint @ Liverpool Music Week, 27 Oct
Californian quartet Warpaint lay waste to the Grand Central Dome at LMW 2016 Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
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Peter Broderick @ St Michael's, Manchester, 22 Oct
Peter Broderick is deceptively young for such an old hand. When all the relics of the 29-year-old’s career are tallied—folksy songwriting, instru... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
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Jagwar Ma @ Academy 2, Manchester, 21 Oct
You’ve had the worst day. Not just a bad day at work. A real dozen kicks to the balls kind of a day. And Jagwar Ma are there to take you into their lov... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
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Selector Dub Narcotic @ Nexus, Manchester, 21 Oct
2016's been a right old twat of a year, hasn't it? Just ask Calvin Johnson. In February of this year, it was reported that K Records, the legendary... Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
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Jamie T @ Apollo, Manchester, 20 Oct
Wimbledon's premier troubadour turns in an energetic set that forgoes his new ideas Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Previews
Scottish Gig Highlights: 27-31 Oct
It’s not all about Halloween this weekend, so don’t be scared to leave your house for something other than a fancy dress party, or to go trick or... Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
Festivals
A Carefully Planned Festival 6: Review
Carefully Planned cast a bewitching spell across Manchester's Northern Quarter with its most ambitiously sprawling line-up yet – a DIY festival unlike any other. Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
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Sleaford Mods @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Sleaford Mods may be the most unlikely stadium act of this or any era. The Nottingham-based duo are not yet at the stage of booking Hampden or Wembley for th... Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
Previews
Live music in Liverpool this week: 26-31 Oct
Music Week provides the biggest thrills in Liverpool this week, but elsewhere there's psych-pop magnificence and chiptune Halloween bashes on offer Read more »| 26 Oct 2016