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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ReviewsCloud Nothings @ St. Luke’s, Glasgow, 28 Jan
Cloud Nothings' return to Glasgow on a Monday night in late January is sparsely attended, feeling like an opportunity missed for the band's fans to hear their new album played in full followed by the hits Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBlood Red Shoes @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 30 Jan
Following the release of their latest album Get Tragic, Blood Red Shoes are back and stronger than ever Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsMakeness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 28 Jan
As Independent Venue Week kicks off across the country, a strong bill at Sneaky Pete's gets the week off to a strong start with a pounding headline set from Makeness Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsHobo Johnson and the Lovemakers @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Jan
Viral sensation Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers roll into town for a raucous Sunday night at SWG3 and play a five-star show to a one-star crowd Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsDeath Cab for Cutie @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jan
Ben Gibbard is a ball of energy tonight as Death Cab for Cutie plumb the depths of their back catalogue, playing plenty of tracks from their latest album for good measure Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 29 Jan-4 Feb
Shows from Swearin', Bossy Love, Steve Mason and John Grant; plus Celtic Connections winds up for another year and Independent Venue Week fully kicks off across the country Read more »| 29 Jan 2019
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ReviewsCAKE @ QMU, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Ending a seven-year silence, California's CAKE play a cathartic set at QMU as part of this year's Celtic Connections festival Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsThe Streets @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 21 Jan
The once-familiar voice of adolescent Britain doesn't disappoint with a high-energy rollercoaster of hits at Glasgow's O2 Academy Read more »| 24 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsFucked Up @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 20 Jan
Off the back of releasing Dose Your Dreams last year, Fucked Up deliver one of the most diverse sets of their career tonight as they move beyond the blueprint of bruising hardcore punk Read more »| 24 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsAdrianne Lenker @ YES, Manchester, 17 Jan
Big Thief's frontwoman makes a compelling case for the position of her generation's most exciting songwriter in Manchester Read more »| 24 Jan 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 22-28 Jan
Massive Attack, Pictish Trail, Roddy Woomble, Makeness, Rachel Sermanni and Lost Under Heaven are just some of our highlights across the central belt this week Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
PreviewsArchitects @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 17 Jan
Brighton-based metalcorers Architects bring their frantic eighth album Holy Hell on the road, in a stunning show packed to the rafters with rage, energy and emotion Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsThe 1975 @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 12 Jan
The 1975 follow up their career-defining third album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, with an equally ambitious live show, and it's a complete spectacle Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 15-21 Jan
The Wave Pictures, The Spook School, Rozi Plain and more play across the central belt this week as Celtic Connections kicks off in Glasgow Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 8-14 Jan
The 1975, Cate Le Bon, Roddy Woomble and ST.MARTiiNS get the year off to a pretty strong start across the central belt; your weekly gig highlights are here Read more »| 08 Jan 2019