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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ReviewsFuture Islands @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 27 Apr
Samuel T. Herring secured his legacy with his legendary performance on Letterman back in 2014. Now he has the task of living up to his well-earned reputation... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
ReviewsJapandroids @ The Garage, Glasgow, 30 Apr
The support for tonight's show, Dasher, set an immediately intense tone with their powerful, grungy guitars, extremely prominent drums and heavy vocals. Feed... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
ReviewsLos Campesinos! @ Stereo, Glasgow, 28 Apr
Facilitated by the unprecedented four-year gap between No Blues and Sick Scenes, LC! have managed to transition from peppy, twee upstarts to veterans on... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
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Giggs @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 18 Apr
This is a good time to be Giggs. The rapper from Peckham is on his biggest UK-wide tour to date and his most recent album, Landlord, is still doing the ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Elvis Depressedly / TV Girl @ Star & Garter, Manchester, 25 Apr
If there’s anything to be said for lo-fi noisemakers Elvis Depressedly, they sure know how to pick a venue: in fact, the group would be hard-pushed to ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Jambinai @ O2 ABC 2, Glasgow, 25 Apr
Jambinai are already a well-established touring act in Europe, having formed at Korea's National University of Arts in 2009. Their style, though not the... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017
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ReviewsTinariwen @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Apr
Freewheeling hippies, awkward students and middle-aged culture vultures; all and sundry have descended on the Queen's Hall for what promises to be a night of... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
The Unthanks @ RNCM, Manchester, 19 Apr
So rarely do we remember the family members behind famous musicians. Even rarer is it that they are fantastic artists in their own right, as was the case wit... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
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Deafheaven @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Apr
As trite as it is to say, St Luke’s couldn’t be a more suitable venue for the ceremonious, practically spiritual force that is Deafheaven. There&... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
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Splashh @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Apr
It’s almost summer, and nothing says summer like sun-drenched, effects-pedalled indie pop. At The Hug and Pint tonight we’re already gearing up w... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
Previews
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 25 Apr – 1 May
From Glasgow to the Sahara via South Korea, the USA and Canada, this week's central belt gig round-up is an international affair of epic proportions Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Honeyblood @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 22 Apr
On a busy Saturday night in Edinburgh, The Liquid Room is packed with a crowd eagerly anticipating the lo-fi, indie rock duo Honeyblood. The PA system plays ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Pumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Five to see at Live at Leeds 2017
We pick out five of our favourite acts from the Live at Leeds line-up, from dream pop to soulful hip-hop Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 21-25 Apr
Lots of live music knocking about in celebration of Record Store Day this week, which you can bookend with the likes of The Shimmer Band at Soup Kitchen, Deafheaven at Gorilla – and even the Vengaboys, should you feel so inclined. Read more »| 21 Apr 2017