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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FestivalsThe Edge Festival @ Various Edinburgh Venues, 1-31 Aug
The Edge Festival will be supplying Edinburgh's culture-soaked droves with a smorgasbord of tune-churning local and international talent Read more »| 24 Jul 2008 -
PreviewsSouthern Fried @ Perth Concert Hall/ Perth Theatre, 1 - 3 Aug
On hand to ease your blues this summer Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
Reviews
Meursault @ Wee Red Bar, 19 Jul
They’re certainly making waves but, tonight, Meursault’s waters were disappointingly still Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
Reviews
Harmonia @ ABC2, 11 Jul
They appear on stage assured in their own reputation and the confidence that comes with the term supergroup Read more »| 22 Jul 2008 -
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Santogold @ The Sub Club, 15 Jul
Two months after her debut Scottish booking, Santogold finally shows up to play Read more »| 18 Jul 2008 -
FestivalsT 2008, Epilogue: Stipe Turns RoboCop, Burgess Goes For Bowl
With an unshakable vision of Tim Burgess’ one man undercut resurrection, another peerless dose of math rockin’ beats from Battles and a mesmerisi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008
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Reviews
Red Sparowes @ Stereo, 10 Jul
Underground metal acts can be impressively deceptive. Case in point: Opening for the spell-check hated Red Sparowes, Loss Leader (4/5), a two-piece from Glas... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
T In The Park
T In The Park 2008 Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
FestivalsT 2008, Episode VIII: Doing Justice to The National
The problem with Sunday's impressive T in the Park line-up was always going to be how to condense a normal six month's worth of gig going into the space of e... Read more »| 13 Jul 2008 -
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T 2008, Episode VII: BJM Delays The Inevitable
As the biggest roar I've heard all weekend goes up over my shoulder heralding the unexpected arrival of her from the ward, Amy Winehouse, I figure it's as go... Read more »| 13 Jul 2008 -
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T 2008, Episode VI: Glasvegas have arrived
Every festival has at least one - a band that blows up just before the weekend arrives so that their stage draw is underestimated - and T in the Park 2008's ... Read more »| 13 Jul 2008 -
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T 2008, Episode V: Bringing angry back
Rage Against the Machine rolled back the years and brought down the curtain on day two of T in the Park in typically explosive style tonight (Saturday, 11 Ju... Read more »| 13 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
Five to Jive to at T in the Park
From Will Young to Holy F**k, the line-up for this year's annual shindig in Balado certainly can't be accused of one-dimensionality. Here's five acts from a ... Read more »| 10 Jul 2008 -
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Primal Scream @ ABC 2, 7 Jul
This intimate 'secret' gig highlights the sheer charisma of one of the finest bands we’ve known Read more »| 09 Jul 2008 -
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Latitude Festival @ Henham Park, Suffolk, 17-20 Jul
When one stops to think about the UK summer music festival scene – the sheer number of events, the stages and attractions, the amount of talent trekkin... Read more »| 08 Jul 2008