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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ReviewsConor Oberst @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 2 Feb
Conor Oberst, we sense, is a pretty decent guy. Not only does he give his audience two decent supports – in the shape of Miwi La Lupa (imagine PM ... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsFuture Get Down @ Sneaky Pete's, 28 Jan
“That was bangin’! Better than most club nights I’ve been to,” a random punter remarks, as The Skinny's hearing and eyesight slowly r... Read more »| 03 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsRoaming Roots Revue @ Royal Concert Hall, 28 Jan
Now in its fifth year, the Roaming Roots Revue has come to serve as somewhat of a centre piece in the annual Celtic Connections calendar. Possibly the showca... Read more »| 03 Feb 2017 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 1-7 Feb
With the arrival of February comes a decidedly juicier gig calendar, proven this week by the likes of Yasiin Bey – aka Mos Def – at O2 Ritz and Aussie singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno at Soup Kitchen Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsThe Yummy Fur @ Oran Mor, 21 Jan
Band reunions come in many sizes. Some feel it necessary to host a full-blown press conference to announce their return. But others take a more low-key appro... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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HQFU / Fair Mothers @ The Hug and Pint, 26 Jan
It might appear odd to pair lo-fi Scots alt-country with melodic electro dance-pop, but Celtic Connections' programming of recent years has been pleasingly e... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017
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Previews
Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-7 Feb
Unmissable electronic collaborations, returning nu-metallers, forgotten boy bands... this week has everything We dive into the listings to bring you the ess... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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Martha Wainwright @ The Ritz, Manchester, 28 Jan
The Canadian singer-songwriter delivers an uneven, but occasionally sublime, first Manchester show in four years Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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Two Door Cinema Club @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 27 Jan
Manchester’s O2 Apollo is heaving. Sundara Karma’s mix of jangly indie anthems and 70s bell bottoms ignites the young crowd, and the reception of... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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Bella and the Bear @ Broadcast, 27 Jan
"That was a really bad performance, I’m so sorry," says Lauren Gilmour, one half of Bella and the Bear. "That’s why we don’t take requests!... Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
Previews
Scottish Gig Highlights: 31 Jan – 6 Feb
This week's best live music in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as Celtic Connections comes to an end and a member of Arcade Fire arrives in Edinburgh Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
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C Duncan / Man of Moon @ St Lukes, 26 Jan
Fittingly for the hallowed surrounds of St Luke's, tonight's Celtic Connections billing of Man of Moon and C Duncan has a restorative, yin and yang effect. W... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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Modern Studies @ The Glad Cafe, 26 Jan
While its modest capacity and friendly atmosphere lend every gig at The Glad Cafe a sense of community spirit, tonight’s performance has a markedly fam... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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Margo Price @ Leaf, Liverpool, 21 Jan
If you were going to design a country singer by committee you could do a lot worse than use Margo Price as the model. Blonde and beautiful, with a hint ... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Broadcast, 24 Jan
On record, The Rural Alberta Advantage are a force of precision, of measured restraint and efficiency. Live, they're a freewheeling, weaponized unit. Their t... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017