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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ReviewsPile @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 17 Sep
Pile lead a bill of unabashed loudness, proving that they're more than just underground darlings thousands of miles from the scene they represent Read more »| 25 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsSelf Esteem @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, 21 Sep
Free Love and Self Esteem offer up a thrilling and ridiculously fun evening of live music as part of Aberdeen's True North festival Read more »| 25 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsPixies @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
In a whirlwind set of classics and a little too much new material, Pixies prove they still have enough goodwill to allow them the occasional foray into indulgence Read more »| 25 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 20 Sep
Playing one of their final shows together, Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert deliver as alternately thought-provoking and irreverent an evening as you'd expect Read more »| 23 Sep 2019 -
Things To DoParty with Casa BACARDÍ's Sound of Rum Crew at SWG3 this Thursday
Soak up all things grime, hip-hop, bass and UK funky, as Casa BACARDÍ's Sound of Rum Crew head to Glasgow's SWG3 this Thursday night Read more »| 18 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsEELS @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 15 Sep
Performing a mix of covers and classics, on the last night of their tour EELS give one of their best ever performances Read more »| 17 Sep 2019
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ReviewsStephen Malkmus @ CCA, Glasgow, 13 Sep
There are enough individual moments of brilliance to enjoy, even if this Stephen Malkmus show is never more than the sum of its parts Read more »| 16 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsMark Mulcahy @ Gullivers, Manchester, 4 Sep
Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy brings joy and hope to Manchester's Gullivers Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsArmand Hammer @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 10 Sep
DJ Taye, Kenny Segal and Armand Hammer bring a night of refreshing hip-hop to Sneaky's Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsJupiter Rising 2019: Festival Report
Jupiter Rising blossoms into its second year, proving itself an essential player in preserving, expanding and celebrating Scottish culture and arts Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsJohnny Marr @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 4 Sep
The iconic Manchester axeman brings down the curtain on Call the Comet with a career-spanning homecoming show Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsSASAMI @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 3 Sep
Sasami Ashworth is a wise-cracking, fuzz-peddling ball of uncontainable energy as she brings songs from her self-titled solo album to Glasgow's Hug & Pint Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsThe Flaming Lips @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 5 Sep
Confetti cannons, a light up unicorn, wacky costumes and more abound in another thrilling turn from The Flaming Lips as they celebrate 20 years of The Soft Bulletin at Edinburgh's Usher Hall Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsLowlands Festival 2019: Report
With its incredible and sprawling line-up, how more people haven’t yet discovered Lowlands is unclear. It’s a beaming gem just waiting to be unearthed Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsOff the Beaten Track: Scottish Gigs & Festivals Calendar
We speak to the organisers of Kirkcaldy's Tae Sup Wi' a Fifer and Glasgow's Freakender, and shine a light on the cavalcade of events still to come this year in venues across Scotland Read more »| 05 Sep 2019