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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ReviewsFather John Misty @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 2 Aug
On the back of last year's God’s Favorite Customer, Father John Misty returns to Scotland with a delightfully romantic show at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsJenny Lewis @ Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27 Jul
Projecting a mixture of fearlessness and vulnerability, Jenny Lewis thrills a Saturday night crowd in the capital Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsJosh Ritter @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
Josh Ritter is in a celebratory mood, sharing songs from Fever Breaks in the city he studied in two decades ago Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Festivals 2019: Music Highlights
Our picks of the live music across the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival Read more »| 31 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsLISB-ON 2019: Preview
Open-air dance music festival LISB-ON returns to Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII for three days in September. We pick out five local DJs and producers on this year's line-up to catch at the festival Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsNOS Alive 2019: Report
With a whole host of knockout performances, combined with great weather and an excellent atmosphere, Lisbon's NOS Alive is a real gem of a festival Read more »| 25 Jul 2019
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ReviewsRolling Blackouts Coastal Fever @ St Luke’s, Glasgow, 15 Jul
Melbourne's Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever come to a heatwave-battered Glasgow with an evening of faultless beach pop and tightly-packed grooves Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsBilbao BBK Live 2019: Festival Report
We report back from Bilbao BBK Live, where we witnessed the stars of the future and musical legends in the most idyllic of settings Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsKappa FuturFestival 2019: Festival Report
For the eighth edition, Kappa FuturFestival sticks with its tried and tested formula of bringing the biggest names in underground electronic music to the incomparable Parco Dora urban park Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
MusicEH-FM SAY Award Special – 22 Jul (Listen Again)
Listen back to our Scottish Album of the Year Award Special on EH-FM ahead of the Live at the Longlist event at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on 26 July Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
MusicSavage Mansion & Romeo Taylor's Doune the Rabbit Hole preview on EH-FM
Listen back to Romeo Taylor and Savage Mansion's Craig Angus as they take over our slot on EH-FM for a Doune the Rabbit Hole preview Read more »| 19 Jul 2019 -
MusicMark Ronson to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
The Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars collaborator has been announced as the headline act at this year's Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations Read more »| 19 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsTRNSMT 2019 @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow, 13 Jul
We report back from Saturday at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, with stand-out sets from Fontaines DC, Zoe Graham and Sigrid Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsFive highlights from The Warehouse Project 2019 line-up
As The Warehouse Project moves to the larger surrounds of Manchester’s Depot this year, we take a look at five of the nights you won’t want to miss Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsElbow @ Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, 9 Jul
Manchester's poets laureate Elbow return and hint at more greatness to come with a sneak peak at their upcoming new album Giants of All Sizes Read more »| 15 Jul 2019