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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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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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 -
FestivalsT 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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FestivalsT 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 -
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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 -
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My Bloody Valentine @ Barrowlands, 2-3 Jul
Shoegazer legends My Bloody Valentine return after 16 years away for two mesmerising gigs at the Barrowlands Read more »| 07 Jul 2008 -
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Hey You Get Off My Pavement! @ Mono, Glasgow, 29 June
"I don't know why I'm playing this festival. I'm not from Glasgow, I'm not skinny, and I don't have any tight jeans. Still, there's a shop up the road.." - The Pictish Trail Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
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Chris Bradley @ Voodoo Rooms, 26 Jun
The Edinburgh native's sound seems more acclimated to his full-band set-up Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
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Radiohead @ Glasgow Green Review 27 Jun
Once Radiohead begin playing, even being soaked to the skin ceases to be of importance Read more »| 30 Jun 2008 -
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Melt-Banana @ Oran Mor, 18 Jun
Simply put: a force to behold Read more »| 30 Jun 2008