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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PreviewsThe Great Eastern: Five Must-See Artists
More than 40 bands descend on a corner of Edinburgh's Southside this weekend for The Great Eastern; we've picked out five acts you won't want to miss Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsKelly Lee Owens @ SWG3, Glasgow, 20 Nov
It’s clear Kelly Lee Owens has missed live music as much as the rest of us, and her joyous return reshapes her introspective offerings into moments of communal catharsis Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsRina Sawayama @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Nov
Rina Sawayama’s sensational performance leaves lasting feelings of elation, togetherness and all-round queer joy Read more »| 16 Nov 2021 -
ReviewsOsees @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
John Dwyer brings his prolific, ever-moving ensemble to Edinburgh for raucous, energetic good times Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
PreviewsThe Great Western: Five Must-See Artists
The Great Western festival returns to Glasgow this weekend; we dig into the programme to pick out five bands and artists to check out Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
PreviewsLive Music in Scotland: November 2021
This month's gig round-up includes a batch of all-dayers in Glasgow and Edinburgh, a Tiny Changes benefit gig, and a whole lot more besides Read more »| 02 Nov 2021
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ReviewsSea Power @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 25 Oct
Although their set isn't perfect tonight, Sea Power are an act you could still see making interesting, vital and complex music another two decades down the road Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
ReviewsJoesef @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 24 Oct
Glasgow rising star Joesef is an immediately charming presence tonight as he plays a sold out La Belle Angele, proving why he's tipped to go right to the top Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
ReviewsFontaines D.C. @ O2 Academy Edinburgh, 22 Oct
The subtle, literary heft of Fontaines D.C.'s music is all but annihilated onstage, making for some gloriously chaotic catharsis Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
FestivalsPlayground Festival 2021: The Report
We recap the sights and sounds of Playground Festival at Rouken Glen Park near Glasgow Read more »| 12 Oct 2021 -
FestivalsWigflex City Festival: 5 Must-See Acts
Marking the legendary promoter's 15th anniversary, Wigflex City Festival returns with its biggest and most ambitious party to date Read more »| 07 Oct 2021 -
PreviewsPaisley's The Spree festival returns this October
From The Twilight Sad, Arab Strap and Kathryn Joseph to silent discos and comedy workshops for kids, there's something for everyone at Paisley's The Spree festival Read more »| 30 Sep 2021 -
PreviewsLive Music in Scotland: October 2021
The best of a big month in Scotland's gig venues, with shows from beabadoobee, Joesef, Snapped Ankles, The Snuts, and ungoogleable London duo JOHN Read more »| 28 Sep 2021 -
ReviewsNick Cave & Warren Ellis @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 Sep
The sonic and physical embodiment of the sacred and the profane, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are almost impossibly impressive Read more »| 22 Sep 2021 -
PreviewsPlayground Festival 2021: Five Must-See Acts
Local, loud and legendary: we pick out five acts you can’t miss at this weekend's Playground Festival at Glasgow's Rouken Glen Park Read more »| 21 Sep 2021