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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ReviewsLowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsGarbage @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 4 Sep
Although not without technical hitches, Garbage and Shirley Manson deliver an impassioned performance from start to finish on the first night of their Version 2.0 anniversary tour in Edinburgh Read more »| 05 Sep 2018 -
Previews
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 4-10 Sep
Lost Map Records fifth birthday celebrations continue in Edinburgh, while Garbage, The The, Lithics, Peanut Butter Wolf and Screaming Females all also playing in the central belt this week Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsBeth Rowley @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 1 Sep
A transcendent pair of acts – Beth Rowley and Eliza Shaddad – at The Mash House tonight captivate the crowd with swaggering soulful splendour Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Camp Cope @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 31 Aug
Melbourne's Camp Cope play to a sell-out crowd at Manchester's Soup Kitchen tonight, challenging sexism in the music scene and encouraging singalongs galore Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Death Grips @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 31 Aug
When Death Grips are on, they're on; whatever they feel like doing on a given night will always be worth your time Read more »| 04 Sep 2018
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Reviews
Kendrick Lamar @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 29 Aug
Kendrick Lamar dazzles tonight's Summer Sessions crowd at Bellahouston Park with a slick, high-energy performance that shows off his extensive back catalogue of now classic hip-hop hits Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
FestivalsLa Route Du Rock 2018: Review
From techno to chamber pop via post-punk and country, La Route du Rock's line-up ticks many boxes, but what rings loudest is the geniality of every soul encountered Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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Niteworks @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 26 Aug
Scottish electronic/Celtic hybrid group Niteworks celebrate the release of their second album, Air Fàir an Là, with a Highland Fling in the capital Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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Neil Hilborn @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
Neil Hilborn delivers a lacklustre performance of poems without all of the passion and peculiar ticks that first endeared him to the audience Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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The Weather Station @ The Hug & Pint, 27 Aug
Tamara Lindeman and her band breeze through a wonderful set tonight at The Hug & Pint keeping the audience in rapt attention throughout Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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Buck Meek @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 28 Aug
Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek celebrates the release of his recent self-titled solo album, enrapturing The Hug & Pint's crowd in the process Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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Epic Beard Men: Sage Francis & B. Dolan @ Stereo, Glasgow, 23 Aug
By the end of the Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)'s set tonight at Stereo we’re left feeling revitalised and ready to tear down the system Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsSt. Vincent @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 26 Aug
Despite it being an all-seated gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse tonight, by the end of the set Annie Clark has everyone in the stalls bouncing between the venue's plush velvet seats Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
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s t a r g a z e perform Boards of Canada's Hi Scores @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
Berlin collective s t a r g a z e bring Boards of Canada’s Hi Scores EP to life through a live performance style that is vibrant and exhilarating to watch Read more »| 29 Aug 2018