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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ReviewsThe Lemonheads @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 12 Feb
Evan Dando and co mine gold from their back catalogue tonight Read more »| 19 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsAnother Sky @ YES Basement, Manchester, 11 Feb
With a short seven song set, Another Sky impress the packed out Manchester venue, managing to sound unlike anyone else Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 13-18 Feb
CHVRCHES, Nils Frahm, BODEGA and bis are just some of the stellar gigs happening across the central belt this week Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsWild Nothing @ YES, Manchester, 11 Feb
Jack Tatum brings the latest iteration of Wild Nothing to Manchester and continues to make the case for being one of the city's adopted musical sons Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsJohn Grant @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 10 Feb
John Grant offers a mixed bag of songs from his back catalogue tonight, flitting between beautiful arrangements and headache-inducing sounds Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsWhite Lies @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 11 Feb
White Lies bring a slick performance to a sold out Liquid Room in support of new release Five Read more »| 13 Feb 2019
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ReviewsBastille @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 6 Feb
Ahead of their upcoming third album Doom Days, Bastille ramp up the visuals in a packed performance of indie-pop hits and politically chaotic anthems Read more »| 12 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsJimothy Lacoste @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 7 Feb
Full of almost-rhymes, Jimothy Lacoste is bafflingly engaging tonight at The Mash House and his pure, charming comedy is lapped up utterly unironically by the crowd Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBrian Fallon & Craig Finn @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7 Feb
Moved from the much smaller Queen’s Hall to the grandiose Usher Hall, tonight’s show find two eloquent stars of American rock music playing stripped back songs in the grandest of settings Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Sex, Brexit and Christmas: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert leave a delighted Celtic Connections audience with a host of reasons why we should all be crossing our fingers and hoping for a third record from the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsCallum Easter @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 3 Feb
Callum Easter mesmerises a sold out Leith Depot crowd as part of Independent Venue Week Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSnow Patrol @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
Following a seven-year gap between albums Snow Patrol are back, and tonight's show in Glasgow feels like a life-affirming victory lap Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSteve Mason @ SWG3, Glasgow, 31 Jan
With little room for oldies tonight, the former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason plays a strong set at SWG3 celebrating his latest album About the Light Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSwearin' @ YES, Manchester, 31 Jan
Allison Crutchfield's resurrected punk outfit are back with a bang at their first Manchester show in over six years Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 6-11 Feb
We take a closer look at what live music is on offer across the central belt this week, featuring Bowie bandmates Holy Holy, The Lemonheads, White Lies and more Read more »| 06 Feb 2019