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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FestivalsBilbao BBK Live 2019: Festival Preview
As Bilbao BBK Live returns for its 14th edition between 11-13 July, we introduce some of the Spanish and Latin artists playing the festival that you should add to your list Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsMac DeMarco @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Tonight we learn that if you approach a Mac DeMarco show with the same laconic, loose-limbed party vibe him and his band do, you're guaranteed a good time Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
PreviewsEdinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival: Our Top Five
This year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is shaping up to be one of the most hotly anticipated in years; we select our top picks for the ten-day festival Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsVanishing Twin @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 14 Jun
Vanishing Twin are experts in balancing elements and shifting textures, creating a sensual haven on one of the fringes of pop Read more »| 25 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsStereolab @ SWG3, Glasgow, 22 Jun
Following a ten year hiatus, Stereolab's victory lap has more than enough innovative goodies to entice and entertain Read more »| 25 Jun 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show 15 (Listen Again)
There was lots of nostalgia in our EH-FM show this week, from Sum 41 to Sheryl Crow, as well as new music from Metronomy and YACHT and a Paradise Palms 5th birthday special in clubs – listen back below Read more »| 24 Jun 2019
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ReviewsBilly Corgan @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 17 Jun
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan debuts new solo music and shares personal monologues in a beautifully intimate performance of three parts Read more »| 21 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsFoals @ SWG3, Glasgow, 18 Jun
Despite stage banter fraught with cheesy one-liners, Foals prove they've still got it with their 17-strong setlist taking in highlights across their back catalogue Read more »| 21 Jun 2019 -
FestivalsParklife 2019: The Report
Parklife isn’t for everyone, but if you’re up for a high-octane and electro-fuelled rave come rain or shine then it’s the place to be Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsBaby Strange @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 14 Jun
While it may not be one of the most sophisticated show in the world, for Baby Strange's young crowd it sure feels like one of the best Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
FestivalsRoskilde 2019: Festival Preview
Denmark's Roskilde Festival starts almost as soon as Glastonbury finishes; we take a closer look at the 2019 line-up Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
Music
The Skinny on EH-FM: Show 14 (Listen Again)
Madonna, Foals, Shura, Nick Cave, Stereolab, Kobi Onyame, Pictish Trail, Bossy Love, Meursault and Hudson Mohawke all feature on show 14; listen again Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsSzun Waves @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 11 Jun
The giddy spirit and playfulness between Luke Abbott, Laurence Pike and Jack Wyllie makes for an incredibly powerful set in Broadcast's cosy basement Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsLucy Dacus @ The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 11 Jun
Despite suffering from a sore throat, Lucy Dacus delivers an impressive Edinburgh debut Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsWhite Denim @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 4 Jun
With a lot to pack in, White Denim take to the stage ahead of schedule and still sadly struggle to fit everything in against a tight curfew Read more »| 12 Jun 2019