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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ReviewsKid Canaveral's Lumber Party II @ Stereo, 11 Feb
A troupe of nuns adorned with eye patches and smears of lipstick, a raffle, electro and indie-pop, drink-fueled dancing, and a SAY Award winner at a tiny pia... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017 -
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Carla dal Forno @ Paradise Palms, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
We arrive in good time for Carla dal Forno’s free gig at Paradise Palms tonight – and just as well, really. It's already heaving – in some ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2017 -
PreviewsLive music in Manchester this week: 15-21 Feb
Brooklyn noisemakers Sleigh Bells, local trio Cassia, Northern Soul icon Betty Harris and even wannabe moonlight fighter LeAnn Rimes all feature on Manchester's stages this week. It's an eclectic week, kids Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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Cabbage @ Gorilla, Manchester, 11 Feb
As Mossley outfit Cabbage tear through a solid 50 minutes of immersive post-punk motifs and unashamedly abrasive left-wing politics, you get t... Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 15-21 Feb
Hotly-tipped R'n'B stars, country singers on the rise and a whole load of pop-punk: the best gigs in Liverpool over the next seven days Read more »| 15 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsJulian Cope @ Gorilla, Manchester, 10 Feb
Taking to Gorilla’s stage – itself formed from rags and patches of what look like safety deposit boxes – like the sole survivor of a n... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017
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Andy Shauf @ Gullivers, Manchester, 9 Feb
Like his music, Andy Shauf’s entrance is endearingly understated. As the band politely shuffle their way through the crowd and onto the stage, pre-show... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsKate Nash @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 7 Feb
It’s been four years since Kate Nash graced our fair city with her all-female band playing to a packed King Tuts at the height of her riot grrrl renais... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
PreviewsScottish Gigs of the Week: 14-20 Feb
Synths, slacker-pop and top-drawer emo all feature in this week's Edinburgh and Glasgow gig guide Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
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Big Thief @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 7 Feb
There’s a confused atmosphere in Soup Kitchen tonight. Or at least that’s how it feels: while the roomful of 20-to-50-somethings (quite reasonabl... Read more »| 10 Feb 2017 -
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Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Electric Circus, 7 Feb
Due to an unforeseeable illness, the assembled crowd at Electric Circus are to be treated to an unexpected “solo set”. Details are scant and, as ... Read more »| 09 Feb 2017 -
Previews
DIY Music in Leeds: JUX Festival 2017 & more
The problem with festival line-ups, and why we need more events like Leeds’ annual JUX Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester: 8-14 Feb
Enjoy Nadia Reid at The Deaf Institute, Andy Shauf at Gullivers, Loyle Carner at Manchester Academy or an audio visual evening of Video Jam at RNCM, before booking yourself in for Sounds From the Other City, Tramlines and Bluedot Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 8-14 Feb
The Arch Drude returns! Plus classical adventures from Manchester Collective, politically-minded pop from Cabbage and a whole mess of other delights... Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
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Meursault @ The Hug & Pint, 3 Feb
As Faith Eliott regales us with tales of fossils, insects and existential crises, the basement of The Hug & Pint rapidly fills up. The interim between se... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017