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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PreviewsLeeds DIY scene newsletter: November 2016
New Living Body single – I Recollect In July’s column we announced the arrival of DIY supergroup Living Body, featuring members of Esper Sc... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Earth @ Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 9 Nov
Few bands find as much comfort occupying the space between mesmeric and frustrating as Earth seem to. As Dylan Carlson leads his drone-revelling collective t... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsMargaret Glaspy @ Night & Day, Manchester, 8 Nov
A show small in scale but bulging with ambition almost beyond its reach, Glaspy's Manchester debut is a thrilling showcase for her past, present and future. ... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Previews
Live music in Manchester this week: 9-15 Nov
This week it's all about Julia Holter as she brings her compositional prowess to Manchester Cathedral, a night curated by Flamingods at The White Hotel, Gilles Peterson signees Yusseff Kamaal and snagging tickets for Bonobo and De La Soul in 2017 Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
PreviewsLive music in Liverpool this week: 9-15 Nov
Trumpocalypse has arrived and Music Week is over: RIP joy, we hardly knew ye. BUT WAIT, Liverpool's live music scene still has plenty to offer this week... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Indigo Velvet @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 5 Nov
The nights may be growing darker, but inside The Hug & Pint there's a jubilant vibe in the air. Edinburgh four-piece Indigo Velvet are bou... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016
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Reviews
PJ Harvey @ SECC, Glasgow, 2 Nov
A Wednesday evening at the SECC. Is there a less appealing prospect in live music? Perhaps a Monday morning concert at a recently closed branch of BHS. The c... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Abattoir Blues @ Liverpool Music Week, 2 Nov
Brighton noiseniks Abattoir Blues check into the Arts Club Loft for a night of feedback and fun Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Lucy Dacus @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 3 Nov
Restraint? What's that? There are times when nought but an all-action approach will do, and that's exactly what Wrexham's Baby Brave supply. T... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Cat's Eyes @ Beacons Metro, Leeds, 2 Nov
The Skinny can’t help but wonder how Howard Assembly Rooms shapes up as a venue when you’ve casually ‘broken into’ and played The Vat... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
FestivalsDream Wife @ Liverpool Music Week, 1 Nov
Brighton-formed trio Dream Wife turn in an exuberant, incendiary performance at Liverpool's Arts Club Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
FestivalsLet’s Eat Grandma @ Liverpool Music Week, 30 Oct
Teenage Norwich duo Let's Eat Grandma show off an impressive array of influences and theatrical tendencies at the Arts Club Loft Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Anna Meredith @ Beacons Metro, Leeds, 1 Nov
Edinburgh native Anna Meredith storms Belgrave Music Hall with highlights from her SAY Award-winning Varmints LP XAM Duo open tonight’s Beacons M... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Five to see at Le Guess Who? 2016
With Julia Holter, Savages, Suuns and Wilco curating this year's festival in Utrecht, you may find yourself wondering what essential secrets lie buried in the vast line-up... Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Goat @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 22 Oct
Some events are kind of unthinkable, right up until just before they happen. Having long since sold out, that fact that the Albert Hall isn’t just fill... Read more »| 04 Nov 2016