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 Twilight Sad @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Nov
Everyone seems to appreciate what a special moment this is for The Twilight Sad tonight, and none moreso than vocalist James Graham Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
ReviewsSigrid @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 Nov
Tonight at the Usher Hall, Sigrid proves to be about as good a gateway drug to the world of live music as it’s possible to get Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
ReviewsTegan and Sara @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 19 Nov
The Canadian duo lay bare their teenage years in endearing, and slightly frustrating, fashion Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsHayden Thorpe @ Stereo, Glasgow, 25 Nov
Powerful vocals feel steeped in sadness, as Hayden Thorpe delivers moments of beauty in a somewhat subdued performance Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsThe Great Western Festival, Glasgow, 23 Nov
We don our finest raincoats and hit the slippery streets of Maryhill for the debut edition of the Great Western Festival Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsFontaines D.C. @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Nov
Despite some recurring sound issues, Fontaines D.C.’s latest Scottish show at SWG3 is an excellent showcase of their talents Read more »| 28 Nov 2019
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ReviewsBat for Lashes @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Nov
Natasha Khan strips back the sound of latest album Lost Girls for an intimate and occasionally spooky show in Edinburgh Read more »| 26 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsThe Mountain Goats @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 18 Nov
John Darnielle and co's performance tonight is enough to rekindle the transformative power of art in the most cynical of souls Read more »| 21 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsDomiciles @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 13 Nov
With their ability to channel disparate noise into beautiful order, Domiciles are sure to be seeing bigger stages and longer sets in the future Read more »| 21 Nov 2019 -
MusicThe Great Western's takeover on EH-FM, 18 Nov
Listen back to 432 Presents's David Weaver's takeover of EH-FM show ahead of The Great Western festival, Glasgow's latest multi-venue festival Read more »| 20 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsMetronomy @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Nov
Metronomy prove once more that they deserve their place at the head of the electro-grunge-pop table Read more »| 18 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsBlack Lips @ Stereo, Glasgow, 12 Nov
While Black Lips are a little less wild now than before, they still bring more vibrancy and unpredictability than most Read more »| 18 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsAmerican Football @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 3 Nov
The kings of emotionally literate indie rock do stirring justice to their late-career masterpiece in unlikely Leeds surrounds Read more »| 14 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsMaking Tracks @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 10 Nov
The ardent sincerity of tonight's performers and their desire to bring their concoctions to life belies a genuine passion that is heartwarming to see Read more »| 12 Nov 2019 -
ReviewsVampire Weekend @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7 Nov
Ezra Koenig and co deliver a two-hour set that manages to be exactly as polished as you'd expect Read more »| 11 Nov 2019