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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ReviewsAlkaline Trio @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Jul
Alkaline Trio may have had their ups and downs, but tonight's show proves there’s plenty of road left ahead of them Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsWaxahatchee @ QMU, Glasgow, 30 Jul
Katie Crutchfield and co follow up their excellent new album Tigers Blood with a confident and mesmerising live show Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsEYVE @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 28 Jul
The possibilities feel endless for Glasgow-based artist EYVE, who manages to pull in a near-capacity crowd to The Hug & Pint's basement Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2024
August brings a wave of city festivals to Glasgow, a bunch of Edinburgh Festivals-related shows, and a clutch of big touring names – here are our highlights Read more »| 26 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsPop Mutations Festival, Glasgow, 18-21 Jul
With live music across five venues in four days, the 2024 edition of Pop Mutations showcases some of the most exciting new acts in Scotland Read more »| 24 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsSquirrel Flower @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 19 Jul
Being in a packed out (and sweaty) room at Glasgow’s Glad Cafe for Squirrel Flower on a Friday night isn’t the party you might expect... Read more »| 22 Jul 2024
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ReviewsThe National @ Edinburgh Castle, 11 Jul
Amidst interpretative dance and prop-based anarchy, this evening’s show from The National is a heady mix of big, big feelings meeting a defeated contemporary existentialism Read more »| 15 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsBig City @ Queen's Park, Glasgow, 29 Jun
Mogwai's inaugural Big City festival is a wonderfully Scottish take on the all-out all-dayer, executed to near-perfection Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsYoung Fathers @ City Park, Stirling, 29 Jun
Under the gaze of Stirling Castle, Young Fathers give an anthemic, cathartic performance and prove once again to be a truly unmatched live act Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsLCD Soundsystem @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
LCD Soundsystem return to Scotland for the first of a three-night run, and the modern legends are on top form at their favourite venue Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
TravelThe AIG Women’s Open returns to the Home of Golf
World-class golf, family entertainment, food, a festival atmosphere and live music from Tom Grennan – there are many reasons to make it to The AIG Women’s Open when it returns to St Andrews this summer Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
Previews
Scottish Live Music Highlights: July 2024
Desperate to get out and see some live music? Wait no longer – It's July and we’ve reached peak festival season! Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
Live MusicCSS @ Drygate, Glasgow, 22 June
Riotous fun, energy and spontaneity are plentiful in Brazilian rockers CSS's return to the UK stage after 11 years Read more »| 26 Jun 2024 -
Live MusicKali Malone @ Glasgow Cathedral, 21 Jun
In the halls of Glasgow Cathedral, Kali Malone’s rapturous compositions make for an astonishing spectacle Read more »| 26 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsTroye Sivan @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Jun
The Aussie pop star delivers a masterclass in pure, unflinching queer joy Read more »| 25 Jun 2024