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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ReviewsDinosaur Jr. @ The Art School, Glasgow, 10 Dec
Tonight's show is mostly just a bunch of people watching in awe at the controlled fury that three people can produce when they're so perfectly in sync with one another Read more »| 12 Dec 2017 -
PreviewsScottish Music Highlights: 12-18 Dec
As Christmas gets closer, Christmas gigs get more frequent – we select our pick of the best along with some other not-so-Christmassy shows like Mogwai, Jane Weaver and Pronto Mama Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
ReviewsCloud Nothings @ The Art School, Glasgow, 8 Dec
Cloud Nothings' encore is full of gusto, but sadly after a long year of touring the rest feels as if they're just going through the motions Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
ReviewsLiam Gallagher @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 4 Dec
Liam Gallagher delivers a successful and genuinely entertaining set tonight taking in a plethora of Oasis classics and soon-to-be hits from latest album, As You Were Read more »| 08 Dec 2017 -
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Mark Lanegan @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 4 Dec
Mark Lanegan slips between genres and eras with ease on his latest UK tour Read more »| 08 Dec 2017 -
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BDY_PRTS @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 2 Dec
The surreal pop wonders of Bdy_Prts prove as impressive live as on record Read more »| 07 Dec 2017
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ReviewsAlex Cameron @ Gorilla, Manchester, 6 Dec
Sydney's Springsteen is joined by his business partner, the self-appointed Marvelous Crane, for a fun-but-slight run through recent hits Read more »| 07 Dec 2017 -
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Alternative Peers' Ball @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 25 Nov
Django Django, Siobhan Wilson, Pictish Trail and Meursault feature at Assembly Rooms' Alternative Peers' Ball Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
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Destroyer @ CCA, Glasgow, 5 Dec
Dan Bejar delivers his complex, highly literate ramblings with the fiery conviction of a hobo preacher Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 6-11 Dec
There's everything from tropical pop to thrashcore hip-hop this week in Scotland's central belt – plenty to get your teeth sunk into and then some! Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
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The Charlatans @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 2 Dec
Technical difficulties aside, The Charlatans perform a competent set tonight, but we can't help but feel they can do better Read more »| 05 Dec 2017 -
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Saint Etienne @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 2 Dec
Saint Etienne tease out fan favourites and album tracks alongside a few surprise cuts and just enough festive numbers to get us in the mood Read more »| 05 Dec 2017 -
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Kllo @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, 28 Nov
Kllo bring their melancholic harmonies and fusion of deep house, UK garage and R'n'B back to Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
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Songhoy Blues @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 3 Dec
The Malian desert punk quartet bring boundless energy and bags of groove to an unexpectedly damp night in Glasgow Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
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Gorillaz @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 29 Nov
Enthralling visuals and a raft of guest contributors from Vince Staples to De La Soul bolster Gorillaz' huge show at the Hydro Read more »| 01 Dec 2017