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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ReviewsBig 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 -
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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 DoLive 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 -
PreviewsLive 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
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Loyle Carner @ The Liquid Room, 4 Feb
Having come a long way from his support slot for Kate Tempest at The Bongo Club a few years ago, Carner is at the start of a European tour whose UK stint com... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights: 6-12 Feb
This week's Edinburgh and Glasgow gig guide, featuring a Valentine's party from Kid Canaveral and gigs from Sacred Paws and Nadia Reid among others Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
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Conor Oberst @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 2 Feb
Conor Oberst, we sense, is a pretty decent guy. Not only does he give his audience two decent supports – in the shape of Miwi La Lupa (imagine PM ... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
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Future Get Down @ Sneaky Pete's, 28 Jan
“That was bangin’! Better than most club nights I’ve been to,” a random punter remarks, as The Skinny's hearing and eyesight slowly r... Read more »| 03 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsRoaming Roots Revue @ Royal Concert Hall, 28 Jan
Now in its fifth year, the Roaming Roots Revue has come to serve as somewhat of a centre piece in the annual Celtic Connections calendar. Possibly the showca... Read more »| 03 Feb 2017 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 1-7 Feb
With the arrival of February comes a decidedly juicier gig calendar, proven this week by the likes of Yasiin Bey – aka Mos Def – at O2 Ritz and Aussie singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno at Soup Kitchen Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
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The Yummy Fur @ Oran Mor, 21 Jan
Band reunions come in many sizes. Some feel it necessary to host a full-blown press conference to announce their return. But others take a more low-key appro... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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HQFU / Fair Mothers @ The Hug and Pint, 26 Jan
It might appear odd to pair lo-fi Scots alt-country with melodic electro dance-pop, but Celtic Connections' programming of recent years has been pleasingly e... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-7 Feb
Unmissable electronic collaborations, returning nu-metallers, forgotten boy bands... this week has everything We dive into the listings to bring you the ess... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017