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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FestivalsKappa FuturFestival 2019: Festival Report
For the eighth edition, Kappa FuturFestival sticks with its tried and tested formula of bringing the biggest names in underground electronic music to the incomparable Parco Dora urban park Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
MusicEH-FM SAY Award Special – 22 Jul (Listen Again)
Listen back to our Scottish Album of the Year Award Special on EH-FM ahead of the Live at the Longlist event at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on 26 July Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
MusicSavage Mansion & Romeo Taylor's Doune the Rabbit Hole preview on EH-FM
Listen back to Romeo Taylor and Savage Mansion's Craig Angus as they take over our slot on EH-FM for a Doune the Rabbit Hole preview Read more »| 19 Jul 2019 -
MusicMark Ronson to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
The Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars collaborator has been announced as the headline act at this year's Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations Read more »| 19 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsTRNSMT 2019 @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow, 13 Jul
We report back from Saturday at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, with stand-out sets from Fontaines DC, Zoe Graham and Sigrid Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsFive highlights from The Warehouse Project 2019 line-up
As The Warehouse Project moves to the larger surrounds of Manchester’s Depot this year, we take a look at five of the nights you won’t want to miss Read more »| 17 Jul 2019
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ReviewsElbow @ Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, 9 Jul
Manchester's poets laureate Elbow return and hint at more greatness to come with a sneak peak at their upcoming new album Giants of All Sizes Read more »| 15 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsRoskilde Festival 2019: The Report
Strap in for our rundown of the extensive, exciting and endlessly impressive Roskilde festival in Denmark Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsJanelle Monáe @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 6 Jul
Janelle Monáe brings the juice to Denmark's Roskilde festival, stealing the hearts of everyone in the process. It's unlikely there will be a better show this year Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsBelle & Sebastian @ The Leadmill, Sheffield, 2 Jul
For their first show this year, the Glaswegian pioneers of indie pop bring a set full of surprises to Sheffield and hint at a reunion with Isobel Campbell Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsBob Dylan @ Roskilde Festival, 3 July
Bob Dylan has never compromised and at Roskilde he proves he's not about to start now, delivering a set heavy on gnarly reinterpretations of his back catalogue Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsInterpol @ O2 Academy, Leeds, 25 Jun
Evergreen New Yorkers Interpol continue to ooze class after two decades together Read more »| 02 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsKappa FuturFestival 2019: Festival Preview
Held in a futuristic urban park in Turin, the 50,000 capacity Kappa FuturFestival has blossomed into one of Europe’s foremost house and techno weekenders Read more »| 02 Jul 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show 16 (Listen Again)
On this week's show we celebrate Kelburn Garden Party and our favourite albums of 2019 so far; spoiler, it features Carly Rae Jepsen and The Twilight Sad Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsConversations with Nick Cave @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Jun
On stage for three hours, Nick Cave performs solo between answering questions; his generosity of spirit coaxing an unfiltered voice from his audience with moving, humorous and occasionally jarring results Read more »| 28 Jun 2019