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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ReviewsEnd of the Road 2018: Review
St. Vincent, Feist, Stella Donnelly, Iceage, Vampire Weekend and more delight at the 2018 edition of Dorset's End of the Road festival Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 11-17 Sep
This week in music Freakender returns for its third year, The Big Sit In comes to Glasgow and Kathryn Joseph premieres From When I Wake in collaboration with Cryptic Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsIceage @ The Great Eastern, Glasgow, 6 Sep
Celebrating their latest album Beyondless, Copenhagen's Iceage play a thrilling set fuelled by The Great Eastern's hallucinatory energy Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
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Arctic Monkeys @ Manchester Arena, 7 Sep
The Sheffield outfit embrace the challenge of bringing Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino to arenas with a polished curtain-raiser in Manchester Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
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The The @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 Sep
While The The don't deliver the most dynamic performance tonight, there's clearly plenty of political bite in these old dogs yet Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsManchester Psych Fest 2018: Review
Manchester Psych Fest once again proves that versatility is the watchword for success as it showcases the city's vibrant possibilities Read more »| 07 Sep 2018
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Lowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
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Garbage @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 4 Sep
Although not without technical hitches, Garbage and Shirley Manson deliver an impassioned performance from start to finish on the first night of their Version 2.0 anniversary tour in Edinburgh Read more »| 05 Sep 2018 -
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Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 4-10 Sep
Lost Map Records fifth birthday celebrations continue in Edinburgh, while Garbage, The The, Lithics, Peanut Butter Wolf and Screaming Females all also playing in the central belt this week Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Beth Rowley @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 1 Sep
A transcendent pair of acts – Beth Rowley and Eliza Shaddad – at The Mash House tonight captivate the crowd with swaggering soulful splendour Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Camp Cope @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 31 Aug
Melbourne's Camp Cope play to a sell-out crowd at Manchester's Soup Kitchen tonight, challenging sexism in the music scene and encouraging singalongs galore Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Death Grips @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 31 Aug
When Death Grips are on, they're on; whatever they feel like doing on a given night will always be worth your time Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Kendrick Lamar @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 29 Aug
Kendrick Lamar dazzles tonight's Summer Sessions crowd at Bellahouston Park with a slick, high-energy performance that shows off his extensive back catalogue of now classic hip-hop hits Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
FestivalsLa Route Du Rock 2018: Review
From techno to chamber pop via post-punk and country, La Route du Rock's line-up ticks many boxes, but what rings loudest is the geniality of every soul encountered Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
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Niteworks @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 26 Aug
Scottish electronic/Celtic hybrid group Niteworks celebrate the release of their second album, Air Fàir an Là, with a Highland Fling in the capital Read more »| 03 Sep 2018