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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ReviewsReneé Rapp @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Feb
Hot on the heels of her starring role as queen bee Regina George in the Mean Girls musical reboot, Broadway sensation Reneé Rapp brings her first solo show to a packed out O2 Academy Glasgow Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2024
March's gig guide includes a batch of International Women's Day shows, two all-dayers in Edinburgh, and an exciting new programme of gigs in Stirling Read more »| 01 Mar 2024 -
ReviewsSlowdive @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 24 Feb
Thirty years on from their 90s glories, Slowdive are surfing a wave of interest in everything shoegaze Read more »| 28 Feb 2024 -
ReviewsNewDad @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 26 Feb
Papa was a rolling drone... Galway indie-poppers NewDad come to life when they stop the shoegazing as they bring their debut album to Glasgow Read more »| 28 Feb 2024 -
ReviewsL'Rain @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 19 Feb
L’Rain bends themselves into new shapes as they return to Glasgow Read more »| 21 Feb 2024 -
Reviewsbilly woods @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 6 Feb
billy woods revels in freedom tonight at Summerhall, although missing soundcheck means he has to shout to be heard Read more »| 08 Feb 2024
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ReviewsLes Amazones d’Afrique @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 2 Feb
With songs rooted in feminist empowerment and liberation, West African supergroup Les Amazones d'Afrique deliver a compellingly fun show as part of Celtic Connections Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
ReviewsDepeche Mode @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
A reinvigorated Depeche Mode sock it to an eager Glasgow crowd with new material and a host of old favourites Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
ReviewsMargo Price @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 27 Jan
Nashville singer-songwriter Margo Price is caught between two worlds in her show at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket Read more »| 30 Jan 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: February 2024
February brings shows from Alison Goldfrapp, Slowdive, Zara Larsson and billy woods, as well as a clutch of exciting local gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 30 Jan 2024 -
ReviewsThe Orb @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 26 Jan
The nostalgia goggles are firmly fixed for an evening pitched halfway between the rave and the comedown Read more »| 29 Jan 2024 -
ReviewsCallum Easter TV Special @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 25 Jan
Burns, bagpipes and bike chases somehow make sense in the wonderful and frightening world of Callum Easter Read more »| 29 Jan 2024 -
ReviewsJ Mahon @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 23 Jan
While a storm rages outside, inside there’s a sense that the lightning which J Mahon brings to the stage needs a few like-minded thunderbolts to take it to the next level Read more »| 26 Jan 2024 -
ReviewsRoaming Roots Revue @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 20 Jan
Roddy Hart and friends – complete with orchestral accompaniment – start the new year with a show of Scottish strength at this year's Celtic Connections festival Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
ReviewsOK PAL Records MAP Fundraiser @ Lost In Leith, Edinburgh, 20 Jan
Raising much-needed funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians, OK Pal Records bring a very special night of live music and DJs to Lost In Leith Read more »| 23 Jan 2024