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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ReviewsTectonics Festival, Glasgow, 30 Apr: The Report
After two years online, Tectonics festival returns to Glasgow City Halls with an abundant display of performers both international and local Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
ReviewsDenzel Curry @ SWG3, Glasgow, 29 Apr
Denzel Curry's command of a crowd is his most obvious strength, but his new material offers more introspective songs that deserve careful listening Read more »| 04 May 2022 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: May 2022
Our May live music round-up includes festivals from Knockengorroch, Wide Days and The Great Eastern, plus gigs from Charli XCX, Lorde, Beach House and more Read more »| 03 May 2022 -
ReviewsLow @ The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Apr
Low are on sparkling form tonight in Edinburgh as they showcase their latest record, HEY WHAT Read more »| 29 Apr 2022 -
ReviewsDua Lipa @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 24 Apr
Two years in the making, Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia tour is a brilliant, overwhelming and genuinely remarkable spectacle – and nothing short of a joy to behold Read more »| 25 Apr 2022 -
ReviewsMetronomy @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 22 Apr
Metronomy bring together their decades-spanning career for a spectacular night of dancing, singalongs and feel-good energy that doesn't let up for a minute Read more »| 25 Apr 2022
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ReviewsThe War On Drugs @ O2 Academy, Edinburgh, 18 Apr
Fronted by Adam Granduciel, The War On Drugs rattle through an extensive setlist which sadly lacks in dynamic variation Read more »| 21 Apr 2022 -
PreviewsRecord Store Day 2022: What's On in Scotland
With Record Store Day back in its rightful place in the calendar, we take a closer look at what some of Scotland's record shops have in store on Saturday 23 April Read more »| 14 Apr 2022 -
ReviewsMdou Moctar @ Drygate, Glasgow, 10 Apr
Nigerien guitarist Mdou Moctar transcends the language of rock on a Sunday evening in Glasgow Read more »| 13 Apr 2022 -
FestivalsScottish Music Festivals: Our 2022 Calendar
With festival season just around the corner, here's a handy calendar featuring all the key Scottish dates for the year ahead Read more »| 05 Apr 2022 -
ReviewsThundercat @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 29 Mar
Thundercat and his band are on scintillating form on their return to Glasgow Read more »| 01 Apr 2022 -
ReviewsJPEGMAFIA @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Mar
JPEGMAFIA brings a night of extreme intensity, mass water bottle throwing and Carly Rae Jepsen covers to the Barrowlands Read more »| 01 Apr 2022 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: April 2022
Music festival season gets underway this month, and the gig calendar is busier than ever with rescheduled tours and album tours galore Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
ReviewsThe Skinny @ SXSW 2022
Lucy Hunter, our photographer at this year's SXSW, reports back from her first few days of the festival featuring Moonchild Sanelly, Nuha Ruby Ra, CMAT and Gallus Read more »| 16 Mar 2022 -
ReviewsCHVRCHES @ SWG3, Glasgow, 12 Mar
CHVRCHES return to Glasgow for a long-overdue hometown show and bring with them bags of charisma, drama and brilliance Read more »| 16 Mar 2022