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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ReviewsMark Mulcahy @ Gullivers, Manchester, 4 Sep
Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy brings joy and hope to Manchester's Gullivers Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsArmand Hammer @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 10 Sep
DJ Taye, Kenny Segal and Armand Hammer bring a night of refreshing hip-hop to Sneaky's Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsJupiter Rising 2019: Festival Report
Jupiter Rising blossoms into its second year, proving itself an essential player in preserving, expanding and celebrating Scottish culture and arts Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsJohnny Marr @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 4 Sep
The iconic Manchester axeman brings down the curtain on Call the Comet with a career-spanning homecoming show Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsSASAMI @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 3 Sep
Sasami Ashworth is a wise-cracking, fuzz-peddling ball of uncontainable energy as she brings songs from her self-titled solo album to Glasgow's Hug & Pint Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsThe Flaming Lips @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 5 Sep
Confetti cannons, a light up unicorn, wacky costumes and more abound in another thrilling turn from The Flaming Lips as they celebrate 20 years of The Soft Bulletin at Edinburgh's Usher Hall Read more »| 06 Sep 2019
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FestivalsLowlands Festival 2019: Report
With its incredible and sprawling line-up, how more people haven’t yet discovered Lowlands is unclear. It’s a beaming gem just waiting to be unearthed Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsOff the Beaten Track: Scottish Gigs & Festivals Calendar
We speak to the organisers of Kirkcaldy's Tae Sup Wi' a Fifer and Glasgow's Freakender, and shine a light on the cavalcade of events still to come this year in venues across Scotland Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsIndian Summer 001: Courtney Barnett @ SWG3, Glasgow, 29 Aug
Courtney Barnett brings wit, riffs and a stripped-back sensibility on her return to Glasgow for Indian Summer Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsThe 1975 @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The 1975 bring a vital and political performance to Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, closing out this year's string of Summer Sessions shows in true style Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsTacocat @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The joy Tacocat inject into their Glasgow audience reminds us that there's always light at the end of the weekend Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsLylo @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 23 Aug
As part of King Tut's Summer Nights series, Lylo's 80s-indebted sound gets us up and dancing Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsCate Le Bon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
In the sauna-like heat of Summerhall's Dissection Room, Cate Le Bon hits all the right notes and her band are all business from the get-go Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsMadness @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Forty years since releasing their debut album, Madness are looking and sounding sharp; a perfect combination of social conscience, wit and good cheer Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM, 26 August: Listen Again
Listen to our latest show on EH-FM which featured new music from Missy Elliott, The 1975, D R I F T, Joesef and a guest mix from Belle & Sebastian's Chris Geddes Read more »| 26 Aug 2019