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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ReviewsIn the Pit: Coldplay @ SECC, 9 Dec
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ReviewsThe KC Review: Simple Minds in Concert
The band is Glasgow's own Simple Minds. The album they're playing live tonight is the seminal New Gold Dream. The King is Creosote, and he's in the crowd. Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
PhotosColdplay @ SECC, 9 Dec
"Martin has the crowd in the palm of his pen-covered hand from the outset" Photography - Pete Dunlop Read more »| 12 Dec 2008 -
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Vivian Girls @ Captain's Rest, 6 Dec
The Vivian Girls are psychic. No, really. They demonstrate their powers tonight by asking a crowd member to whisper the name of a well-known celebrity in the... Read more »| 12 Dec 2008 -
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The Futureheads @ ABC2, 2 Dec
Sunderland stalwarts The Futureheads demonstrate that they still pack a formidable live punch on the first of two nights at ABC2. Taking to a stage much smal... Read more »| 11 Dec 2008 -
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The Prodigy @ Carling Academy, 8 Dec
Keith Flint and Maxim Reality take the stage in character, faces sneering and painted as composer and sound wizard Liam Howlett unleashes the first broken be... Read more »| 10 Dec 2008
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Pumajaw @ Limbo, Voodoo Rooms, 4 Dec
When Sparrow And The Workshop‘s (****) vocalist Jill sings “I’d like to be impossibly obscure” in The Gun, she’s obviously not ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2008 -
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Chad VanGaalen @ Captain's Rest, 27 Nov
Sometimes confusion on stage translates to an ear-pleasing, cacophonic blend of voices and instruments, other times it’s just confusion. Canadian foursome Wo... Read more »| 09 Dec 2008 -
ReviewsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ Corn Exchange, 26 Nov
“You’ve got the wrong band, mate.” We’re only two songs in when Nick Cave politely draws a line in the sand and waves away a plea for... Read more »| 09 Dec 2008 -
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Gogol Bordello @ Carling Academy, 19 Dec
Just in time for Christmas, Gogol Bordello, your favorite Eastern Europeans based in New York, are descending on Glasgow. With a sound like a cross between a... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ The Picture House, 14 Dec
The modern Lee and Nancy prepare to bring their devilish folk alive again. Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
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Herman Dune @ Òran Mór, 14 Dec
Last time Herman Dune played Glasgow, I Wish That I Could See You Soon was the pearl in their heart-warming set. Well, with a new album comes a new tour, and... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
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Stereolab @ Òran Mór, 16 Dec
After 18 years and nine albums, Stereolab continue to fly just under the radar with a status as critically acclaimed darlings and cult favourites that they s... Read more »| 27 Nov 2008 -
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Joan As Police Woman @ The Liquid Room, 13 Dec
Joan As Police Woman struts into Edinburgh. Read more »| 26 Nov 2008 -
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Metal Up Santa's Ass - December, 2008
The Classic Grand provides us with one genuine reason to get the neck muscles flexing when Clutch glide through town quicker than the man Claus Read more »| 26 Nov 2008