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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PreviewsScotland's 2020 Music Festival Highlights
Some of the highlights across the Scottish festivals calendar, from big raves at FLY Open Air and Terminal V to big summer parties at Kelburn Garden Party and Jupiter Rising Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsJPEGMAFIA @ SWG3, Glasgow, 4 Mar
Thankful and sweaty by the end, Peggy's vital and energetic live show is nothing short of powerful Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsJon Hopkins @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4 Mar
The exploration of delicate versus garish sounds is nothing short of remarkable on the first night of Jon Hopkins' Polarity Tour in Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsBig Thief @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 2 Mar
The Brooklyn four-piece deliver another tremendous live show tonight, showing how they've cultivated so many passionate fans over quite a short space of time Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsDJ Shadow @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Feb
On his first live dates for two and a half years, DJ Shadow turns SWG3 on its head with a trippy, hip-hop masterclass Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsHeather Woods Broderick @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 29 Feb
Heather Woods Broderick – regular collaborator with the likes of Sharon Van Etten, Lisa Hannigan and her brother Peter Broderick – arrives in Glasgow with sublime songs of her own to share Read more »| 04 Mar 2020
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ReviewsThe Big Moon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 29 Feb
The Big Moon illuminate a sold-out show at Summerhall with their pop-rock bangers and refreshing energy Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsDIIV @ Academy 2, Manchester, 26 Feb
Zachary Cole Smith lays to rest the demons of 2016 with a scintillating return to Manchester Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsDamien Jurado @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 26 Feb
Seattle folkie Damien Jurado proves that less is more in a storytelling masterclass in Glasgow Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsMarika Hackman @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 26 Feb
Marika Hackman returns to Edinburgh for an energetic show with plenty of "saucy" moments Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsThe 1975 @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 1 Mar
Big screens, bigger beats, and a powerful recognition of the desperation of humanities’ inner and outer struggles – when it comes to live shows, The 1975 don’t do half measures Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
PreviewsScottish Gig Highlights: March 2020
Our round-up of March's best live music, including gigs from Jon Hopkins, Michael Kiwanuka, Squid, JPEGMAFIA, Spinning Coin and Ladytron Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsSleater-Kinney @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 28 Feb
Sleater-Kinney bring a dollop of barely controlled chaos to Barrowlands, showing why they're one of the greatest bands of the last 25 years Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsBABYMETAL @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 19 Feb
Flawlessly choreographed and delivered with more rock’n’roll spirit than most of the genre’s so-called ‘saviours’, BABYMETAL are the best at it by far Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsKindness @ CCA, Glasgow, 18 Feb
As Kindness, Adam Bainbridge delivers a captivating masterclass in performing like no one’s watching, whilst simultaneously fixating the audience on your every move Read more »| 21 Feb 2020