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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ReviewsLa Luz @ Mono, Glasgow, 25 Sep
The tight-lipped ladies of La Luz are the embodiment of cinematic cool tonight in Glasgow's Mono Read more »| 01 Oct 2018 -
ReviewsDeclan Welsh and the Decadent West @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 25 Sep
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West deliver an impressive set tonight with an impassioned cover of The Amazing Snakeheads to boot Read more »| 28 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsAgainst The Current @ The Garage, Glasgow, 25 Sep
Ahead of their new album Past Lives dropping this week, New Yorkers Against The Current put on a solid headline show despite a slightly depleted crowd at The Garage Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Freakender @ The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, 14-16 Sep
With standout performances from Kaputt, Savage Mansion, Free Love and Irma Vep, the third Freakender weekender is most certainly a welcome one. Here's to more freaky weekends! Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Electric Fields 2018: Review
Electric Fields remains a diverse, enjoyable weekend of music, but when End of the Road offers much the same, plus incredible headliners, it’s hard not to want more from a flagship Scottish event Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Joan Armatrading @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Sep
Sadly backing tracks accompany the vast majority of tonight's performance, often muddying and distracting from Joan Armatrading's fantastic songs which deserved more Read more »| 27 Sep 2018
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ReviewsWith Confidence @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Sep
In the ever-thriving venue of King Tut's, With Confidence liven up our Monday with a bouncy set alongside a real standout support slot from Londoners Anavae Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Necktr @ The Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 20 Sep
Leeds nonet Necktr have a dreamlike quality and deliver an exceptional performance at Manchester's Soup Kitchen Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Previews
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 26 Sep-1 Oct
Kylie, KT Tunstall, Peter Hook & The Light, Colin Stetson, Half Waif and Glasgow's Tenement Trail festival headlined by The Cribs make up another busy musical week in the central belt Read more »| 26 Sep 2018 -
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Mitski @ Gorilla, Manchester, 19 Sep
One of her generation's most cutting songwriters, Mitski states her case at a taut and provocative tour opener in Manchester Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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Julien Baker @ Gorilla, Manchester, 24 Sep
The precocious songwriter finally brings last year's Turn Out the Lights to Manchester in her own right – in powerful, if slightly samey, fashion Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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The Magic Gang @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
With a surfeit of tunes and a knack for simple lyrics that sweetly capture the ups and downs of life and love, The Magic Gang easily win the hearts of their audience tonight Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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Bill Ryder-Jones @ Maryhill Community Centre, Glasgow, 22 Sep
Riddled with the cold, Bill Ryder-Jones delivers a scorching, moving and genuinely euphoric performance leaving the minds of an appreciative Glasgow audience blown Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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Biffy Clyro: MTV Unplugged @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Sep
With a laid-back pastoral feel to the evening's proceedings, Biffy Clyro nail their MTV Unplugged show tonight in the regal surrounds of Usher Hall Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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Shania Twain @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Sep
Back for the first time in 15 years, Shania Twain gives more than just an album tour, this is a thank you to the fans Read more »| 25 Sep 2018