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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ReviewsPity Sex @ Bloc+, Glasgow, 21 May
Cymbal bags and guitar cases strewn about at the audience’s feet, the setup at Bloc’s 12th REPEATER event has all the messy homespun ambience of ... Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
ReviewsSleaford Mods @ Manchester Academy 2, 15 May
Sleaford Mods probably weren't surprised by the general election result; to them, whatever the outcome, Britain’s rotten to the core. For those equally... Read more »| 21 May 2015 -
FestivalsSounds from the Other City 2015, Salford, 3 May
Salford's annual festival of new art and music marks its eleventh year with audiovisual collaborations, inspired new commissions, and even a homage to the area's political history Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
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American Football @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 May
“Honestly, I can’t remember all my teenage feelings,” sings Mike Kinsella, halfway through American Football’s first appearance in Gl... Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
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Super Furry Animals @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 6 May
Was there ever any doubt that the return of the Super Furry Animals wouldn't disappoint? Even in their absence, the band's constituent parts have continued t... Read more »| 18 May 2015 -
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Nick Cave @ Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 April
If Nick Cave was taking his seat in the Royal Concert Hall as an anonymous audience member rather than strolling on stage as the star performer, his appearan... Read more »| 13 May 2015
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Live at Glasgow @ Various Venues, 3 May
The choose-your-own-adventure format of a day-festival like Live at Glasgow presents almost too many options. Having so much on offer can turn a person into ... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
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Purity Ring / Born Gold @ The Art School, 28 April
Brush your teeth; tonight’s a double helping of sugary, Canadian electro-wizardry, and the Art School’s bustling crowd is hungry for it. The bill... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
PreviewsNorthwest Gig Highlights – May 2015
It’s a month of one-offs, with Douglas Dare and Earth in Liverpool, and Mew in Manchester. It’s also the longest month ever; have fun budgeting to be able to manage all these gems Read more »| 05 May 2015 -
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Shield Patterns @ Eagle Inn, Salford, 25 April
With their 2014 debut album Contour Lines, Richard Knox and Claire Brentnall aka Shield Patterns executed a near faultless reworking of vogue-ish electr... Read more »| 04 May 2015 -
Festivals
Festival Watch – May 2015
It’s May! May the force to stand up most of the day watching at least 11 bands and traversing an equivalent number of miles be with you. Yes, it’s time for all of the all-dayers Read more »| 01 May 2015 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights – May 2015
Start this summer with a flashback to the space-race in Glasgow, as Public Service Broadcasting bring their special blend of aural collage to the O2 ABC... Read more »| 28 Apr 2015 -
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Screaming Females @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 22 April
Marissa Paternoster is a force of nature. An uncontrollable bundle of energy and fire, squalling and hollering with gusto. She riffs like Josh Homme, solos l... Read more »| 26 Apr 2015 -
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Låpsley / Oceaán @ Sneaky Pete's, 19 April
Mancunian outfit Oceaán open tonight, their compositions transformed into gnarly, tangled assaults live. Frontman Oliver Cean on keys, modulating his ... Read more »| 26 Apr 2015 -
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Manchester Albert Hall, 17 April
Tonight, during a crushing Mladic, the epic foundation stone of 2012's 'comeback' album ’Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!, Godspeed You! Black Emperor o... Read more »| 20 Apr 2015