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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ReviewsKristin Hersh @ Gorilla, Manchester, 13 Nov
From up on Gorilla's balcony, minutes before Kristin Hersh takes to the stage, a genuine and perfectly reasonable question from the young sound guy: "Have yo... Read more »| 24 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsJulia Holter @ Cathedral, Manchester, 15 Nov
The Californian pop firebrand brings her vitally diverse live show to historic surroundings in Manchester Read more »| 24 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsRM Hubbert @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 21 Nov
The parts shouldn't really add up to the whole. Man with acoustic guitar, playing music derived from flamenco stylings and the dynamics of mid-90s post-rock,... Read more »| 23 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsWilco @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 18 Nov
There aren't many bands who own their back catalogue like Wilco. Where other acts might spurn their earliest releases, Wilco retrieve theirs like parts of su... Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsJulia Jacklin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 8 Nov
It's not that Julia Jacklin has to silence the doubters: the response to her recent debut Don't Let the Kids Win was overwhelmingly positive, lauding the dep... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
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Peaches @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 11 Nov
Peaches' arrival in Liverpool just a couple of days after America had voted in potentially the most divisive President in their history is a welcome diversio... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016
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Black Mountain @ Stereo, Glasgow, 14 Nov
Black Mountain are a band you need to see live in order to truly appreciate their magic. On record, the Canadian five-piece have near perfected the art of st... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
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Slaves @ Barrowlands, 18 Nov
Garage punk duo Slaves have certainly come a long way since the wider public first started paying attention, following their performance on Later with Jools ... Read more »| 20 Nov 2016 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 16-22 Nov
New material brings Steve Gunn to Manchester shores and Chichester krautrockers Traams are out on their 2016 tour, while Joan Wasser teams up with Okkervil River's Benjamin Lazar Davis for a gig at Gorilla Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
Previews
Live music in Liverpool this week: 16-22 Nov
Country (both old school and alt), metal acts dressed as monsters and the return of Black Grape... another busy week for music in Liverpool Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Le Guess Who? 2016 – Day Four
How to close the festival with the line-up to end all line-ups? How about a day full of sterling performances from Anna Von Hausswolff, Suuns and Junun? Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
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Flamingods @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 9 Nov
Those who caught Flamingods' performance at Glasgow's Stag & Dagger festival back in May will attest that the group's eclectic soundscapes are a welcome ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
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The Wytches @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 8 Nov
There's a chilling pall in the air tonight, and it's not just the early season snow drifting down past Òran Mór's lofty spire – it's the ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Le Guess Who? 2016 – Day Three
Heavy heads greet the third day of Le Guess Who, but with the programme stretched out tonight over an impressively vast ten hours (not to mention a spin-off ... Read more »| 13 Nov 2016 -
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Le Guess Who? 2016 – Day Two
From Krautrock grooves to blistering electro, the Utrecht festival provides yet more riveting performances – and an unforgettable accordion experience too Read more »| 12 Nov 2016