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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ReviewsKarine Polwart: Windblown @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Karine Polwart pays homage to Edinburgh’s oldest sabal palm through a sublime mix of song, poetry and storytelling Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
ReviewsAlabaster DePlume @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
The Edinburgh International Festival's Up Late series featuring Alabaster DePlume provides a lovingly curated evening of warmth, humour and communal spirit Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
ReviewsOasis @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
At the first of three sold-out Edinburgh shows, Oasis deliver a jaw-dropping masterclass in rock and roll Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
ReviewsMŮO Live @ The French Institute, Edinburgh
Lomond Campbell combines nuclear physics with his own compositions for a unique and fully immersive, experimental, science-forward hour of music Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
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ReviewsAir @ Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick, 2 Aug
Playing Moon Safari in full at North Berwick's Fringe by the Sea, 27 years after it was first released, French electronic outfit Air prove there is still no one doing it quite like them Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
ReviewsLAMAYA @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Jul
LAMAYA is effortlessly cool tonight as she delivers a thrilling showcase of vocal control, dance, movement and personality at King Tut's as part of their Summer Nights series Read more »| 29 Jul 2025
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ReviewsDeerhoof @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
Deerhoof remain a magnificent entity with no signs of slowing up, showing exactly why they remain cult heroes Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2025
August brings a bumper crop of festivals across the country, as Mogwai's Big City, Bemz' M4 and Edinburgh Psych Fest all return alongside EIF and the Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsCowboy Hunters @ The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 18 Jul
Unphased by the heat, punters bounce around The Old Hairdresser's attic space while MOGAN, Dinosaur94 and Cowboy Hunters bring the chaotic tunes Read more »| 22 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsJessica Pratt @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 14 Jul
Californian singer Jessica Pratt and her band are a no-frills revelation; just elegant and inventive playing that startles in its intimate and intricate candour Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsNell Mescal @ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 14 Jul
Fresh from playing TRNSMT, Nell Mescal brings her intimate acoustic show to Edinburgh for a deeply personal night steeped in giddy harmony and community Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
Reviews2000trees Festival 2025: The Report
The 17th edition of cult Cotswold festival 2000trees is a .44 caliber love letter to 2000s post-hardcore, but the real story is a certain Irish rap trio Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsEllie Beaton & Iona Fyfe @ Under Canvas, Inverness, 13 Jul
With their distinct visions of the tradition they've inherited, singer-songwriters Ellie Beaton and Iona Fyfe are a striking and complementary bill pairing for today's Under Canvas show Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsTRNSMT 2025: The Report
Taking place on the hottest weekend of the year, top names at TRNSMT get deep fried by the Clyde Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsJapanese Breakfast @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Fresh from their sparkling Glastonbury debut, Japanese Breakfast bring an infectious, dazzling energy to their Glasgow gig that has an entranced crowd hanging on their every note Read more »| 03 Jul 2025