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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PreviewsScottish Music Highlights: 29 Aug - 4 Sep
Electric Fields returns, plus shows from Mac DeMarco, The xx, American Football, The Pastels and Jeffrey Lewis in this week's gig guide Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
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The Magnetic Fields @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 25-26 Aug
Stephin Merritt brings the dramatic, theatrical 50 Song Memoir to exquisite life at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
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Alvvays @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 27 Aug
Molly Rankin and Alvvays bring their new album Antisocialites to Glasgow for their first Scottish show since 2015 Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
ReviewsEminem @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 24 Aug
Marshall Mathers heads an all-star line-up for a huge outdoor show in Glasgow Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
ReviewsJulie Byrne @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
Just 24 hours after Blanck Mass nearly blew the roof from this same room, Julie Byrne soothes our hearts and minds Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
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Blanck Mass @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
This evening's Blanck Mass show feels like a masterclass... the volume is unbelievable and relentless; there's no option but to drown in it Read more »| 25 Aug 2017
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ReviewsThe Shins @ Academy, Manchester, 22 Aug
It’s nearly ten years since The Shins last played Manchester, and how things can change over the course of a decade. Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsArcTanGent 2017 Festival: The Review
ArcTanGent in Somerset is quietly growing year-on-year into an excellent wee festival with an international line-up. The Skinny was in attendance for the 2017 edition. Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
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XFRMR @ Leith Volcano, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
Robbie Thomson's XFRMR is a multi-sensory spectacle, at once formidable and beautiful, terrifying and arresting. Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
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Lana Del Rey @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Aug
Lana Del Rey gives a slick and cool performance tonight that, though lacking in dynamism, bewitches her loyal subjects Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
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Andy Shauf @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Andy Shauf's baroque pop is lapped up by an eager Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Electric Fields: Ten Acts to See
Ahead of its fourth year, we take a closer look at 2017's Electric Fields line-up and recommend ten of the best acts we think you should check out over the weekend Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Tricot @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Tricot put on such an entertaining and wholehearted show that to come away as anything other than a rabid convert you'd have to be both utterly cynical and allergic to fun Read more »| 23 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Cambridge Folk Festival 2017: The Report
The first thing you notice at Cambridge Folk Festival is the camp chairs. It’s not unusual to see camp chairs at an outdoor music festival, but at Camb... Read more »| 23 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Lift to Experience @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Josh T. Pearson and co deliver a near-perfect performance at a very special Edinburgh show Read more »| 22 Aug 2017