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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ReviewsThe Julie Ruin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 4 Dec
From the far corner of the room – boys to the back – a rammed Gorilla prepares for The Julie Ruin’s first Manchester show. Expect... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
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Pixies @ Apollo, Manchester, 4 Dec
Everyone loves The Pixies. Right? Everyone. They have a back catalogue to die for, and a humble story of producing amazing albums that didn’t make them... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
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Talib Kweli @ HiFi Club, Leeds, 2 Dec
“You see, I don’t really know what that is,” admits a bemused Talib Kweli to the brim-full basement of HiFi. We’re half-way through t... Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
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Psychic Ills @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 30 Nov
Psych-pop. Desert blues. Country jams. Experimental rock. It's fair to say that multiple genre labels have been applied to NYC group Psychic Ills. A decade o... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsTeenage Fanclub @ Barrowlands, 3 Dec
In a year poisoned by loss and conflict, Teenage Fanclub's soothing aural embrace became more necessary than ever. September saw the group release its tenth ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
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Jesus & His Judgemental Father @ Maguire's, 1 Dec
On this bitterly cold December evening, the back room of Maguires provides the perfect setting for a DIY punk show to raise the temperature. Red Winter warm ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016
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PreviewsLive music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Dec
Christmas is coming, but the festive season shows no signs of impacting on the gig calendar. Minor Victories and Slowcoaches star in this week's highlights Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Dec
This week you can catch New Jersey rapper Cakes Da Killa at Soup Kitchen, sumptuous psych-poppers Gengahr at The Deaf Institute, Dublin's Girl Band at Gorilla and more, all before booking yourself in for Stay Fresh Fest 2 in January! Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
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Oozing Wound @ Star & Garter, Manchester, 1 Dec
For all the talk of the importance of progress in pop music, it’s worth remembering that some genres are celebrated not for their forward-thinking evol... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsKate Tempest / All We Are @ The Art School, 1 Dec
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts' graduates All We Are put in a peppy turn, drawing the attention of a chatty, full capacity Art School with rich voca... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
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Lush @ Academy, Manchester, 25 Nov
"Shoegaze!" Tonight's audience – the last audience Lush will ever play to – expresses its in-the-moment-joy, its abiding love and... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
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Hinds @ Manchester Academy 2, 26 Nov
If we could join any band, it’d be Hinds: these Madrileñas are the coolest garage pop girls in town. Dreams come true, then, during their M... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsHow To Dress Well @ Stereo, 23 Nov
Despite the iced streets outside, How To Dress Well – aka Tom Krell – and his touring band thawed a frozen Wednesday evening, imbuing Stereo&rsqu... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-6 Dec
Talib Kweli and The Wedding Present represent the veteran genius contingent, and there's plenty happening at Liverpool's premiere punk pizza joint.... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 30 Nov-6 Dec
As December descends it's time for truly atmospheric times from Katie Melua – in tow with the 23-piece Gori Women's Choir, no less – at Bridgewater Hall, indie heads The Boxer Rebellion at Gorilla and riff-laden slacker rock from Slowcoaches. Read more »| 30 Nov 2016