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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ReviewsOso Oso @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 20 Oct
On an emo bill of dreams, Oso Oso bring songs from one of the year's best albums to devoted Glasgow fans Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsSaint Etienne @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Oct
Saint Etienne deliver a faithful rendition of 1994's Tiger Bay as well as all the hits, making for a somewhat fractured show but one that's been plenty earned by this wonderful band Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsHot Chip @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Hot Chip bring a greatest hits show to Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsThe Murder Capital @ Mash House, Edinburgh, 15 Oct
Tonight, The Murder Capital play their debut album more or less in full, but radically reordered to split the gig into a show of two halves Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsJerkcurb @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 15 Oct
Jerkcurb brings his dreamy debut album, Air Con Eden, to Glasgow Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Reviewsslowthai @ SWG3, Glasgow, 14 Oct
Strolling onstage carrying a bottle of Buckfast, it's in the live arena that slowthai really comes into his own Read more »| 17 Oct 2019
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ReviewsLocal Natives @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 14 Oct
Local Natives' performance at Summerhall might not be the most explosive, but it's one that's just as warmly generous as it is enjoyable Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsJesca Hoop @ Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 Oct
Jesca Hoop tells tales and lends her impressive voice to songs old and new for an appreciative Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsPip Blom @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 9 Oct
Pip Blom brings colour and noise to The Caves with a set designed to be danced to Read more »| 14 Oct 2019 -
FilmNeu! Reekie! to premiere Mark Cousins' new film
Neu! Reekie! are heading to Leith Theatre this month with a night that sees the premiere of Mark Cousins' latest film and the launch of Neu! Reekie!'s new poetry anthology Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsMeursault @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 4 Oct
Meursault’s performance at La Belle Angele sees impassioned bursts of exasperation, humbling humour and a general air of pure enjoyment Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsStars @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 26 Sep
A triumphant run through the seminal Set Yourself on Fire reveals the Canadian stalwarts' ongoing importance Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsLubomyr Melnyk @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 6 Oct
The 70-year-old pianist and composer brings a night of gorgeous and unique music to The Queen's Hall Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM, 7 October: Listen Again
Listen to our latest show on EH-FM with new music from FKA Twigs, Bossy Love, Nick Cave, Angel Olsen, Pictish Trail, Chromatics and more Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsSebadoh @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 4 Oct
Sebadoh go back to basics with a well-balanced set taking in songs old and new from their extensive back catalogue Read more »| 08 Oct 2019