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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ReviewsFoo Fighters @ Meadowbank Stadium, 21 Aug
Dave Grohl is the consummate stadium rock host Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
PreviewsILiKETRAiNS @ King Tut's
If you're feeling like a good pogo, it's perhaps best to avoid this lot Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Reviews
Slint @ ABC, 20 Aug
Who could possibly complain about seeing Slint live? Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Previews
Live Music Roundup for September
Catch The Twilight Sad in a club while you still can Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Festivals
Dour Festival @ Belgium, 12-15 Jul
Marked solidly by several facts, most noticeably on the ground are the abundance of dreadlocks and the absence of drunken abusive twats Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Previews
Alabama 3 @ ABC, 22 Sep
Anything remotely summery flooding into Glasgow is to be welcomed with open arms Read more »| 08 Sep 2007
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Reviews
Kunt and the Gang @ 13th Note
A tsunami of filth as obscene as his name implies, obsessed with genitalia, sexual perversion, excrement and Carol Vorderman Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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King Creosote @ Old Fruitmarket, 28 Jul
Surprisingly more low-key than upbeat Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Previews
Turbonegro @ The Liquid Room
It's revolution with a smile, raising a finger to the man and mooning the system. - Hank From Hell Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Previews
Crash My Model Car @ Cabaret Voltaire
Worth checking out if you like your View-esque jangle with a less irritating accent Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Previews
Devendra Banhart @ The Arches
Strange of melody and mighty of beard Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Reviews
Toots & The Maytals @ The Arches
He may not be the most elevated of idols but, in the pantheon of reggae greats, Toots proves tonight he's as big as they come. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Passengers @ Blackfriars
Their eastern european sensibility fills the gap between Pink Floyd and the Klezmatics Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Free Candy Session @ Liquid Ship
Should be congratulated for its persistent support of rising acoustic talent
Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Checks @ King Tuts
Sprightly blues rock that calls up the luminaries of the British invasion Read more »| 09 Aug 2007