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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ReviewsTaylor Swift @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 9 Jun
The closing night of Taylor Swift's three-night stadium run in Edinburgh is an almost flawless record-breaking triumph over 18 years, ten eras and 45 songs Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
Live Musicclaire rousay @ The Glad Cafe, 31 May
Barring the odd stumble, claire rousay manages the shift to centre-stage singer-songwriter with aplomb Read more »| 05 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsHoneyblood @ Stereo, Glasgow, 30 May
Honeyblood celebrate ten years since their debut album with an anniversary show at Glasgow's Stereo Read more »| 03 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsDanny Brown @ SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, 28 May
Detroit rapper Danny Brown puts on a masterclass of a performance to a 1000-strong faithful crowd in the tight confines of Glasgow's SWG3 Galvanizers Read more »| 30 May 2024 -
ReviewsKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 May
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's debut Edinburgh show is full of great musicianship – and a bit of indulgence Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
ReviewsDVNE @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 16 May
DVNE return to Edinburgh with an avalanche of new songs from their merciless third album Voidkind Read more »| 28 May 2024
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ReviewsThe Mountain Goats @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 May
Cult favourites The Mountain Goats are in fine form at their biggest Scottish show yet Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: June 2024
A fresh batch of festivals plus live returns from Bikini Kill, LCD Soundsystem and Beth Gibbons – it's our guide to the gigs to catch across Scotland this June Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Tradfest 2024: The Report
Tradfest 2024 showcases the best of parallel folk traditions, the evolution of genres over time, and the face of the new party-loving trad audience Read more »| 23 May 2024 -
ReviewsKiran Leonard @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 9 May
Kiran Leonard and his band nail down their place as one of the best live bands around Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
ReviewsRachel Chinouriri @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Performing just days before the release of her debut album, Rachel Chinouriri impresses with a stripped back acoustic set Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
ReviewsMitski @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 Apr
The first night of Mitski's Edinburgh run is dazzling, as she invites us in with her precise, intuitive and alien movement Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: May 2024
If you're in the mood for good gigs, May delivers mixtape launches, weekend festivals, and anniversary shows across Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
ReviewsAdrianne Lenker @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 24 Apr
Tonight's performance from Adrianne Lenker is profound and playful; during the silences and singing, we're together. It's a gift Read more »| 26 Apr 2024 -
ReviewsFergus McCreadie Trio @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Apr
Scottish jazz-folk virtuoso Fergus McCreadie launches his new album Stream with a spellbinding concert in Edinburgh Read more »| 23 Apr 2024