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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ReviewsEarl Sweatshirt + MIKE @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Sep
Two of the premier lyricists in modern hip-hop, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE, bring a fun but sadly not special night to the Academy in Glasgow Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
ReviewsFree Love @ Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh, 26 Aug
The final Howlin' Fringe show at the Leith FAB Cricket Club proves that Free Love remain, perhaps, the best to have ever done it Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
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ReviewsDeftones @ Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 27 Aug
It's exceptionally rare to see an act reach arguably their zeitgeist three decades after their debut, but that's exactly what Deftones do tonight, ably supported by IDLES and Ecca Vandal Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
ReviewsHaley Heynderickx @ Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow, 24 Aug
Haley Heynderickx brings brand new music and an overwhelmingly endearing stage presence to Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church in Glasgow Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2026
Freakender, Edinburgh Psych Fest and SONICA return this September, while Scotland's venues are busy with touring acts from home and away Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsThe Cure @ Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
The Cure deliver a near-flawless performance as part of this year's Summer Sessions series Read more »| 26 Aug 2026
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ReviewsScottish Ensemble & Brìghde Chaimbeul @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
While the collaboration between Scottish Ensemble and Brìghde Chaimbeul offers nothing like a clear answer to any grand question on artmaking, the work itself captivates and hypnotises Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsWilco @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 22 Aug
The American rock institution are on fiery form at their Glasgow Royal Concert Hall show Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
Reviewscorto.alto @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Liam Shortall's genre-hopping jazz ensemble bring their sprawling, forward-thinking sound to the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 24 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsPhoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend
The third studio album from Phoebe Bridgers is stitched into near-perfection with love, patience and resilience Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsSharp Pins @ King Tut’s, Glasgow, 10 Aug
Chicago power poppers Sharp Pins have the look but lack the punchline Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2026
It's a month of festivals big and small, from a host of gigs at the Fringe to a batch of all-dayers in Glasgow, via the return of Fringe By The Sea and Interesting Things Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsSuzanne Vega @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 28 Jul
New York legend Suzanne Vega embraces the torrential Glasgow downpour, enchanting her drenched devotees with her very own rock‘n’roll slip‘n’slide Read more »| 31 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsAlice Faye @ Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, 23 Jul
Alice Faye's take on the Great American Songbook at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival offers a glimpse of the music that makes her who she is Read more »| 28 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsSonedo @ The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh, 24 Jul
One of Scotland’s most innovative acts, Sonedo leave a broad and varied Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival crowd in a state of euphoria Read more »| 28 Jul 2026