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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The Hives @ ABC
Narcissistic or not, the last 15 years certainly haven't been in vain Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Seasick Steve @ ABC
Seasick he may be, but this gnarled ol' master of the blues is very clearly in love with the road Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Spectrum @ Stereo
A rare chance to hear an unsung pioneer of modern music Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Explosions in the Sky @ Barrowland
Keep your Kleenex to hand Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
ReviewsQueens of the Stone Age @ The Academy, 28 Nov
It pains me to type it: but lamenting the Queens of old could become the way of the future Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Minus the Bear @ King Tuts, 12 Dec
More energy required, perhaps Read more »| 06 Jan 2008
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Previews
Duty Free @ Cabaret Voltaire
An exciting series of gratis performances to kickstart your year in gigs Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
PreviewsCeltic Connections: Sounds of Scotland @ The Classic Grand
A bill decidedly cheery and light-hearted Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Crowded House @ SECC
Their time on earth continues to serve them well Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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FOUND / Make Model @ Out Of The Blue, 4 Dec
Isn't the music of this time of year supposed to be shit? Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Interpol @ Carling Academy
It's easy to feel like you're alone in the venue with just the band and the hairs on the back of your neck Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Qui @ King Tut's, 20 Nov
For a frontman who is more intrepid than most when he has a mic in his fist, David Yow cuts an unassuming figure as he shimmies around Tut's while Hey Enemy ... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Roisin Murphy @ ABC, 1 Dec
A show of the visual kind, at times eclipsing the music itself Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Sons and Daughters @ Cabaret Voltaire, 2 Dec
Sons and Daughters certainly provide some colloquial laughs and bare-faced iconoclasm, matched by their mesmerising stage presence. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Swimmer One @ Voodoo Rooms, 22 Nov
Whilst the songs are flawlessly delivered, tonight the intensity that the record is so loaded with seems somehow lacking. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008