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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ReviewsJessica Pratt @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 14 Jul
Californian singer Jessica Pratt and her band are a no-frills revelation; just elegant and inventive playing that startles in its intimate and intricate candour Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsNell Mescal @ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 14 Jul
Fresh from playing TRNSMT, Nell Mescal brings her intimate acoustic show to Edinburgh for a deeply personal night steeped in giddy harmony and community Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
Reviews2000trees Festival 2025: The Report
The 17th edition of cult Cotswold festival 2000trees is a .44 caliber love letter to 2000s post-hardcore, but the real story is a certain Irish rap trio Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsEllie Beaton & Iona Fyfe @ Under Canvas, Inverness, 13 Jul
With their distinct visions of the tradition they've inherited, singer-songwriters Ellie Beaton and Iona Fyfe are a striking and complementary bill pairing for today's Under Canvas show Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsTRNSMT 2025: The Report
Taking place on the hottest weekend of the year, top names at TRNSMT get deep fried by the Clyde Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsJapanese Breakfast @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Fresh from their sparkling Glastonbury debut, Japanese Breakfast bring an infectious, dazzling energy to their Glasgow gig that has an entranced crowd hanging on their every note Read more »| 03 Jul 2025
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ReviewsLucy Dacus @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Jun
Indie darling Lucy Dacus gives us a sweet, sparkling show as her Forever is a Feeling tour arrives at the Usher Hall Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2025
This July, there's some titanic out-of-towners coming to the Hydro and Hampden Park, but it's the height of festival season and our recommendations range from the heart of Glasgow all the way up to Inverness Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
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ReviewsLana Del Rey @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Premier pop storyteller Lana Del Rey delivers an impressive debut stadium outing in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
ReviewsThe Hard Quartet @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 25 Jun
Saint Luke's welcomes the stewed 'supergroup' featuring Stephen Malkmus and Matt Sweeney for a night of indie nostalgia, ample goofing and seriously massive guitar moments Read more »| 27 Jun 2025 -
ReviewsHidden Door 2025, 11 & 12 Jun: The Report
We head along to the first couple of nights of the 2025 edition of Hidden Door, and revel in the camaraderie and blurring of boundaries of how art can be presented Read more »| 18 Jun 2025 -
ReviewsPulp @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 7 Jun
Pulp visit Glasgow with a show that's full of the wit and pomp that helped make them Brit Pop legends Read more »| 11 Jun 2025 -
Reviewscaroline @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 7 June
Rolling into town off the back of their superb second record, caroline only fitfully capture its wonky majesty tonight. Read more »| 10 Jun 2025 -
ReviewsThe Great Escape 2025: The Report
Scotland at The Great Escape impresses with an eclectic mix of musical talent Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
ReviewsWet Leg @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 May
Universes away from the pigtails and prairie dresses of their debut, Wet Leg tease their sophomore sounds with something far beyond their signature sprechgesang Read more »| 30 May 2025