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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ReviewsIndian Summer 001: Courtney Barnett @ SWG3, Glasgow, 29 Aug
Courtney Barnett brings wit, riffs and a stripped-back sensibility on her return to Glasgow for Indian Summer Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsThe 1975 @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The 1975 bring a vital and political performance to Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, closing out this year's string of Summer Sessions shows in true style Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsTacocat @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The joy Tacocat inject into their Glasgow audience reminds us that there's always light at the end of the weekend Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsLylo @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 23 Aug
As part of King Tut's Summer Nights series, Lylo's 80s-indebted sound gets us up and dancing Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsCate Le Bon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
In the sauna-like heat of Summerhall's Dissection Room, Cate Le Bon hits all the right notes and her band are all business from the get-go Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsMadness @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Forty years since releasing their debut album, Madness are looking and sounding sharp; a perfect combination of social conscience, wit and good cheer Read more »| 26 Aug 2019
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MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM, 26 August: Listen Again
Listen to our latest show on EH-FM which featured new music from Missy Elliott, The 1975, D R I F T, Joesef and a guest mix from Belle & Sebastian's Chris Geddes Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsSharon Van Etten @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Once Sharon Van Etten finds her stride, she and her band prove an unstoppable force of nature at Edinburgh's Leith Theatre Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsJARV IS... @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
While it's risky to play a set that forgoes every song that made you a household name, anyone who doubts the genius of Jarvis Cocker is just in plain denial Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsKathryn Joseph: From When I Wake @ Summerhall, 15 Aug
Kathryn Joseph gives a stunning performance of her Scottish Album of the Year Award-nominated album, From When I Wake the Want Is Read more »| 22 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsFoo Fighters @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 17 Aug
The veteran rockers make their long-awaited return to Glasgow with a collection of best hits across a very lengthy set Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
MusicWENCH's takeover on EH-FM, 19 Aug
Listen back to WENCH team's takeover of The Skinny's weekly radio show ahead of their end of festival show at The Old Dr Bells Baths on 25 August. Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
MusicChris Foote and Jonny Watt on Fife's Outwith Festival
Idlewild, Honeyblood and William McCarthy (Augustines) are set to headline September's Outwith Festival, a heartfelt celebration of a community on the rise. Chris Foote and Jonny Watt discuss proclaiming the merits of Fife to the world, and vice versa Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsThe Cure @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 16 Aug
With a lot of their set afforded to Disintegration, The Cure put on an excellent show in Glasgow, 27 years since last playing north of the border Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsLewis Capaldi @ Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, 13 Aug
In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, Lewis Capaldi continues riding the wave of superstardom, and if tonight's anything to go by he'll be up there a long time Read more »| 16 Aug 2019