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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ReviewsBastille @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 6 Feb
Ahead of their upcoming third album Doom Days, Bastille ramp up the visuals in a packed performance of indie-pop hits and politically chaotic anthems Read more »| 12 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsJimothy Lacoste @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 7 Feb
Full of almost-rhymes, Jimothy Lacoste is bafflingly engaging tonight at The Mash House and his pure, charming comedy is lapped up utterly unironically by the crowd Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBrian Fallon & Craig Finn @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7 Feb
Moved from the much smaller Queen’s Hall to the grandiose Usher Hall, tonight’s show find two eloquent stars of American rock music playing stripped back songs in the grandest of settings Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Sex, Brexit and Christmas: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert leave a delighted Celtic Connections audience with a host of reasons why we should all be crossing our fingers and hoping for a third record from the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsCallum Easter @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 3 Feb
Callum Easter mesmerises a sold out Leith Depot crowd as part of Independent Venue Week Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSnow Patrol @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
Following a seven-year gap between albums Snow Patrol are back, and tonight's show in Glasgow feels like a life-affirming victory lap Read more »| 07 Feb 2019
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ReviewsSteve Mason @ SWG3, Glasgow, 31 Jan
With little room for oldies tonight, the former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason plays a strong set at SWG3 celebrating his latest album About the Light Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSwearin' @ YES, Manchester, 31 Jan
Allison Crutchfield's resurrected punk outfit are back with a bang at their first Manchester show in over six years Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
PreviewsGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 6-11 Feb
We take a closer look at what live music is on offer across the central belt this week, featuring Bowie bandmates Holy Holy, The Lemonheads, White Lies and more Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsFrank Turner @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Frank Turner plays with the energy of a man determined to raise the roof wherever he goes, and tonight's Glasgow O2 Academy show is no different and a riotous success Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsMassive Attack @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 28 Jan
Trip-hop legends Massive Attack celebrate 21 years of their classic album Mezzanine with a full-blown AV show and guest vocals from Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsThe Vaselines @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 Feb
Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee play a mix of songs from across their back catalogue tonight much to the delight of the 'Vaseline-faithful' that have turned out to Summerhall Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsAndrew Wasylyk @ Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, 31 Jan
Kinbrae set the scene for an evening of atmospheric sounds and freeform soundscapes inspired by the North Sea Coast as Andrew Wasylyk premieres his latest album, The Paralian Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsScottish Fiction Showcase @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 30 Jan
Mt Doubt impress in their headline slot tonight at Sneaky's alongside Wojtek the Bear and Mitchell Museum for a Scottish Fiction label showcase Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsLOW @ Tramway, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Flanked by exposed brickwork and stark lighting in Glasgow's Tramway, LOW offer a beautiful evening of music drawing from their latest album and mining for gold across their back catalogue Read more »| 04 Feb 2019