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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ReviewsLeft of the Dial: Cool Things at 2024's festival
One of the coolest showcase festivals we've ever been to, Rotterdam's Left of the Dial leaves us feeling energised and looking forward to doing it all again in the future Read more »| 25 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsDarkside @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 21 Oct
Now performing as a trio, Darkside appear to be enjoying the freedom of the live format with a show that twists and turns, often in unexpected directions Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsAdult Jazz @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 21 Oct
While Adult Jazz have no obvious contemporaries, their first show in two years tonight underlines their power when the magic strikes Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsBeyond the Music 2024: The Report
Now in its second year, we dip our toes into two of the four days of Manchester’s ambitious Beyond the Music conference and showcase festival Read more »| 17 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsPale Waves @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Oct
Tonight's sold out show from Manchester outfit Pale Waves is a celebration of queer love, queer joy and queer heartbreak Read more »| 16 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsGodspeed You! Black Emperor @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Sep
A masterclass in brutality vs beauty, Canada's legendary post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor have honed their audio-visual experience to near perfection Read more »| 02 Oct 2024
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PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2024
It's SAY Award season, Tenement Trail returns, and a bunch of live shows from some of our favourite Scottish bands – it's our October gig guide Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsLos Campesinos! @ QMU, Glasgow, 21 Sep
Following the release of new album All Hell, and almost two decades into their career, Los Campesinos! play their biggest Scottish show to date Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsThe Last Dinner Party @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 20 Sep
Divisive Londoners The Last Dinner Party bring a night of theatricality to Glasgow's O2 Academy Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsAzealia Banks @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 18 Sep
Whether for better or worse, Azealia Banks is unapologetically herself tonight, and that is something you cannot fault when the end product is still so good Read more »| 20 Sep 2024 -
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ReviewsChappell Roan @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 Sep
With captivating stage presence and queer pop joy, Chappell Roan holds us rapt in the palm of her hand Read more »| 17 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsMelt-Banana @ Stereo, Glasgow, 12 Sep
Three decades in, Melt-Banana remain a mesmeric, powerful unit, and a force to be reckoned with Read more »| 13 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsThe Lemon Twigs @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 10 Sep
The D'Addario brothers are clearly having a lot of fun tonight, and their mix of playfulness and geekery makes them a joy to watch Read more »| 13 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsEdinburgh Psych Fest 2024: The review
The second year of Edinburgh Psych Fest is the survey of a musical scene with tendrils extending everywhere, and a triumph for the gang who put it together Read more »| 06 Sep 2024 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2024
In September's Scottish gig guide, Sonica, Outwith and Freakender festivals return, plus visits from Chappell Roan, Gossip and American Football Read more »| 04 Sep 2024