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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ReviewsMetronomy @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 17 May
Over the past ten or so years, Metronomy have recorded five studio albums, been nominated for the Mercury Prize, and quietly built up an eclectic range of nu... Read more »| 24 May 2017 -
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Leftfield @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 20 May
As far as album anniversary shows go, you’ll be hard pushed to find one as varied and all-encompassing as Leftfield’s run through of the ground-b... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
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Washington Irving @ Stereo, Glasgow, 29 Apr
Reminding people of their inevitable demise may not be the best way to get a Saturday night crowd going, but it works for Washington Irving – by the en... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
ReviewsRunning Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush @ O2 ABC, 20 May
Curated by and featuring solo artist Emma Pollock (formerly of The Delgados), Running Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush promised to be informal and sp... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
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The Goon Sax @ Mono, Glasgow, 20 May
There's a buoyant, laid-back crowd in Glasgow's Mono to see Australian indie-poppers The Goon Sax return to the city after last year's release of acclaimed d... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
ReviewsLush Purr @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 18 May
Venues don’t come much more intimate than this: it’s small, it’s sweaty and it’s above a pub. Taking place upstairs in Leith Dep... Read more »| 22 May 2017
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Previews
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 23-29 May
Gigs in Edinburgh Vukovi @ The Mash House, 24 May Angsty Glasgow four-piece Vukovi head east with tracks from their self-titled debut album. We ca... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Previews
Free Stay Fresh Fest this Bank Holiday Monday!
Trof NQ have announced a mini version of Stay Fresh Fest as part of their tenth birthday celebrations this bank holiday weekend Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
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Craig Finn @ LP Records, Glasgow, 23 Apr
It’s a Sunday night and LP Records is packed from wall-to-wall with an audience of all ages; a testament to the wide appeal that comes from the unique ... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: Photo Gallery
Check out a gallery of shots from the Scottish showcases at this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton This year's Great Escape festival features a showc... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
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George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 10 May
If you're in any way a fan of funk music, seeing George Clinton and his Parliament-Funkadelic collective in the flesh is a watershed musical moment. As funk'... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
ReviewsSwans @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 18 May
Swans are known for making very lengthy, very loud music. They also have a fierce live reputation as when this music is transferred to the live setting it ma... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
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The Cribs @ Manchester Academy, 12 May
There’s a moment at the end of the recorded version of Be Safe, one of The Cribs’ most powerful and widely-adored songs, when Ryan Jarman describ... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
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Ducktails @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 May
Why exactly are Typhonian Highlife and James Ferraro touring with Ducktails? Despite both being occasionally labelled under the hypnagogic pop umbrella, they... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
Previews
Low Four's 1st birthday with Jane Weaver, Francis Lung and OLA
Manchester's Low Four studio marks its first birthday with a live performance from Jane Weaver, Francis Lung and OLA, also launching its new record label, Low Four Recordings Read more »| 17 May 2017