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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ReviewsDeafheaven @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Apr
As trite as it is to say, St Luke’s couldn’t be a more suitable venue for the ceremonious, practically spiritual force that is Deafheaven. There&... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsSplashh @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Apr
It’s almost summer, and nothing says summer like sun-drenched, effects-pedalled indie pop. At The Hug and Pint tonight we’re already gearing up w... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
Previews
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 25 Apr – 1 May
From Glasgow to the Sahara via South Korea, the USA and Canada, this week's central belt gig round-up is an international affair of epic proportions Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Honeyblood @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 22 Apr
On a busy Saturday night in Edinburgh, The Liquid Room is packed with a crowd eagerly anticipating the lo-fi, indie rock duo Honeyblood. The PA system plays ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Pumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Five to see at Live at Leeds 2017
We pick out five of our favourite acts from the Live at Leeds line-up, from dream pop to soulful hip-hop Read more »| 24 Apr 2017
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Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 21-25 Apr
Lots of live music knocking about in celebration of Record Store Day this week, which you can bookend with the likes of The Shimmer Band at Soup Kitchen, Deafheaven at Gorilla – and even the Vengaboys, should you feel so inclined. Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsPINS @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 15 Apr
If you haven’t seen PINS live, you may very well not understand the hype. It seems like music journalists have been hammering on about them for eons bu... Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Five to see at Wrong Festival
The "festival for the freakscene" comes to Liverpool – we sift through the line-up to reveal some of our faves... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
PWR BTTM @ CCA, Glasgow, 15 Apr
PWR BTTM’s Ben Hopkins makes a crucial observation about the difference between British and American crowds halfway through tonight's show at Glasgow's... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
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LUCIA + The Ninth Wave @ The Berkeley Suite, 9 Apr
What does £3 buy you on a Sunday night in Glasgow? A whole lot of style, and substance too. For three quid tonight we're treated firstly to an unexpect... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Previews
Live music in Liverpool this week: 19-25 Apr
Wrong Festival, Geno Washington and Happyness are among this week's highlights – hey, even Chris de Burgh makes an appearance Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Pink Kink @ Castle Hotel, Manchester, 14 Apr
The hype surrounding Pink Kink is fast reaching fever pitch. The five-piece band, whose members each hail from different European countries, have managed to ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsCameron Avery @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12 Apr
It’s hard not to feel that spending the majority of last year in the company of Alex Turner and Miles Kane has done Cameron Avery more harm than good. ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Sounds From The Other City: 2017 preview
Sounds from the Other City festival is famed for its mind-bending atmosphere, and this year things get distinctly occult with its 'Sound of the New Dawn' theme. We got our ouija boards out to assess the supernatural superpowers of its line-up Read more »| 18 Apr 2017