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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PreviewsLive music in Manchester this week: 6-11 Apr
This week we recommend checking out our five-star favourite Jesca Hoop in action, along with PWR BTTM at The Deaf Institute, Colin Hay at The Dancehouse doing a fundraiser for Band on the Wall and more Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 5-11 Apr
Brass-soaked party bands, former Spice Girls and a smattering of punk and metal make up your gig highlights for the week. Get involved Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Haley @ Night & Day, Manchester, 29 Mar
What's in a name? Everything and nothing. Haley Bonar's recent decision to continue under her christian name alone was borne of both courage and pride. Her r... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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AbiChan @ The Magnet, Liverpool, 31 March
Soulful as Aretha herself, Queen Abi Harding takes to the Magnet for her debut gig as AbiChan – the first new music we've heard from the saxophonist si... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Sun Ra Arkestra @ Band on the Wall, Manchester, 2 Apr
With their sequin-ridden costumes winking under the lights, the thoroughly seasoned Sun Ra Arkestra file onstage with an air of immense calm, shortly before ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 4-10 April
This week's Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee gig guide, featuring The Ninth Wave, Counterflows Festival and visits from Stormzy, British Sea Power and Pulled Apart by Horses Read more »| 04 Apr 2017
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ReviewsJohnny Flynn @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 27 Mar
Spring may have only just sprung, but it is HOT in La Belle Angèle this evening. Even before the support had finished, the tropical punch that is... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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Jens Lekman @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 1 Apr
The hushed, melancholic tones of The Dove & The Wolf, along with the sparse decoration of the refurbished church, make for an interesting mood between se... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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CHUMP @ The Safari Lounge, Edinburgh, 30 Mar
Opening the night among the potted plants and fairy lights of Edinburgh's Safari Lounge, Tongue Trap provide a shot of pop-punk as the cosy basement room beg... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsJesca Hoop @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 28 Mar
If there’s one thing you can count on with a Jesca Hoop record, it’s to expect the unexpected. A songwriter who clearly loves to bend the 'rules'... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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The Lemon Twigs @ Gorilla, Manchester, 28 Mar
It’s a bold move starting your show with your most recent single when you only have one album to showcase. And herein lies the confidence of New York&r... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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Black Honey @ The Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 28 Mar
Black Honey know just how good they are. Ever since the Tarantino-indebted Spinning Wheel rightfully put the band on the lips of every Rough-Trade-tote-bag-s... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsRun The Jewels @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 31 Mar
It’s an audacious move, walking on stage to Queen’s We Are The Champions, but once Run The Jewels get started, that triumphalism seems justi... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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Austra / Pixx @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Mar
There’s a definite whiff of excitement in the air tonight as we arrive for Austra’s biggest Edinburgh headline show yet. Friends are gathered in ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
PreviewsLive music in Manchester this week: 29 Mar-4 Apr
Whether it's Malian desert blues from Songhoy Blues, classic cosmic jazz from Sun Ra Arkestra or twee indie-pop from Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman, there's lots to get excited about this week Read more »| 29 Mar 2017