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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ReviewsThe xx @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 6 Mar
Seeing a band in the middle of an extensive tour schedule, and on the second date of the same city, one might expect a somewhat robotic performance, especial... Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
PreviewsLive music in Manchester this week: 8-14 Mar
Kicking off on a high with American rapper Oddisee, the week unfurls into a mixed bag of everything from Abstract Orchestra and The Wailers to Irma Vep and Mitski. Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
PreviewsLive music in Liverpool this week: 8-14 Mar
Ragtime reworkings of pop hits? DIY hardcore heroes delivering the goods? Yep, looks like you're catered for: another selection of must-sees and curios for the week ahead. Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Music Festivals 2017: Denmark, Norway, Finland & Iceland
We pick out some of the year's best music festivals across Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland; expect lovely architecture, friendly people, eye-watering beer prices and some incredible live music Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
Live Music
The Pigeon Detectives @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 4 Mar
For many 20-somethings, The Pigeon Detectives will bring back fond memories of a golden age of indie, the ups and downs of which are still very visible today... Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
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Thurston Moore @ Islington Mill, Salford, 3 Mar
Still is an appropriate name for tonight’s opening act. The solo project of Blacklung’s James Moffat, the aptness comes not from his on-stag... Read more »| 07 Mar 2017
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ReviewsDe La Soul @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 2 Mar
Manchester’s Albert Hall is the perfect venue for De La Soul. Much like the renovated Methodist chapel – complete with stained glass windows and ... Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Previews
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 7-13 March
Live music in Glasgow The Comet is Coming @ O2 ABC, 8 Mar Experimental cosmic funk inspired by everything from Sun Ra and Funkadelic to th... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
Live Music
Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation @ Soup Kitchen, 1 Mar
Currently touring their second album Mirage, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation are gaining a following on the back of their hypnotic psychedelia, now r... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
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Drive-By Truckers @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 1 Mar
Eleven albums in and touring what many believe to be their best record (2016’s American Band), Drive-By Truckers remain an absolute force to be reckone... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
Reviews
Desperate Journalist @ Gullivers, Manchester, 25 Feb
"No talking between songs," whispers Jo Bevan. "I demand silence." She allows herself a wry smile while catching her breath. For once, Manchester (so often c... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
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The Handsome Family @ RNCM, Manchester, 22 Feb
The Albuquerque alt-country couple run through their extensive back catalogue in ramshackle fashion at the RNCM Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
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Sleigh Bells @ Gorilla, Manchester, 21 Feb
The Brooklyn noiseniks bring their game-changing Jessica Rabbit LP to Manchester Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Things To Do
Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-7 Mar
UK hip-hop veterans, up-and-coming electronic heroes and the night of 1000 gigs (pretty much): Liverpool's hectic gig calendar shows no signs of letting up Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Previews
Live music in Manchester this week: 1-7 Mar
Long Island's De La Soul and San Francisco's The Seshen make the trip across the pond, while representing the UK are Parlophone's Vant, shoegazey lot Novella and Stornaway – who head out on their farewell tour. Read more »| 01 Mar 2017