Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Live MusicCamila Cabello @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Jun
Tonight at the O2 Academy, Camila Cabello is an unapologetic example of what pop can be at its finest Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
The Rolling Stones @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 9 Jun
Despite The Rolling Stones all being in their 70s, they can still put on one hell of a show and play a set of pure nostalgia tonight Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
FestivalsAll Points East @ Victoria Park, London, 25-27 May
All Points East's first edition is a complete success, with highlights including Young Fathers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem and Khruangbin Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
Rip It UpFiniflex is the Future
We chat to John Vick and Davie Miller of Finiflex, charting their progression from performing Peel Sessions in 1985 as Fini Tribe to their 2018 album Suilven as Finiflex Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
Rip It UpIntroducing the Rip It Up exhibition
As the curator of the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition on Scottish music, Stephen Allan introduces Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish Pop Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
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LCD Soundsystem @ Apollo, Manchester, 6 Jun
James Murphy's monolithic live outfit are new and improved for 2018 as they make a quickfire return to Manchester Read more »| 08 Jun 2018
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The Pastels @ Museum of the Moon, Glasgow, 1 Jun
Andrew Wasylyk, Modern Studies and The Pastels make for a perfect night under the moon Read more »| 08 Jun 2018 -
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Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park, Warrington, 26-27 May
Neighbourhood Weekender offers up a sun-drenched weekend, with stand-out sets from headliners The Courteeners and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
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Superchunk @ Stereo, Glasgow, 27 May
After a 17-year absence, legendary 90s pop-punk rockers Superchunk return to Glasgow with a triumphant show off the back of their most explicitly political album Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
Live MusicCourtney Barnett @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 4 Jun
The Australian DIY poster girl brings her scintillating second LP to Manchester in its entirety Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Laura Jean – Devotion
Memories of adolescence radiate in the dreamy, synth-pop sunshine on Laura Jean’s latest album, Devotion Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
LUMP @ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, 2 Jun
Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay hand an assured debut to their ambitious new project in the Calder Valley Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
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Spoon @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 3 Jun
The veteran Austin rockers play an intimate show in Leeds as the curtain begins to fall on the Hot Thoughts era Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 5-11 Jun
We've got your gigging needs covered, with this round up of the best ones happening across Glasgow and Edinburgh over the next week, including CARBS, Thom Yorke, HAIM and Souls of Mischief Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Proc Fiskal – Insula
Edinburgh grime producer Proc Fiskal's debut album Insula offers a microcosm of the 21-year-old’s day-to-day life in the Scottish capital, while also providing a sense of thematic consistency Read more »| 05 Jun 2018