The Tooth & Claw

Head down to Baron Taylor's Street and you'll find yourself in a venue that actually gets live music right. The Tooth & Claw has carved out a reputation as one of Inverness's best spots for catching proper gigs—the kind where the sound engineer knows what they're doing and the room's intimate enough that you can see the sweat on the guitarist's forehead. Whether it's local acts testing new material or touring bands making the Highland rounds, there's a genuine energy here that comes from people who genuinely care about the music, not just the till.