Live Music


Fettes College

Fettes College

One of a number of Edinburgh's boarding schools, David Bryce's neo-Gothic chateau building is distinguished by its tall spires and gargoyles, surrounded by large grounds.

Location(s)

East Fettes Avenue
Edinburgh, EH4 1QX

The Village

Location(s)

South Fort Street Leith
Edinburgh, EH6 4DN

The Village with its wooden-floors and stone-walls, and tall ceiling has a light, open feeling to it. An easy-going, Leith local near Ferry Road. Reasonable bar-food and Sunday brunch.

Reid Concert Hall

Location(s)

Edinburgh University Bristo Square
Edinburgh, EH1 1EY

St. Cecilia's Hall

Location(s)

Cowgate
Edinburgh, EH1 1LJ

The auditorium at St Cecilia's Hall dates back to 1763, making it the oldest concert hall in Scotland, and the second oldest in Britain. The building is part of Edinburgh University.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

The site of the current Edinburgh Festival Theatre was extended to create the largest stage of any presenting house in Britain at the

Location(s)

13/29 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh, EH8 9FT

The GRV

Location(s)

37 Guthrie Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1JG

Formerly known during the Fringe as the Green Room, this popular venue just off the Cowgate (next door to the gap site of the former Gilded Balloon) has had a major overhaul. Gone is the grunge appeal

The Voodoo Rooms

Location(s)

19a West Register St
Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

Attractively refurb'ed restaurant, bar, live music, and club venue housed in a 200 year-old building above Cafe Royal (just off the East end of Princes Street).

Ego

Location(s)

14 Picardy Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3JT

A huge central Edinburgh club, right opposite the Omni Complex and Jongleurs at the top of Leith Walk.

The Liquid Room

Location(s)

9c Victoria Street
Edinburgh, EH1 2HE

Like many clubs in the area, this Victoria Street live-music and clubbing venue is based in a deep, subterranean vault of the old town.

Edinburgh Playhouse

The Playhouse, Edinburgh

Major venue, situated at the top of Leith Walk, that hosts many big-name and West End touring shows, be it dance, musical, rock, or Edinburgh International Festival.

Location(s)

18-22 Greenside Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3AA

Henry's Cellar Bar

Location(s)

8 Morrison Street
Edinburgh, EH3 8BJ

Ross Band Stand

Ross Band Stand

The Ross Theatre (aka the Ross Band Stand) is the outdoor concert venue, with a capacity of 2000, in West Princes Street Gardens.

Location(s)

Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh, EH2

Whistlebinkies

Location(s)

4-6 South Bridge
Edinburgh, EH1 1LL

Large, late-night opening central bar with typical Edinburgh stonewall interior and alcoves. Usually has live music - often local rock or folk rock - played loud.

Cramond Island

Location(s)

Cramond Island Only accessible when tide is out
Edinburgh, EH4 6NP

Cramond Island has been used as an informal venue for 'Punx Picnics' for many years but with the addition of a stage built by the organisers of the European City of Punk has now become a fully fledged

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Courtyard

Perhaps best known during the festival for its huge fringe festival programme, Edinburgh University's 300-capacity student union building at the Pleasance is also the venue for public events, debat

Location(s)

60 Pleasance
Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ

The Lot

Location(s)

4 Grassmarket
Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

Located at the west end of Edinburgh's historic Grassmarket area in a converted church.

The Jazz Bar

Location(s)

1A Chambers Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1HR

There's a constant flow of jazz and jazz-orientated music such as acid jazz, funk-rock, and reggae, from local and touring musicians in this purpose-designed jazz venue and basement bar.

Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Location(s)

11 Newmarket Road
Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ

One of Edinburgh's main live rock venues with a standing capacity of up to 2800.

Cabaret Voltaire

Location(s)

36 Blair Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1QR

Cabaret Voltaire is one of Edinburgh’s thriving subterranean club and rock venues.

The Usher Hall

Location(s)

Lothian Road
Edinburgh, EH1 2EA