Live Music
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.
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The Village
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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
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St. Cecilia's Hall
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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
The site of the current Edinburgh Festival Theatre was extended to create the largest stage of any presenting house in Britain at the
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The GRV
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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
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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
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A huge central Edinburgh club, right opposite the Omni Complex and Jongleurs at the top of Leith Walk.
The Liquid Room
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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
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.
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Henry's Cellar Bar
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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.
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Whistlebinkies
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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
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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
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
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The Lot
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Located at the west end of Edinburgh's historic Grassmarket area in a converted church.
The Jazz Bar
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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
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One of Edinburgh's main live rock venues with a standing capacity of up to 2800.
Cabaret Voltaire
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Cabaret Voltaire is one of Edinburgh’s thriving subterranean club and rock venues.
The Usher Hall
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