City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Live Music


Find Edinburgh venues by type (e.g. Cinemas).

Photo Edinburgh Venue Venue Description Venue type
The Playhouse, Edinburgh
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. Live Music
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
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 time, reopening in June 1994. Live Music
The Liquid Room 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. Live Music
HMV Picture House
HMV Picture House A 1,500 capacity live venue with a balcony bar that can carry up to 350 people in older, refurb'd building. While the venue in its previous incarnations has always been a magnet for teens on the... Live Music
The Voodoo Rooms 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). Live Music
the steps to The Store
The Store Formerly  the GRV this is just off the Cowgate (next door to the gap site of the former Gilded Balloon) is a late night club haunt. Live Music
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The Usher Hall This imposing and rotund building combines elegance and grandeur. The concert hall is named after its benefactor Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller who donated £100,000 in 1896 for the building... Live Music
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The Jam House Live music and dining across from Queen Street Gardens, with diners being entertained with an acoustic set followed by a live band from about 10pm. Live Music
Pleasance Courtyard
Pleasance Theatre, 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 (such Live Music
Ross Theatre and Edinburgh Castle
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. The venue has an impressive backdrop of Edinburgh Castle and the... Live Music
Cramond Island 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 Live Music
Luna Edinburgh Central Edinburgh club, right opposite the Omni Complex and Jongleurs at the top of Leith Walk. Live Music
Whistlebinkies 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. Live Music
Maggie's Chamber Maggie's Chamber is a reputable 300 capacity live music venue in the city centre. Live Music
North Edinburgh Arts Centre Purpose-built local arts centre in Pennywell Court (behind Muirhouse Shopping Centre). Live Music
Henry's Cellar Bar Live Music
EIFF: Film Festival Under the Stars
Mound Precinct The Mound precinct is a public space by the National Galleries on Princes Street that is frequently used by buskers, street performers and for other outdoor events. You often hear the area referred... Live Music
Edinburgh Corn Exchange All-purpose venue with a standing capacity of up to 2800 from live rock concerts to trade shows. Live Music
Electric Circus Central, multi-purpose live music and club venue alongside Waverley Station in Edinburgh's Old Town. Live Music
Queen's Hall One of Edinburgh's leading live music venues and one of the main venues for the Edinburgh International Festival, on account of the relatively large size of its auditorium/concert hall. Live Music