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Joshua Burnside

Northern Irish experimental folk songwriter and producer Joshua Burnside is something of a regional anomaly.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy

The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing.

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Marillion

While the U.K.'s Marillion aren't the best-known rock band in the 21st century, they've influenced many acts that followed in their wake, directly or indirectly…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Bill Callahan

Building on the lo-fi, sparse aesthetic of his early work as Smog toward the lush instrumentation and masterly command of structure (and beautiful production) e…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Don Broco

Don Broco’s roots go back to the late 2000s when vocalist Rob Damiani, guitarist Simon Delaney, drummer Matt Donnelly and bassist Luke Rayner were attending Bed…

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

Radiohead by Candlelight

Step into an evening of candlelit excitement with London Concertante! Listen to some of the best tracks from Radiohead albums performed by this fabulous ensembl…

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

Cast

Originally formed in 1992 from the ashes of The La’s and Shack, Cast released four albums and had ten top 10 singles before disbanding in 2001.As one of the mos…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

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Thomas Green: Brainstorm

After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stup…

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Kristin Hersh

Throwing Muses’ lynchpin, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

The Amazons

The Amazons are a blistering, melodic rock quartet from Reading. Fusing the sheer force of Nineties punk and grunge (Nirvana and Rage Against The Machine) with…

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh

Candlelight: Hans Zimmer's Best Works

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose.

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band, join us for a ‘Landslide’ concert, jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits as you have never heard them before!…

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds

Take cover -- it's the original (prog-rock) score for the HG Wells novel adaptation, performed live on this Arena tour, with holographic Liam Neeson.

The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

The Skints

London four-piece, The Skints, have clawed their way up from the depths of the underground punk/ska scene to a unique fixture on the global reggae stage.

Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

Between The Covers Live

Between The Covers Live! BBC Two’s flagship book show is taking to the stage!

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!

Grace Petrie is a folk singer, songwriter and activist from Leicester, UK, she has been writing, recording and touring relentlessly ever since.

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin returns for a rare tour of the UKOver the course of three decades, Americana queen Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise

Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it?

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are a British synthpop band originating in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England that was formed in 1980, having much 80s success with their electronic…

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

Ferocious Dog featuring the Celtic Folk Orchestra

Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of, raw, buzz saw rock'n'roll attitude.

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh

Foy Vance

Usual tags such as ‘singer-songwriter', ‘folk-soul', ‘troubadour' are perceived with a considerable amount of cynicism these days, especially since the music sc…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Starsailor

Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Wigan. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The Bluetones

A very special acoustic show with Mark Morriss & Adam Devlin of Britpop legends The Bluetones.The band, formed in 1993, had an impressive run of hit singles thr…

The Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Hannah Wicklund

Fast-rising American singer Hannah Wicklund develops her art into a psych-rock trip.

The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Damian Lewis

Damian has played the classical guitar since he was 13-years-old. Quickly though, suspecting that he might be the “Second Elvis,” he graduated to the steel stri…

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh

Max Richter

Known as one of the most influential figures in contemporary music, Max Richter produces ground-breaking work as a pianist, composer, recording artist and colla…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Imagine Lennon

Experience an unforgettable and intimate evening celebrating the legacy of John Lennon, brought to life by the internationally acclaimed Tyson Kelly as John Len…

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh

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My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley

Lucy wants to take you behind the scenes and into the history of the royal residences she came to know so well, from Hampton Court’s Haunted Gallery, to the gil…

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs

10cc is one of the UK’s most innovative and influential bands. They have announced their return to the UK concert scene with the typically tongue-in-cheek ‘And…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!

Following two hit UK tours, Biggest Award in Comedy nominee and resident (junior) doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes Brighton with a potent preview of his latest…

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

My New Band Believe

Oh yeah, Divine Schism welcome My New Band Believe to Oxford for a workshop show.My New Band Believe, led by Cameron Picton, bassist and sometime frontman of bl…

Café Voltaire, Edinburgh

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Hue & Cry

“They’ve lasted because they are brilliant” Radio 2Brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane formed Hue and Cry in the ’80s and the duo made a huge impact with the rele…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Alison Moyet

The tour celebrates 40 years as a solo artist as well as the release of her new album ‘KEY’ on Fri 4 Oct, which features a collection of reworked singles, fan f…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

St Paul & The Broken Bones

Alabama sextet mixing old time American soul with rock 'n' roll confidence.

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Dirty Dancing

Have the time of your life with the ultimate live experience; Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage.

The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Paul Foot: the Future

Pioneering alt-comedy hero and star of Cats Does Countdown Paul Foot is back on tour with a brand new stand-up show.Remember when people were excited for the fu…

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Black Stone Cherry

The Kentucky-bred hard rockers in Black Stone Cherry have had their music blared from speakers large and small, toured relentlessly with the likes of Nickelback…

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

Step into the fantastical worlds of Tim Burton and embark on a magical journey through the unforgettable music that brings them to life.

Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

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Alien Ant Farm

Alien Ant Farm is an American rock band that formed in California in 1996. They have released five studio albums and sold over 5 million units worldwide.

The Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Alabama 3

Get ready for a celebration of Alabama 3’s 1997 debut album, Exile On Coldharbour Lane and their sophomore album, La Peste, alongside a selection of greatest hi…

The Rowantree, Edinburgh

Skerryvore

The multi award winning eight-piece band will perform their usual high energy set – a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana – featuring many favourite…

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

Ian Prowse

Liverpool legend Ian Prowse makes a most welcome return.It's been a busy time for Ian.

Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

Ian Prowse

Liverpool legend Ian Prowse makes a most welcome return.It's been a busy time for Ian.

Café Voltaire, Edinburgh

The Complete Stone Roses

The Complete Stone Roses are now one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands.

The Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Skye Newman

Gen Z’s working-class heroine belts out her grisly childhood experiences as though venting to a friend.Like Amy Winehouse before her, Skye Newman’s frank, bare-…

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

The Sheepdogs

For a new album that The Sheepdogs didn't initially set out to make, Changing Colours is a stunning achievement.Proud purveyors of guitar-driven modern-day retr…

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

Experience Vivaldi’s iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons as you’ve never heard it before.

High Street, Edinburgh

Picture This

Irish alternative group Picture This deliver pop-polished rock anthems that play like a mix of the 1975, Coldplay, and Mumford & Sons.

Corn Exchange, Edinburgh