Fri 25 Sep 2020
(Postponed) Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5
19:30 - 22:30
Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 are "the shiny disco ball hat wearing, ultimate genre hopping, twisted festival, live stage machine that puts the emphasis on music, entertaining and laughter - A... [more]
Tue 15 Sep 2020
(postponed) Slum Village x Abstract Orchestra
19:30 - 22:30
Chances are, if you are anywhere near the Detroit music scene, you’ve heard of the influential hip hop trio that makes up Slum Village. The group was founded in the early 90’s by 3 childhood... [more]
Wed 09 Sep 2020
(Postponed) Jake Xerxes Fussell
19:30 - 22:30
Durham, North Carolina singer and guitarist Jake Xerxes Fussell (yes, that’s his real middle name, after Georgia potter D.X. Gordy) grew up in Columbus, Georgia, son... [more]
Sat 29 Aug 2020
(postponed) mclusky*
19:00 - 22:00
mclusky were a band between 1999 and 2005, in which time they made a few friends and three albums. slow-forward 14 years and, thanks to the uncanny pull of nostalgia and gravity, they have made more... [more]
Tue 25 Aug 2020
(cancelled) Swans
19:00 - 22:00
2019's Leaving Meaning was the first Swans album to be released since founder Michael Gira dissolved the line up of musicians that constituted Swans from 2010 – 2017. Swans is now comprised of... [more]
Wed 19 Aug 2020
(cancelled) Lankum
19:00 - 22:00
Lankum are a four-piece group from Dublin, Ireland with an alchemical ability to combine traditional folk roots with contemporary undercurrents to forge music that is dark, mysterious and... [more]
Sat 25 Jul 2020
(CANCELLED) Kevin Morby
19:30 - 22:30
This event has been cancelled - please see below for a statement from the artist: To all my friends in Europe, I’m sure this comes as no surprise but we have no other choice than to cancel my... [more]
Thu 21 May 2020
(Postponed) All Work Together: Eugene Kelly, Rick Redbeard + Faith Eliott
19:00 - 22:00
All Work Together is Summerhall’s new series of Songwriters circles, highlighting some of the best of Scottish music’s established and up and coming songwriting... [more]
Fri 20 Mar 2020
(CANCELLED) Balkanarama
22:30 - 03:00
In March, Balkanarama welcomes back by popular demand LA TROMBA (Chile), who absolutely smashed it last year when they headlined Balkanarama VS Encontro party at Old Fruit Market... [more]
Thu 19 Mar 2020
(POSTPONED) All Work Together: Hamish Hawk, Emily Scott, Adam Holmes
19:00 - 22:00
All Work Together is Summerhall’s new series of Songwriters circles, highlighting some of the best of Scottish music’s established and up and coming songwriting... [more]
Sun 15 Mar 2020
Simon Thacker’s Svara-Kanti
19:30 - 21:30
Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti unites India, Bangladesh and Scotland in its incarnation expanding on the mystical Bengali Baul folk tradition. Scottish classical guitarist/composer Simon Thacker’s... [more]
Sat 14 Mar 2020
(CANCELLED) Rhythm Machine
23:00 - 03:00 (LAST ENTRY 1AM)
Due to the ongoing situation around the COVID-19 epidemic, this event has been cancelled. Please see Rhythm Machine's full statement at this link. Rhythm Machine is a monthly club night based in... [more]
Fri 13 Mar 2020
Wolfgang Flür (Ex-Kraftwerk)
19:30 - 23:00
A member of Kraftwerk during the group's golden era, Wolfgang Flür was the band's electronic percussionist from 1973 to 1987. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Flur became the third member of the... [more]
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Blanck Mass
19:30 - 22:30
Electronic artist from the UK and one half of F*ck Buttons. Blanck Mass is a heavy, shimmering and orchestral work defined by manipulated field recordings, warm analogue synth, heavy sub and deep... [more]
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Hot 8 Brass Band
19:30 - 23:00
New Orleans’ Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band will be returning to Europe in February 2020 following last year’s funktastic Take Cover tour, which celebrated their sixth album of the same name... [more]
Fri 28 Feb 2020
London Astrobeat Orchestra celebrate Abbey Road
19:30 - 22:30
It's 50 years since The Beatles’ last ever recorded studio album Abbey Road, so London Astrobeat Orchestra have prepared a special night to celebrate. The iconic album topped the charts... [more]
Sat 22 Feb 2020
Optimo (Espacio)
23:00 - 03:00
The legendary duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to Summerhall with another Optimo (Espacio) evening this February. Renowned for their visionary and exploratory musical approach during DJ... [more]
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Start to End perform The Blue Nile's Hats
19:30 - 22:30
Start to End return to Summerhall, this time to perform The Blue Nile's classic second album 'Hats' ft. Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) on vocals. Start to End are made up on some of Scotland's... [more]
Mon 17 Feb 2020
Black Midi
19:00 - 22:00
London's Black Midi make an otherworldly noise that spans wonky post-punk, funk and math rock, leaving no gap unfilled or un-weird. Their exceptional debut album Schlagenheim was nominated for the... [more]
Sat 15 Feb 2020
Lisa O'Neill
19:30 - 23:00
Lisa O’Neill started writing songs & music at an early age in her native Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, Ireland. She moved to Dublin, aged 18, to study music on a full time basis. Early... [more]
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Rhythm Machine
23:00 - 03:00
Rhythm Machine is a monthly club night based in arts venue & former veterinary school Summerhall.Each month resident DJs Yves and William Francis (and guests) play unboundaried dance music... [more]
Fri 31 Jan 2020
The Ninth Wave + Savage Mansion + Heir of the Cursed
19:30 - 22:30
The Ninth Wave, Savage Mansion & Heir of the Cursed come to Summerhall this January. The Ninth Wave are a four-piece band whose music is majestic dark post-punk laced with stealth... [more]
Thu 30 Jan 2020
MICHAEL HEAD & THE RED ELASTIC BAND
19:30 - 23:00
Liverpool’s Michael Head brings his band The Red Elastic Band to Edinburgh in 2020. Making his name as a member of The Pale Fountains alongside Chris “Biffa” McCaffrey, Head has built a cult... [more]
Sat 25 Jan 2020
Rhythm Machine
23:00 - 03:00
Rhythm Machine is a monthly club night based in arts venue & former veterinary school Summerhall.Each month resident DJs Yves and William Francis (and guests) play unboundaried dance music... [more]
Thu 23 Jan 2020
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Fleetwood Mac's Rumours: Performed by The Transatlantic Ensemble - Xmas Special
20:00 - 23:00
The outstanding Transatlantic Ensemble, return to Summerhall Edinburgh this Xmas, to perform Fleetwood Mac's iconic Rumours album, live on the evening of Wednesday December 18th. If you’ve... [more]
Sat 14 Dec 2019
Siobhan Wilson & Friends
19:00 - 22:00
To celebrate the release of her upcoming EP release this Winter, Edinburgh-based Siobhan Wilson returns to the Summerhall Dissection Room to enchant you with emotionally-driven,... [more]
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Cold Turkey's Warm Stuffing: Kathryn Joseph, Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen, Withered Hand
19:30 - late
Kathryn Joseph joins us for Cold Turkey this December - the haunting songs of Kathryn's debut album Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood You've Spilled won the Scottish Album of the Year Award in... [more]
Sun 01 Dec 2019
Aldous Harding
15:00 - 18:00 / 19:30 - 22:30 (sold out)
An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. Her body and face a weapon of theatre, Harding dances with steeled fervor, baring her teeth like a... [more]