Sun 22 Mar 2020
(POSTPONED) Yorkston Thorne Khan
19:30 - 22:30
Yorkston Thorne Khan are touring the UK in support of their third album, Navarasa: Nine Emotions, tackling Robert Burns and Sufi poetry via Dick Gaughan and Amīr Khusrow Dehlavī, traditional Scottish songs, ragas and... [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 (Glasgow)! Expect riotous live... [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 innate gift for... [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 arts venue &... [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 band in 1973,... [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 drone. Power has... [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 and included sell... [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 for months after its... [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 sets, as well as... [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 leading young... [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 Mercury Prize and they... [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 on she was welcomed... [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 across genres on the main... [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 pop hooks and a... [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 following of loyal... [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 across genres on the main... [more]
Thu 23 Jan 2020
SHHE
19:00 - 23:00
SHHE is the alter-ego of Scottish-Portuguese artist and producer Su Shaw. Her upcoming self-titled debut album tracks a period of intense personal change. The resulting record is a sparse, haunting and atmospheric... [more]
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 were lucky enough to... [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, ethereal songs. The EP ... [more]
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Dreadzone
19:00 - 23:00
One of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene, Dreadzone have steadily been releasing albums and progressively bettering, refining and perfecting their own unique and... [more]
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 2015 Hollie... [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 Bunraku puppet's... [more]
Fri 29 Nov 2019
World Headquarters & Nat Turner Live
100% Soul with Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir (live)
19:00 - 22:00
100% Soul with Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir (live), returns to Summerhall this November. This amazing show sold out at this Summer's Festival literally weeks in advance... The outstanding Voices of Virtue Gospel... [more]
Sat 23 Nov 2019
The Dissection: Arab Strap's Philophobia
20:00 - 22:00
The Dissection returns to Summerhall, a series of music and conversation dedicated to exploring classic Scottish albums with the people who made them. Under the microscope this time is Arab Strap’s seminal 1998... [more]
Sat 23 Nov 2019
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 across genres on the main... [more]
Thu 21 Nov 2019
David Thomas Broughton + Thor & Friends
19:30 - 22:30
A double-headline show featuring David Thomas Broughton and Thor & Friends. Support from Faith Eliott. David Thomas Broughton Celebrated live performer exploring awkwardness through songs of beauty and... [more]
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Angel Bat Dawid (CANCELLED)
19:30 - 22:30
Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago's jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the potency, prowess, spirit &... [more]
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Aly Bain, Ale Möller & Bruce Molsky
19:30 - 22:30
Shetland fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky unite to explore their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures. They... [more]
Fri 15 Nov 2019
The KT Bush Band
19:30 - 22:30
Featuring original members of Kate Bush's 1977 KT Bush Band, this is far more than a Kate Bush tribute act. Guitarist Brian Bath went on, with Del Palmer, to perform on the original Tour Of Life with Kate, as well as on... [more]