Sun 22 May 2022
(RESCHEDULED) 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... [more]
Tue 10 May 2022
(Rescheduled) Andy Shauf
19:00 - 22:00
Few artists are storytellers as deft and disarmingly observational as Andy Shauf. The Toronto-based, Saskatchewan-raised musician's songs unfold like short fiction: they're densely layered with... [more]
Sat 26 Mar 2022
(RESCHEDULED) Roddy Woomble
19:00 - 23:00
Roddy Woomble is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s finest songwriters.Known for his enigmatic lyrics, warm baritone voice and consummate gift for a tune, Roddy has released five solo albums to... [more]
Thu 17 Mar 2022
(rescheduled) Sam Amidon
19:30 - 22:30
Born in 1981 and raised in Vermont by folk-musician parents, Sam Amidon sings and plays fiddle, banjo, and guitar. With his self-titled seventh album, Amidon returns to the vast reservoir of folk... [more]
Fri 03 Dec 2021
Rachel Sermanni
19:00 - 22:00
Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims,... [more]
Sat 27 Nov 2021
(RESCHEDULED) The Great Eastern
12:00 - late
A FESTIVAL OF MUSICAL EXPLORATION + DISCOVERY The Great Eastern is a brand new all-day music festival taking place in Edinburgh on Saturday 27 November. The latest venture from... [more]
Sat 13 Nov 2021
(RESCHEDULED) 65daysofstatic
19:00 - 23:00
For a decade, 65daysofstatic could generally be found on the peripheries of any scene trying to claim them, headed in the opposite direction. From their immediately recognisable aesthetic of... [more]
Wed 10 Nov 2021
(CANCELLED) Lee Scratch Perry
19:30 - 23:00
Due to the sad passing of Lee Scratch Perry, this event has been cancelled. Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee “Scratch” Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and... [more]
Sat 06 Nov 2021
(RESCHEDULED) Admiral Fallow
19:00 - 22:00
Admiral Fallow head to Edinburgh's Summerhall for their first show in the capital in over three years! Glasgow-based 5 piece fronted by Louis Abbott produce heartbreakingly beautiful, sonically... [more]
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]