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Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here

Optimo (Espacio)

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The legendary duo JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to the Dissection Room for the first time since our last incredible session back in February 2020. Renowned for their visionary and exploratory musical approach during sets, as well as throwing some of the best parties on the planet, experience one of the most influential and eclectic late nights ever formulated in Scotland.

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Summerhall Presents

(Postponed to August 2022) Hogmanay 2021: Magic Nostalgic

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Summerhall returns for a New Year’s Eve celebration like no other! Every 30 minutes at Magic Nostalgic, we’ll invite someone from the crowd to come up onto the stage and spin the wheel. Wherever it lands determines what kind of music you’ll find yourself singing along to for the next 30 minutes. Will it be 90’s rave? Power ballads? Brit pop? Hip-hop? Disco divas? Girl bands vs boy bands? Only fate (and a big glittery wheel) will decide…

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NEHH & Mediterraneo present

Mediterraneo: Carnevale 2022! With The Badwills, TuFlamenco and Los Cumbiatones

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Mediterraneo and Nothing Ever Happens Here Present Carnevale 2022, a wild masquerade featuring Italian Pizzica, Spanish Flamenco and Colombian Cumbia, with some of Edinburgh’s best foot-stomping live bands – The Badwills, TuFlamenco, and Los Cumbiatones. It’s the time to go crazy, to wear your best costume, your good dancing shoes, and your best mask – of the fun kind!

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Revolt!

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Sonic experimentation and artistic freedom – Revolt is now at Summerhall for its second edition of queer experimentalism. Expect a blend of techno and experimental electronic music from qik.uh and resident DJ Petfood, alongside a curated exhibit of multimedia art by Holly Hollis and additional work by resident artist Harley Beentjes.

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Revolt!

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Revolt is back at Summerhall for its third edition of queer experimentalism and techno madness. Artists Shawn Nayar and Amelia Clark – both undertaking degrees in Fine Art at ECA – will be showcasing some of their work, including provocative nude imagery and large scale paintings alongside graphics from resident artist Harley Beentjes. Expect a

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Summerhall Festival 2022

Summerhall 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Summerhall’s programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 is now live!

Summerhall is a space for everyone. Whether you’re engaging with our performance programme, partying at one of our club nights, grabbing a drink in the pub, or simply soaking up the atmosphere in our hidden courtyard, there is something at Summerhall for you to explore, discover and enjoy this August.

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Optimo Espacio

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

It’s been nearly a year since Optimo graced Summerhall with their presence – The duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to the Dissection Room with another eclectic and euphoric session which has made them legends in the Glasgow and international club scene, now into their 25th year – Optimo (Espacio) is still throwing

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249

249’s Queer Party For All

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

249 is a ramshackle queer party for all with live music, open-mic and DJs. December’s party will be teeming with exciting, local talent, plus a surprise Xmas gameshow! DECEMBER LINE-UP: AKELA OPEN MIC HOSTED BY ALICE RABBIT CHLOE ROZE DJ FOXXY FESTIVE GAMES + OTHER DELIGHTS MANIATRIX SKILLIS And so much more… Standard Advance –

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Summerhall Presents

Hogmanay 2022

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Celebrate the biggest night of the year at Summerhall with The Soul Foundation! After a string of sell-out Hogmanay events (and two cancelled ones!) Summerhall returns with a bang for a New Year’s Eve celebration like no other.

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249 Presents...

249’s Queer Party for All

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

249 is a ramshackle queer party for all with live-music, open-mic, DJ’s & more… Valentine’s day month brings us a Blind Date special, with the legendary Alice Rabbit on hosting duties. FEBRUARY LINE UP: MAZ & THE PHANTASMS ALICE RABBIT OPEN MIC 249 HOUSEPARTY PLAYLIST BLIND DATE HIBA Early Bird: £5 Standard Advance: £8 On

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NEHH Presents… Optimo Espacio feat. Isa Gordon

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to Summerhall’s Dissection Room with another one of their eclectic and euphoric sessions which has made them legends in the Glasgow and international club scene. Going strong for over 25 years, Optimo Espacio are still throwing some of the best parties on the planet. Isa is

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NEHH Presents… Magic Nostalgic

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Having led a bit of nomadic existence since the closure of The Electric Circus in 2017, the club famed for its spinning wheel of musical categories returns to Summerhall, the venue that saw two memorable nights either side of the pandemic (NYE 2019 and August 2022). Fresh from selling out Glasgow’s legendary King Tuts Wah

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CANCELLED: NEHH & The Bristol Branch present… FORRÓZINHO FEAT. Dias Brazil

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. All ticket holders will be contacted and full refunds will be processed within five business days after cancellation date (18/04/23). We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Forrózinho is a reoccurring dance night – we hope to see you at a future performance.

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249 Presents...

249’s Ramshackle Pride Perty

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

249 is a ramshackle queer party for all, featuring live music, open-mic, club anthems and nonsense. Pride month, innit? So please expect full-blown festival vibes and a star-studded line-up. LIVE MUSIC FROM BONAFIDE BANGIN’ ARTISTS Mike McKenzie Megan Black and Band 249 Resident Supremo, Chloe Roze. OPEN-MIC – Alice Rabbit is on hosting duties. Hoose-Perty

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NEHH & The Bristol Branch Present… FORRÓZINHO – World Acoustic Dance Party

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Good times, world grooves and great dancing! The Branch has a drive to get the dance floor moving to traditional sounds from around the globe. They play up-tempo Brazilian forró and baião with a sprinkling of samba, zydeco and ceilidh – any style that suits their trademark sound of fiddle, accordion, driving percussion and vocals.

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249 Presents...

249’s Ramshackle Queer Party for All – Friday the 13th

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

249 is a Ramshackle Queer Party for All, featuring live music from local stars, club-anthems, open mic and nonsense. Fancy a bump (in the night)? Join us on Friday the 13th for a spooky sesh in Summerhall. This month´s line-up will send shivers down your spine and flutters up your fanny… • Amazing live acts

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Lau-Land

Lau-Land Late Club

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lau-Land festival finishes with a bang as Lau’s legendary late club returns! Previous nights have completely sold out so get tickets quick. A selection of eclectic, imaginative artists to touch your heart and move your feet. This will be the place to be. BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Gemma Cairney brings her sensational multi-genre party

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MASSAOKE: Greatest Hits Live (SOLD OUT)

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

MASSAOKE is a giant sing-along party featuring all the greatest hairbrush anthems of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and beyond, supercharged with mash-ups, megamixes, video screens, giant sing-along lyrics, confetti, balloons, face-melting guitar solos, inflatable microphones and YOU – the real stars of the show.

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249 Presents...

249’s Queer Party for All – Dinnae Stress December Disco

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

249 is a Ramshackle Queer Party for All with live music, open-mic and club-anthems. Whether you like this time of year or not, we wanted to throw a gigantic queer party to say, dinnae stress, it’ll be fine xxx So come along to the inaugural Dinnae Stress December Disco for a stress-free night of titillating

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Arusa & Jeem’s Valentine’s School Disco

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Grab your pals, loved ones and frenemies for a Valentine’s disco celebrating love (and anti-love) in all its forms. Expect slow jams, R&B bangers and pop romance all night, plus some extra little surprises. Strictly school disco vibes – think glitter, glowsticks and snacks! Enjoy our group promo offer – buy 4 tickets for this

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Edinburgh Dub Club: Messenger Soundsystem meets Mighty Oak Sound

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

After three sold out dances in 2023, Edinburgh Dub Club returns in a unity style with the original Scottish rootsman Messenger Soundsystem playing alongside Mighty Oak Sound. This is a dub / reggae dance in the traditional sense – 2 hand-build and highly regarded soundsystems meeting up for a friendly session whereby each sound takes

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Maranta presents...

Microsteria

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Welcome to MICROSTERIA where the micro is made massive. Join us on Friday 22nd March as Maranta host the 6th edition of this illusory spectacle in the Summerhall Dissection Room. A night of electronically-mutated music and visuals, costume and performance… bound to dilate pupils and minds. A sensory-synthesising night of improvisation and collaboration across art