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Calton Consort: Lumière et Ombre — Quick Facts
Poulenc Figure Humaine and other French choral masterpieces
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The Details
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DateSaturday, 12 June 2027
Doors19:30
Entry£15.00
AgesAll ages
Where
Canongate KirkCity Centre Edinburgh EH8 8BN
About this venue
Canongate Kirk hosts grass-roots gigs in Edinburgh. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night — check the details panel above. Find Canongate Kirk online
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Calton Consort: Lumière et Ombre are playing Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh on Saturday, 12 June 2027. Doors open at 19:30, with the night wrapping by 20:30. Tickets are £15.00 — pay on the door. This listing is part of the Edinburgh grass-roots gig directory — browse more upcoming Edinburgh gigs there.
Poulenc Figure Humaine and other French choral masterpieces
VenueCanongate Kirk, Edinburgh
The Artist — Calton Consort: Lumière et Ombre
Calton Consort: Lumière et Ombre headlines this Edinburgh gig on Saturday, 12 June 2027. Listening before the night helps you decide if the bill matches your taste.
Canongate Kirk is one of Edinburgh's grass-roots venues on GigXchange — the kind of small-capacity room where you can stand close to the band and the bill changes every week. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night, so always cross-check with the gig details panel or the venue's own page closer to the date.
Grass-roots gigs in Edinburgh are intimate by design: most rooms cap below 200, the band is on stage close to the floor, and the support acts often deserve as much attention as the headliner. Arrive within thirty minutes of doors to catch the openers and pick a sightline you're happy with.
Tickets are £15.00 on the door — bring cash or a card, depending on the venue.
Travelling? Check the map below for the exact location of Canongate Kirk, or jump to the Edinburgh live music hub for what else is on around the same time.
What do gigs like this pay? Check live UK gig rates by role, city, and venue size — built from real booking data across the industry.
Booking or playing in Edinburgh? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually
pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind
every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
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