Edinburgh · 344 upcoming · 31 venues
Live gigs in Edinburgh
Every grass-roots gig in Edinburgh - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Edinburgh344
Upcoming
gigs
at 31 Edinburgh venuesgigs
| This week | 40 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 31 |
| Gig Scene Score | 92 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
344 gigsPick your night
When
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Starts17:00 Edinburgh Corn ExchangeEdinburgh Corn Exchange · Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart · Edinburgh 
Gasgiant, Lucid Liars & Stuart HoneymanSneaky Pete's · City Centre · Edinburgh 19:00Tonight 
Australian Pink Floyd ShowUsher Hall · City Centre · Edinburgh 19:00Tonight 
Habibi Studios Halloween EditionThe Biscuit Factory · Leith Walk · Edinburgh 20:00Tonight 
Royal Mile International Piano Series -The Beethoven SonatasSt Giles Cathedral · City Centre · Edinburgh 18:30Mon 2 Nov 
Mae StephensSneaky Pete's. · City Centre · Edinburgh 19:00Mon 2 Nov 
Van MorrisonUsher Hall · City Centre · Edinburgh 18:30Tue 3 Nov 
Alien Ant FarmLiquid Room · City Centre · Edinburgh 19:00Wed 4 Nov 
The Zombie Economists supporting Divine ShadeBannerman's Bar · City Centre · Edinburgh 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Juliets Not Dead - One Stop from Infinity TourDreadnoughtRock · Bathgate · Edinburgh 18:00Thu 5 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score92
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Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 95 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 78 |
| Venues | 94 |
| Coverage | 90 |
| Affordability | 90 |
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Aberdeen90Aberystwyth2Accrington15Aldershot4B
Basildon38Bath55Bedford19Belfast252Billericay4Birmingham553Blackburn15Blackpool70Boston7Bournemouth50Bradford112Brighton209Bristol232Broxbourne24C
Cambridge36Cardiff149Carlisle10Chelmsford8Cheltenham14Coventry104Crawley1D
Derby118Derry21Doncaster6Dublin2Dundee52Durham15E
Egham8Epsom12Exeter51F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow783Gloucester6Grimsby4H
Hastings36Hereford9High Wycombe23Horley1Hull67I
Inverness28Ipswich37L
Leeds256Leicester59Lincoln30Liverpool468London1270Luton20M
Maidstone31Manchester739Margate8Middlesbrough41Milton Keynes39N
Newcastle263Newquay24Newry10Northampton74Norwich47Nottingham180O
Oxford21P
Peterborough29Plymouth17Portsmouth28Preston85R
Rawtenstall32Reading50S
Scarborough31Sheffield162Southampton171Stockton-on-Tees26Stoke-on-Trent47Sunderland7Sutton57Swansea22Swindon12T
Telford9Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville12Watford46Welshpool1Weymouth6Woking25Wolverhampton94Wrexham49Y
York30
EDINBURGH · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Edinburgh
4 gigs tonight · 4 this weekend · 40 this week. 344 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Gig Scene Score
92 /100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
344Upcoming Gigs
40This Week
0%Free Entry
31Venues
Promoting a Edinburgh gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
31 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s grass-roots circuit is a busy one — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights — and the Edinburgh weekly gig guide sets out the next four weeks night by night. This directory gathers every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Edinburgh: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, in date order.
Want other Edinburgh pages? Have a look at how to book live music in Edinburgh, Edinburgh open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Edinburgh guide, or find a band in Edinburgh. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Edinburgh this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
344 upcoming gigs in Edinburgh · sorted by date · page 1 of 15.
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NOV
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Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Edinburgh Corn Exchange·Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
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Gasgiant, Lucid Liars & Stuart Honeyman
Sneaky Pete's·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Australian Pink Floyd Show
Usher Hall·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Habibi Studios Halloween Edition
The Biscuit Factory·Leith Walk, Edinburgh
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Royal Mile International Piano Series -The Beethoven Sonatas
St Giles Cathedral·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Mae Stephens
Sneaky Pete's.·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Van Morrison
Usher Hall·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Alien Ant Farm
Liquid Room·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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The Zombie Economists supporting Divine Shade
Bannerman's Bar·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Juliets Not Dead - One Stop from Infinity Tour
DreadnoughtRock·Bathgate, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Lene Lovich, Stigmata Presents
Bannermans·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Underground Connect Instalment II: DeadRising
The Banshee Labyrinth·City Centre, Edinburgh
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- GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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NOV
5
Alabama 3
The Caves·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Mark Olson
Backstage at The Green Hotel·Kinross-shire, Edinburgh
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The Zips
DreadnoughtRock·Bathgate, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Mosaics
P J Molloys·Dunfermline Central, Edinburgh
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Shay O'Dowd
Cabaret Voltaire·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Goodbye Blue Monday with Special Guests!
The Banshee Labyrinth·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Cherry Red, Syrena, Nova Scotia, Filthy Casuals
The Mash House·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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Flirting with Alison
The Wee Red Bar·City Centre, Edinburgh
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NOV
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The Polis Live @ La Belle
La Belle Angele·City Centre, Edinburgh
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Skerryvore
Edinburgh Corn Exchange·Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
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P J Molloys
P J Molloys·Dunfermline Central, Edinburgh
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Och Vey, Diasporadics, Becka Wolfe: Echo Library Fundraiser
The Village, Leith Walk·Leith Walk, Edinburgh
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- GenrePunk Rock, Folk, Hip-Hop
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Edinburgh Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Edinburgh, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Edinburgh page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 40 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Edinburgh venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 344 upcoming gigs.
344 upcoming gigs listed for Edinburgh. 40 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Edinburgh gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Edinburgh open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Edinburgh. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Edinburgh. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Edinburgh shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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What Edinburgh is booking. The 344 gigs on file lean rock, pop and tribute act, with 31 genres in the mix overall. Dunfermline Central (29) and Kinross-shire (25) hold the most, out of 16 areas with a show on.
Where and when. Backstage at The Green Hotel has the most dates on (30), ahead of St Giles' Cathedral (28). The busiest night is Saturday, with 115 of the dates. Across the 7 gigs with a listed ticket price, the middle one is £15.
Here to play or to book? The Edinburgh venue directory lists the rooms with their kit and capacity, and the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Glasgow, Aberdeen and Newcastle.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Edinburgh this week, the Edinburgh open mics and Edinburgh venues.