Here is Boston Bar Old Town in Edinburgh at a glance. It has live music 7 nights a week. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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Standing capacity
grassroots room
In detail
Live music
7 nights a week
Today·Closed
20:00–01:00Opens in 9h 20m 14s
Backline
TBC
Books
Mixed
01 — Inside the room
4 photos
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Everything about Boston Bar Old Town that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 7 nights a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
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Boston Bar Old Town publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
MonToday
20:00–01:00
Tue
20:00–01:00
Wed
20:00–01:00
Thu
20:00–01:00
Fri
18:00–03:00
Sat
12:00–03:00
Sun
12:00–01:00
06 — What's on stage
TBC
The stage kit at Boston Bar Old Town is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about.
PA system
TBC
Drum kit
TBC
Guitar amp
TBC
Bass amp
TBC
Keys / keyboard
TBC
Vocal mics
TBC
In-house engineer
TBC
07 — About
Old Town, Edinburgh
About Boston Bar Old Town
Here is the story of Boston Bar Old Town in Edinburgh so far. It has live music 7 nights a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Boston Bar Old Town is a grassroots music venue in Old Town, Edinburgh.
Listing notes
Boston Bar Old Town opened on 20 February 2026 at 13 Niddry Street, in the former Globe Bar between the Royal Mile and the Cowgate.
It is a late-night Irish-American bar with a focus on live music and sport. Trade press lists trad sessions, comedy, quiz nights and DJs in its programme, and the bar's own site promises intimate gigs and says it has live music 7 nights a week, without naming nights or acts.
Comedy runs in a dedicated room called the Craic Hoose.
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08 — What's on
Nothing listed
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Boston Bar Old Town opened on 20 February 2026 at 13 Niddry Street, in the former Globe Bar between the Royal Mile and the Cowgate.
It is a late-night Irish-American bar with a focus on live music and sport. Trade press lists trad sessions, comedy, quiz nights and DJs in its programme, and the bar's own site promises intimate gigs and says it has live music 7 nights a week, without naming nights or acts.
Comedy runs in a dedicated room called the Craic Hoose.
Playing Boston Bar Old Town: what to know
Boston Bar Old Town usually has live music on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. It takes both original music and covers. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. Boston Bar Old Town isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in Edinburgh.
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Nights Boston Bar Old Town usually has live music
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Find Boston Bar Old Town
You will find Boston Bar Old Town at 13 Niddry Street, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps.
The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. Boston Bar Old Town is in Old Town, Edinburgh — use EH1 1LL for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 20 other venues sit in Old Town too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Edinburgh this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in Edinburgh this weekend.
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Boston Bar Old Town is #34 of 118 Edinburgh venues for live music
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Common Questions
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10 — Small print9 answersCommon questions
These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting Boston Bar Old Town. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page.
Boston Bar Old Town has not listed its kit yet — check with the venue before you book. For venues with gear listed, see the Edinburgh venue directory.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Edinburgh grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
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13 Niddry Street, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL. See the map below for directions. Browse more Edinburgh venues nearby.
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The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is EH1 1LL. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
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Boston Bar Old Town in brief. Boston Bar Old Town in Old Town, Edinburgh, is a live music room. The live nights are most often Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Nearby rooms: Brewhemia, Captain's Bar and Fiddler's Arms - or browse the full Edinburgh venue directory.
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