Edinburgh · small venue · Verified open
Neighbourhood bar with live music.
About 70 standing, live music 3 nights a week, house PA. Folk, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, Home Bar in Edinburgh is summed up below. It has live music 3 nights a week. It books folk and acoustic acts.
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| Live music | 3 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–01:00Opens in 8h 09m 08s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Folk · Acoustic |
4 photos show the inside of Home Bar, from the stage to the bar. It books folk and acoustic acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book Home Bar, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 3 nights a week. It books folk and acoustic acts.
| Capacity | about 70 standing |
| Live nights | Wed, Thu, Fri |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkAcoustic |
| Website | homebaredinburgh.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 23 Oct 2026 |
Home Bar is at 69 Home St, Edinburgh, EH3 9JP. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
Edinburgh EH3 9JP
The nearest station is West End - Princes Street (tram stop), about 15 minutes' walk away.
Home Bar for artists: Home Bar has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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Home Bar publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 16:00–01:00 |
| Tue | 16:00–01:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–01:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–01:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sat | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sun | 16:00–01:00 |
Home Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on Home Bar, from the venue and its listings. It books folk and acoustic acts. It has live music 3 nights a week.
Home Bar is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 70. It books Folk, Acoustic.
Listing notesHome Bar is a relaxed neighbourhood bar at 69 Home Street in Edinburgh's Tollcross (EH3 9JP), open seven days until late. It runs a packed live-music week: a Wednesday folk drop-in session at 8pm, a Thursday open-mic night at 9pm and live music every Friday from 7–9pm, plus a Monday quiz with cash prizes. There's a downstairs private function suite that holds 70-plus people, and a pop-up Sando kitchen serving Japanese-inspired food Thursday to Monday. It's an intimate, folk-and-acoustic-leaning room rather than a ticketed band venue — a friendly grassroots stop for singer-songwriters and trad-session players.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Home Bar on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 3 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Thursday - 21:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Edinburgh gig directory.
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Home Bar
Neighbourhood bar with live music. Capacity about 70.
- c. 70
- Capacity
- 3 nights
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Home Bar — Quick Facts
Home Bar capacity: about 70 standing. Neighbourhood bar with live music. Here are the key facts on Home Bar at a glance. It has live music 3 nights a week.
By size, Home Bar is the joint 45th largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Leith Depot Bar (about 70); Sandy Bell's (about 70) and The Black Rose Tavern (about 70).
With room for about 70 standing, Home Bar is a small room by our directory's sizes. The typical Edinburgh room we list holds about 210, so this one is on the smaller side. Small rooms like this reward acts with a loyal local audience: the fee is often a door split, and a full room comes from your own guest list rather than the venue's marketing. The figure is listed, not yet verified, so check it with the venue before you plan around it.
Home Bar this week
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Inside Home Bar
Home Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 70. It has live music 3 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Home Bar is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 70. Home Bar provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
Home Bar books Folk, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the Edinburgh venue directory.
Home Bar is a relaxed neighbourhood bar at 69 Home Street in Edinburgh's Tollcross (EH3 9JP), open seven days until late. It runs a packed live-music week: a Wednesday folk drop-in session at 8pm, a Thursday open-mic night at 9pm and live music every Friday from 7–9pm, plus a Monday quiz with cash prizes. There's a downstairs private function suite that holds 70-plus people, and a pop-up Sando kitchen serving Japanese-inspired food Thursday to Monday. It's an intimate, folk-and-acoustic-leaning room rather than a ticketed band venue — a friendly grassroots stop for singer-songwriters and trad-session players.
Nights Home Bar usually has live music — typical start 21:00
Live nights at Home Bar are usually Wed, Thu, Fri, with music from about 21:00. Its listed genres start with folk. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. Home Bar hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in Edinburgh.
By size, Home Bar is the joint 45th largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Leith Depot Bar (about 70); Sandy Bell's (about 70) and The Black Rose Tavern (about 70).
Find Home Bar
Home Bar is at 69 Home St, Edinburgh, EH3 9JP. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
The nearest station is West End - Princes Street (tram stop), about 15 minutes' walk away. You'll find Home Bar in Edinburgh; EH3 9JP is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Edinburgh this week, or find a band in Edinburgh if you book the music.
Howden Park Centre, Kitty O'Shea's Edinburgh, Malones Edinburgh and Monkey Barrel Comedy
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at Home Bar
The regular night at Home Bar on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 3 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Edinburgh venue directory.
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The Edinburgh League
Home Bar is #47 of 118 Edinburgh venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Backstage at The Green Hotel 10 gigs
- #2 – Cabaret Voltaire 9 gigs
- #3 ▲3 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 8 gigs
- #4 ▼1 La Belle Angele 7 gigs
- #5 ▼1 PJ Molloys 7 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Alhambra Theatre 7 gigs
- #7 NEW The Queen's Hall 7 gigs
- #8 ▲2 The Usher Hall 7 gigs
- #9 ▼1 Liquid Room Edinburgh 6 gigs
- #10 ▼3 DreadnoughtRock 4 gigs
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Home Bar in brief. Home Bar in Edinburgh is a small room (under 150) that books folk and acoustic. Live music is most often on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, usually from 21:00. It also hosts an open mic (every Thursday). Rooms nearby include Howden Park Centre, Kitty O'Shea's Edinburgh and Malones Edinburgh; the Edinburgh venue directory has the rest.
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