Edinburgh · large venue · Verified open
600-capacity Cowgate room with a Nexo rig, rebuilt after the 2002 fire
About 600 standing · about 170 seated, house PA. Rock, Punk, Metal.
Nearby venuesUpdated 13 November 2026
At a glance, La Belle Angele in Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh is summed up below. It books rock, punk and metal acts. There is an in-house PA.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 19:00–03:00Opens in 11h 08m 58s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Rock · Punk · Metal |
4 photos show the inside of La Belle Angele, from the stage to the bar. It books rock, punk and metal acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book La Belle Angele, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books rock, punk and metal acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 600 standing · about 170 seated |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | 22:00 |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | RockPunkMetal |
| Website | la-belleangele.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
La Belle Angele is at 11 Hastie's Close, Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1HJ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1HJ
The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
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| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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La Belle Angele publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 19:00–03:00 |
| Tue | 19:00–03:00 |
| Wed | 19:00–03:00 |
| Thu | 19:00–03:00 |
| FriToday | 19:00–03:00 |
| Sat | 19:00–03:00 |
| Sun | 19:00–03:00 |
La Belle Angele 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 La Belle Angele, from the venue and its listings. It books rock, punk and metal acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
La Belle Angele is a live music venue in Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 600. It books Rock, Punk, Metal, Indie, Blues, Folk, Electronic.
Listing notesLa Belle Angele is a 600-capacity club and live music venue in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town at 11 Hastie's Close (EH1 1HJ), just off the Cowgate. The original venue stood at the forefront of the city's underground art, music and clubbing scene through the nineties, hosting early shows by Oasis, Radiohead and The Libertines, before being destroyed in the December 2002 Cowgate fire. Rebuilt and reopened in 2015, it now programmes club nights and live artists across the board: the autumn 2026 diary takes in King King (24 September), The Olllam (25 September), Wargasm (13 November), Goat Girl (22 November) and The Exploited (20 December) alongside emo, metal and RnB club nights. The house spec is serious: 600 standing or 170 seated (200 without the front-of-house sound position), a 6.8m by 6.4m stage with a 0.8m rise, a full Nexo STM PA with eight Nexo PS15R2 monitor wedges and eight stage mixes, a Yamaha QL5 console, in-house crowd barrier and a drum riser. Live shows run to a 10pm curfew unless agreed otherwise, and club nights run to 3am on the standard licence. Shows are 18+, with 14+ gigs possible by arrangement. Venue office 0131 220 1161. A cornerstone of Edinburgh's grassroots and electronic music culture.
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There are 6 upcoming gigs listed at La Belle Angele. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Edinburgh gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
| 15Nov · Sun | Teenage Fanclub 19:00Rock |
| 16Nov · Mon | Joshua Idehen 19:00DJ / Electronic |
| 19Nov · Thu | The Big Moon 19:00Rock |
| 20Nov · Fri | Small Fakers Live plus support from The Kinks Experience 18:30TicketsTribute Act |
| 21Nov · Sat | feeble little horse 19:00Rock |
| 4Dec · Fri | The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Christmas Special 19:00Tribute Act |
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| 03 | Edinburgh Corn Exchange up3 | 8 gigs |
| 04 | La Belle Angele This venue down1 | 7 gigs |
| 05 | PJ Molloys down1 | 7 gigs |
| 06 | The Alhambra Theatre down1 | 7 gigs |
| 07 | The Queen's Hall New | 7 gigs |
| 08 | The Usher Hall up2 | 7 gigs |
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| 10 | DreadnoughtRock down3 | 4 gigs |
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La Belle Angele
600-capacity Cowgate room with a Nexo rig, rebuilt after the 2002 fire
- c. 600
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 19:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Rock
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 13 November 2026
La Belle Angele — Quick Facts
La Belle Angele capacity: about 600 standing, about 170 seated. 600-capacity Cowgate room with a Nexo rig, rebuilt after the 2002 fire. Here are the key facts on La Belle Angele at a glance.
By size, La Belle Angele is the 9th largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Dalkeith Miners Club (about 550); The CISWO, Glenrothes (about 550) and Galashiels Burgh Hall (about 500).
La Belle Angele's listed capacity is about 600 standing - a large room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Edinburgh, the middle-sized room we list holds about 210 - La Belle Angele is well above that. At 500 and up, a room mostly books touring acts through agents and promoters rather than direct approaches; local acts usually get on the bill through support slots. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
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Inside La Belle Angele
La Belle Angele has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 600. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
La Belle Angele is a live music venue in Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 600. La Belle Angele provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
La Belle Angele books Rock, Punk, Metal, Indie, Blues, Folk, Electronic acts. This listing is part of the Edinburgh venue directory.
La Belle Angele is a 600-capacity club and live music venue in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town at 11 Hastie's Close (EH1 1HJ), just off the Cowgate. The original venue stood at the forefront of the city's underground art, music and clubbing scene through the nineties, hosting early shows by Oasis, Radiohead and The Libertines, before being destroyed in the December 2002 Cowgate fire. Rebuilt and reopened in 2015, it now programmes club nights and live artists across the board: the autumn 2026 diary takes in King King (24 September), The Olllam (25 September), Wargasm (13 November), Goat Girl (22 November) and The Exploited (20 December) alongside emo, metal and RnB club nights. The house spec is serious: 600 standing or 170 seated (200 without the front-of-house sound position), a 6.8m by 6.4m stage with a 0.8m rise, a full Nexo STM PA with eight Nexo PS15R2 monitor wedges and eight stage mixes, a Yamaha QL5 console, in-house crowd barrier and a drum riser. Live shows run to a 10pm curfew unless agreed otherwise, and club nights run to 3am on the standard licence. Shows are 18+, with 14+ gigs possible by arrangement. Venue office 0131 220 1161. A cornerstone of Edinburgh's grassroots and electronic music culture.
Coming up at La Belle Angele: Teenage Fanclub, Joshua Idehen and The Big Moon — every listed date is in the What’s On rail below.
There are no fixed live nights listed for La Belle Angele - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. It lists rock among the genres it books. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The curfew is 22:00 - plan your set to end before it. La Belle Angele 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. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Edinburgh.
By size, La Belle Angele is the 9th largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Dalkeith Miners Club (about 550); The CISWO, Glenrothes (about 550) and Galashiels Burgh Hall (about 500).
Find La Belle Angele
La Belle Angele is at 11 Hastie's Close, Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1HJ. 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 Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find La Belle Angele in Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh; EH1 1HJ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 2 other venues in Cowgate / Old Town, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off (music ends by 22:00), and see what else is on in Edinburgh this week, or book a Edinburgh band for a night of your own.
Leith Arches, The Bongo Club, The Mash House and Leith Depot Bar
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at La Belle Angele
There are 6 upcoming gigs listed at La Belle Angele. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Edinburgh gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Edinburgh venue directory.
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Coming up: Teenage Fanclub, Joshua Idehen, The Big Moon, Small Fakers Live plus support from The Kinks Experience, feeble little horse and The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Christmas Special.
The Edinburgh League
La Belle Angele is #4 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 This venue 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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La Belle Angele in brief. La Belle Angele in Cowgate / Old Town, Edinburgh, is a large room (500 or more) that books rock, punk and metal. Nearby rooms: Leith Arches, The Bongo Club and The Mash House - or browse the full Edinburgh venue directory.
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