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Event Series After Party
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After Party

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An autobiographical performance of personal and political comedowns growing up in the aftermath of New Labour, scored by a live DJ. This is a show about late nights, early mornings, party politics and men who let you down. You know what they say, things can only get better…

Event Category:
Event Series After Party
Event Series

After Party

TechCube 0

An autobiographical performance of personal and political comedowns growing up in the aftermath of New Labour, scored by a live DJ. This is a show about late nights, early mornings, party politics and men who let you down. You know what they say, things can only get better…

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Regular Music

John Maus

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

John Maus is a truly enigmatic musician. Broadly cut from the synth pop cloth, he’s fashioned the frosty minimalism of its fabric into a cloak of infinite meaning, genuine grace

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Chrysanths ‘Leave No Shadow’ Album Launch

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Chrysanths (Modern Studies front woman Emily Scott) launches ‘Leave No Shadow’, the lush orchestral LP out on Chemikal Underground September 13th. Joined by full band and strings, this promises to be lush.

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Liz Jones & Broken Windows Album Launch + Tiptrick

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Broken Windows launch a new album, Double Measures, in their home town, with friends and special guests Tiptrick. Original roots rockers with a ‘live’ reputation for psychedelic blasts and a

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Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival

Animations of the late Eastern Bloc (1980-1997) (N/C 18+)

Red Lecture Theatre

The second instalment of bizarre, eerie, and unique animated films from the late Eastern Bloc (1980-1997). A surgery is performed on a bust of Joseph Stalin, a yeti living in the mountains of Kazakhstan gets to listen to The B-52s, and a man pawns his face to buy a lottery ticket…

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Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival 2024

Short film competition (N/C 18+)

Red Lecture Theatre

Samizdat presents a unique and vibrant collection of 17 films entered into our Short Film Competition. Out of the 1100+ submissions we received this year, our curators have carefully selected some of the finest contemporary shorts from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Meteor Airlines

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

For the first time, Meteor Airlines is set to bring their unique sound to Scotland. This event is an exciting opportunity for Scotland’s audiences to experience the rich, culturally infused rock music of Meteor Airlines, a band that not only entertains but also educates and connects listeners to the Moroccan Amazigh culture.

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Event Series Mare Music presents…
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Mare Music

Frankie Archer

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Frankie Archer has exploded onto the electrofolk scene with music that transcends stereotypes using a combination of manipulated samples, synths, drum tracks and earthy Northumbrian fiddle and voice to capture her audience. Her aim? To shake up genres and traditions, challenge perspectives and call for a fairer future.

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Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival 2024

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel/Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell (Grigori Kromanov, 1979) (N/C 15+)

Red Lecture Theatre

In this hypnotising sci-fi noir, inspector Glebsky arrives at a remote hotel in response to a call out: except there is nothing to investigate, yet. As he meets its strange guests, the hotel is cut off from civilization by an avalanche – and bizarre events start to unfold.