Kate Tempest is a poet, rapper and playwright from South East London who will be scratching new work in response to the atmospheric space of Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre.

Little Bulb Theatre

GOOSE PARTY: Migrate, Celebrate, GOOSE PARTY!
The Identity Tour (a search for identity)
Treat your sweet self to the party’s sonic antipasti in a high-octane evening of madcap musical wildness, wilderness and calamity.

Ten Tracks, l’Institut Français d’Écosse and Summerhall present part one of two events dedicated to the cinéconcert format – the creation and performance of new soundtracks to existing films of the musicians’ choice. FOUND, Tokamak and Lipsync for a Lullaby’s styles contrast, but all of them share a creativity and intensity which suits accompaniment to [...]

Summerhall’s only stand-up comedy event for 2011, LOLfest is raising money for Shelter Scotland and features performances from award-winning comedians Josie Long, Daniel Kitson, and Robin Ince, as well as music from ballboy. twitter:  @lolfest www.shelter.org.uk/lolfest         This event is now sold out.

This year, as part of Ten Tracks’ exploration of the cinéconcert format, the LuckyMe collective bring Mike Slott to the Fringe to perform his alternative soundtrack live to the award-winning Russian film ‘The Return’. Mike Slott is an Irish producer who now operates fromNew York City. Slott’s productions are characterized by layered dark hip hop beats [...]

The DALI are a four piece music band from Belarus.

DALI have a wide following in Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine as well as increasingly in the west. Victór Rudenka toured the UK in 2008 as well as appearing on MTV’s Unplugged. The band’s musical style has been described as, “A hurricane of hard electronic riffs and touching lyrics filled with urban romanticism.”

Spend the first Sunday of the Fringe hanging out inEdinburgh’s most unusual new bar: Summerhall’s Dissection Room. Grab a drink, listen to some fine music and buy lots of great records from some ofScotland’s best loved record labels and bands. Including stalls from Chemikal Underground; De-Fence Records; Fence Records; FOUND; Gerry Loves Records; LuckyMe; Retreat!; Song, [...]

Developed over an 18 month period of conversation and questions, The Soldier’s Song offers an intimate screen karaoke liaison with a currently serving soldier.