Album launch for Adam Stafford’s new long player, Daylight Slavings, on Gerry Loves Records. To welcome the record, Stafford will lead a trio at Summerhall’s Old Lab, with support from Bell Lungs.
Triple bill of Alt Rock Punk – Oliver Wardell and the Personnel, Gutterblood and Cowboy Hunters
Elevate is a night showcasing the brilliant and diverse talents of disabled musicians from Drake Music Scotland. This gig is a celebration of diversity, creativity and the power of music. The line up features a number of groups and solo performers playing classic covers and original compositions, all backed by a house band. The evening
Echoes of Prince is a very special and unique show, an opera funk in tribute to The Kid Of Minneapolis, created by the Parisian funk band, Echoes Of, better known recently as Jéroboam on Space Grapes Records and Echoes Of A New Dawn Orchestra for Kyoto Jazz Massive. If you get a chance to see
We’re raising the roof and the temperature at Summerhall’s inaugural summer disco, with R&B bangers, sun kissed classics and poolside pop transporting you to the beach. Hawaiian shirts, beach inflatables and sunnies at the ready. Strictly school disco vibes – think glitter, glowsticks and refreshing snacks.
An urgent and compelling solo performance using improvised live double bass, electronic music and experimental film to reflect on the overwhelm of news headlines, government manipulation and the increasingly chaotic times we’re living through. More importantly, it’s about how art can help us cope. The Relentless Approach of Better Times invites you on a journey
Giant Hogweed is sharing the stage with NANI. They have love on their side so they can’t possibly lose.
R.A.P. Ferreira fka milo aka scallops hotel is an MC, producer and theorist working in the Black arts tradition commonly categorised as rap. Having founded the label ruby yacht in 2015 and since releasing all of his music through this channel, Ferreira has earned a sizable following within independent hip hop by rigorous, constant touring and an elevated, explorational style of performance. He is known for an uncompromised, utopic flow that speaks directly to the root of the listener.
Welcome to Rhythm & Revolution! Started a year ago in an intimate cellar in Marchmont, it has become a monthly jazz, fusion and world beat local gathering. For our Summerhall debut, marking Rhythm & Revolution’s first birthday, we are bringing together two of Edinburgh’s new generation jazz groups, Zoracle and Echo Hotel Collective, alongside DJ Mark Quinn!
Burd Ellen is a project featuring Debbie Armour (Alasdair Roberts, Green Ribbons) and Gayle Brogan (Pefkin, Electroscope). The group uses traditional song to explore and evoke dark landscapes and deep stories. Innovative instrumentation, drone and sound-wash support detailed vocal work to create a unique sonic atmosphere. They are twice featured in The Guardian’s Folk Albums
Yeah You is the Welsh /father/daughter duo Elvin Brandhi and Gustav Thomas. Their spontaneous sonic outpouring spews unfiltered into jagged pop requiems made from a variety of tools in endlessly shifting contexts. With support from Edinburgh’s Off Brand.
Wojtek the Bear’s new album Shaking Hands with the NME was recorded in 2023 under the gaze of legendary producer Stephen Street. They will celebrate its launch by sharing their stage with Scottish legends BMX Bandits. This event has unfortunately been postponed and will be rescheduled – all ticket holders have been contacted and any
In 2021 Holy Other returned with Lieve, his first new work to be released in nine years, and the start of a new chapter. Emerging from an extended stay at Bidston Observatory on the Wirral, Lieve was recorded throughout 2020 in the North West of England. Using the acoustics of the observatory — the cavernous
THIS GIG IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESCHEDULED AND WILL NOT GO AHEAD ON 12th MAY. We have contacted ticket-holders, and will be in touch as soon as we have confirmed the new date for this event. All tickets for the original date will be valid. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Constant
Since first emerging in early-2020 with the anthemic ‘Quit Fucking Around’ and releasing a critically acclaimed 3-part EP trilogy between 2020 and 2022, Francis of Delirium aka Jana Bahrich and collaborator Chris Hewett, have gained praise for distilling the angst and despair that plagues a generation who faces an uncertain present and future.
★彡[the story]彡★ As dusk settles in on a cold wet spring evening, a misty veil of haar hangs in the air. Against this muted backdrop, the silhouette of an old college looms, its weathered façade beckoning you to explore further. As you venture in, the distant echoes of a rhythmic sound can be heard in
LA-based, by way of Florida rapper YUNGMORPHEUS announces his forthcoming new solo album. Picking up right where he left off with his prolific run of projects in 2022, his new album From Whence It Came was released April 28 via Lex Records.
Described by Distorted Sound Magazine as a “furious, unrelenting combination of gritty vocals, blistering riffs and hammer-blow like drums”, Edinburgh’s veteran thrashers Disposable have been delivering their energetic and ferocious brand of metal to crowds in the U.K. and Europe for almost 15 years. Support from Brasser and Slow Karma
For two years Insider Trading have haunted the Edinburgh underground circuit, becoming a staple of the post-punk scene. A blend of textural post-rock with furious walls of sound reminiscent of 80s no-wave with gentler melodic aspects of slowcore, they have carved a unique sonic identity in the Edinburgh gig landscape.
Lonnie Holley’s art and music, born out of struggle, hardship (but perhaps more importantly), out of furious curiosity and biological necessity, has manifested itself in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, performance, music and filmmaking.
Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul (pronounched Breetch-er Hime-bowl) is a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, Brìghde’s style is rooted in her language and culture, but draws inspiration from a variety of global piping traditions, such as from Eastern Europe, Cape Breton and Ireland.
Originally from the Highlands, Niamhy Mac is now based in Scotland’s capital. Despite being a relative newcomer to the live scene, the young artist has already performed at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, for Tiny Changes, Sofar Sounds, youth music project Musicplus+ and she’s been championed by Scotland On Sunday and secured airplay via Amazing Radio.
Forgetting The Future are snowballing after their recent sold out Scottish headline tour this December past and are ready to blow the roof clean off of Edinburgh’s very own Summerhall. With an incredible year planned ahead of them, Forgetting The Future are set to conquer the country after their last Edinburgh show sold out in
Experience a performance from Edinburgh Napier University’s graduating music students: indie folk group Curiosity Shop, led by Sonny Scott; indie rock singer-songwriter Calum Anderson; and Frobisher, a contemporary jazz fusion group led by bassist Louis Taige Hodgson. This triple bill showcases the diversity of music hailing from Edinburgh Napier University.
