🎵 53 venues · Edinburgh

Where to Play in Edinburgh: Venues Open to Independent Musicians

Edinburgh's live music scene runs far deeper than its festival reputation. Year-round, independent musicians can find stages across 53 venues listed here: 17 theatres, 15 cultural centres, 15 clubs, 5 event venues and a concert hall. The city's club circuit is where most touring and local acts cut their teeth — rooms like Sneaky Pete's, The Bongo Club, La Belle Angèle and The Mash House programme original live music weekly, while The Liquid Room hosts larger club shows. Beyond the Cowgate, cultural spaces such as the Scottish Storytelling Centre, North Edinburgh Arts and The Out of the Blue Drill Hall book acoustic sets, folk nights and community events. Getting a date still comes down to contacting the right person with a solid pitch: a short bio, live links and realistic audience numbers. This directory gives you direct contact details so you can approach each venue's booker yourself.

25 Concert & live venue 23 Live bar & pub 15 Theatre & stage 13 Cultural centre & youth club 11 Club & live night 4 Event & private venue

Venues in Edinburgh

Auld Hundred
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Bannerman's Bar
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Biddy Mulligans
Live bar & pub
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Brewhemia
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Cafe Voltaire
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Finnegan's Wake
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George IV Bar
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Leith Arches
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Leith Depot
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Leith Dockers Social Club
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Malones Irish Bar
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Old Chain Pier
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Tanners
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The Antiquary
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The Banshee Labyrinth
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The Bonnington
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The Golden Rule
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The Royal Oak
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The Safari Lounge
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Three Sisters
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Tolbooth Tavern
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Voodoo Rooms
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Whistle Binkies
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Citadel Youth Centre
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Collective - City Observatory
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Doodles
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Edinburgh Palette
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Edinburgh Printmakers
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Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
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Mote 102
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North Edinburgh Arts
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Scottish Arts Club
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Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
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Scottish Storytelling Centre
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The Biscuit Factory
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The Out of the Blue Drill Hall
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La Belle Angèle
Club & live night
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La Vida
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Legends
Club & live night
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Shanghai Club
Club & live night
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Stramash
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Subway Cowgate
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The Bongo Club
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The Liquid Room
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The Mash House
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The Shack
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Whynot
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Aberdour Festival Marquee
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Alhambra Theatre
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Bannerman's
Concert & live venue
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Banshee Labyrinth
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Cabaret Voltaire
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Corn Exchange
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Depot Venue
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Dreadnought Rock
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Edinburgh Blues Club
Concert & live venue
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Edinburgh Folk Music Club
Concert & live venue
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Edinburgh International Book Festival Spiegeltent
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Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
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Haddington Corn Exchange
Concert & live venue
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Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
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Liquid Room
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Peoples Ford Edinburgh
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Pianodrome Bruntsfield
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Queen's Hall
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Royal Highland Centre
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Royal Highland Showgrounds
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Spiegeltent
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The Assembly Roxy
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The Bowler's Rest
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The Kings
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Assembly Roxy
Event & private venue
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Counting House
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Mansfield Traquair
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The Caves
Event & private venue
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Church Hill Theatre
Theatre & stage
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Edinburgh People's Theatre
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Edinburgh Playhouse
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Festival Theatre
Theatre & stage
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King's Theatre
Theatre & stage
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Leith Theatre
Theatre & stage
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Leitheatre
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Monkey Barrel Comedy
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Rose Theatre
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Royal Lyceum Theatre
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The Queen's Hall
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The Stand Comedy Club
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The Studio
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Traverse Theatre
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Usher Hall
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