List of Edinburgh music venues

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Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh's largest-capacity permanent music venue. Edinburgh - Edinburgh Playhouse - 20140421095224.jpg
Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh's largest-capacity permanent music venue.

Edinburgh is home to a wide variety of music venues for a small European capital.

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Permanent venues ranked by capacity

  1. Edinburgh Park Arena (proposed) - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'. [1] Planned to open in 2027. [2]
  2. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated [3]
  3. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts [4]
  4. Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret [5]
  5. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated [6]
  6. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated [7]
  7. Leith Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated [8]
  8. King's Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,300 seated [9]
  9. The Dunard Centre (proposed) - 1,000 seated [10]
  10. Stramash - 900 capacity [11]
  11. Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - 900 capacity [12]
  12. Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up) [13]
  13. The Liquid Rooms - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights [14] [15]
  14. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats [16]
  15. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum [17]
  16. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum [18]
  17. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity [19] [20]
  18. Mash House - up to 250 [21]
  19. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing) [22]
  20. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room [23]
  21. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity [24]
  22. Leith Depot

Temporary music venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – 67,144 seated, [25] recently permitted to expand to 72,990. [26]
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert), [27] 27,000 (main ring for concert), [28] 25,000 (west arena for concert), [29] 15,000 (north arena for concert), [30] 9,000 (highland hall for concert), [31] 6,000 (lowland hall for concert) [32]
  3. Easter Road, Edinburgh – 20,421 seated [33]
  4. Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh – 20,099 seated [34]
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated [35]

All venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – 67,144 seated, [25] recently permitted to expand to 72,990. [26]
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert), [27] 27,000 (main ring for concert), [28] 25,000 (west arena for concert), [29] 15,000 (north arena for concert), [30] 9,000 (highland hall for concert), [31] 6,000 (lowland hall for concert) [32]
  3. Easter Road, Edinburgh - 20,421 seated [33]
  4. Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh – 20,099 seated [34]
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated [35]
  6. Edinburgh Park Arena - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'. [1] Planned to open in 2027. [36]
  7. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated [3]
  8. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts [4]
  9. Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret [5]
  10. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated [6]
  11. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated [7]
  12. Leith Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated [8]
  13. King's Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,300 seated [9]
  14. The Dunard Centre - 1,000 seated [10]
  15. Stramash - 900 capacity [11]
  16. Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - 900 capacity [12]
  17. Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up) [13]
  18. The Liquid Rooms - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights [14] [15]
  19. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats [16]
  20. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum [17]
  21. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum [18]
  22. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity [19] [20]
  23. Mash House - up to 250 [21]
  24. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing) [22]
  25. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room [23]
  26. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity [24]

References

  1. 1 2 "Edinburgh Park Arena Exhibition Boards" (PDF). Edinburgh Park Arena. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Plans for 8,500-capacity Edinburgh Park arena backed by council". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. 1 2 "Edinburgh Playhouse Seating Plan & Photos". SeatPlan. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. 1 2 "O2 Academy Edinburgh undergoes audio and lighting refurb". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. 1 2 "Venue hire". Usher Hall. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. 1 2 "About us". Ross Bandstand. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. 1 2 "Venue info". Capital Theatres. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  8. 1 2 "Leith Theatre". Theatres Trust. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  9. 1 2 "Venue Info". Capital Theatres. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  10. 1 2 "Drone pictures reveal hidden heritage plot in Scottish city centre". The Herald. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  11. 1 2 "Stramash". Bruce Group Scotland. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. 1 2 Street, 180 High; Edinburgh; Eh1 1qs; Kingdom +44131 226 0026, United. "The Queen's Hall | Venue number 72". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2023-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. 1 2 "Performances". Assembly Rooms. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  14. 1 2 Jack, Malcolm (2014-06-24). "The gig venue guide: The Liquid Room, Edinburgh". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  15. 1 2 "The Liquid Room Venue Specifications 2018" (PDF).|access-date=2024-05-21
  16. 1 2 "Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh". www.historictheatrephotos.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  17. 1 2 "The Bongo Club, Edinburgh". thebongoclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  18. 1 2 "Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  19. 1 2 Street, 180 High; Edinburgh; Eh1 1qs; Kingdom +44131 226 0026, United. "La Belle Angele | Venue number 301". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2023-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. 1 2 "La Belle Venue Specifications" (PDF).
  21. 1 2 "The Mash House". Bruce Group Scotland. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  22. 1 2 Gallop, Joe (2022-09-28). "Scottish promoter 432 Presents becomes co-owner of The Voodoo Rooms". Access All Areas. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  23. 1 2 "Edinburgh Bannermans - Events, Concerts & Tickets 2023/2024 - Stereoboard". www.stereoboard.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  24. 1 2 Cowgate, Sneaky Pete's 73; Open, Edinburgh EH1 1JW; Night, Busy Every. "Sneaky Pete's". Sneaky Pete's. Retrieved 2023-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. 1 2 "BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – Rugby". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  26. 1 2 Turvill, Donald (2024-03-26). "Taylor Swift to break Scottish record with Murrayfield shows". STV News. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  27. 1 2 "South Arena". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  28. 1 2 "Main Ring". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  29. 1 2 "West Arena". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  30. 1 2 "North Arena". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  31. 1 2 "Highland Hall". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  32. 1 2 "Lowland Hall". Royal Highland Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  33. 1 2 "Easter Road". Football Stadiums. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  34. 1 2 "Tynecastle". Football Stadiums. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  35. 1 2 "Tattoo organisers want to bring capacity crowds back to Edinburgh Castle arena this summer". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  36. ↑ "Plans for 8,500-capacity Edinburgh Park arena backed by council". BBC News. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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