Music Events in Edinburgh on 17 August 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
ABBA Gold The Concert - Live @ Edinburgh Fringe
The UK's number one tribute show - ABBA Gold The Concert performs live at the world famous Edinburgh Fringe this August.
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All Eyes and Ears
Thanks to All Eyes and Ears, you will learn everything about the mysterious and powerful relationship between music and cinema.
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Annaliesa Rose Sings The Peter Allen Songbook
Enjoy a mix of well-known songs and hidden gems, celebrating Peter Allen's legacy as a composer, from singer Annaliesa Rose and musical director Daryl Wallis on keys!
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Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas
Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend. Designed for children ages 1-10.
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Baby Wants Candy
One of the world’s most celebrated improv shows EVER heads back to the Fringe for its 17th year with a run of 26 brand new one-off musicals!
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Blues and Burlesque
Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back with a brand-new show at the Fringe!
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Brewhemia’s Drag Brunch
Come along to Brewhemia’s Drag Brunch! Sausages, songs, smut and shoulder pads. Breakfast as you’ve almost wanted it – drag queens, cocktails and mimosas, adults only.
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Charlie Chaplin’s Late-Night Cinema
Relive the golden age of Hollywood as our cinema pianist improvises a film score to Charlie Chaplin's best silent films at St Vincent's Chapel in August!
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Claire Martin with The Martin Sjöstedt Trio
Renowned UK jazz vocalist and multi-award winner, Claire Martin OBE, reunites with her accomplished Swedish trio at The Queen's Hall on Saturday 17th August!
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Domo Branch & Friends
Charismatic jazz musician Domo Branch returns to The Hub for a night of original music and improvisation.
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Edge of Time
Edge of Time is a haunting exploration of the power of hope, and the life affirming journey of breaking free from conformity.
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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs
Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs for their Friday Ceilidhs held in the Royal British Legion Hall! If you love to dance or want to learn this event is for you.
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 2nd to 26th August 2024 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.
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Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 2nd to 25th August 2024 with live performance throughout the city.
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Edinburgh Summer Sessions: Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene will be headlining Edinburgh Summer Sessions on Saturday 17th August at Royal Highland Centre!
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Evening Sunset Jazz Cruise
Join us for a magical evening on the river Forth with our legendary Jazz cruise featuring live music from the "Maid of the Forth Stompers"!
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Fleshtival
Don't miss out on this monumental display of Metal in the capital, featuring 10 metal bands from the UK.
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Guns or Roses - GnR Tribute
Guns or Roses, the Uk's best Tribute to G'n'R, return to Dreadnoughtrock for another awesome night of Guns'n'Roses on 17th August!
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Hops in the Garden
Archerfield Walled Garden is hosting local charity Leuchie's 5th Hops in the Garden Music and Food Festival on Saturday 17th August!
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Is That Jazz?
Annaliesa Rose brings together her passion for music and her years of experience as a singer, musician and composer in this new show at The Royal Scots Club as part of the Fringe!
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Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!
Having delighted swarms of audiences from New York to Montréal, Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets! now skitters into Scotland for its Fringe debut.
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Live Music @ The Newsroom
Come join us at the Newsroom Bar & Eatery for a collection of absolutely brilliant musicians playing a mix of popular music, indie rock and some folk music!
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Live music at Bar 13
Join us early evening at Bar 13 for live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Rory & The Island!
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Luminescence: Maria Rud & Tommy Smith
Don't miss this spellbinding audio-visual improvisation in the moment by internationally acclaimed artist Maria Rud and saxophonist Tommy Smith at St Giles' Cathedral from 15th - 17th August!
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Maestro, This is Your Life!
Tune-in for a mockumentary edition of This Is Your Life as our imposter Michael Aspel interviews Ludwig van Beethoven. Features live performances from the maestro including Moonlight Sonata.
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Mahan Esfahani
Iranian-American musician Mahan Esfahani reveals the rich harpsichord repertoire of the late Baroque period.
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Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder return to present Mahler's dramatic Fifth Symphony in its entirety alongside Lili Boulanger's Psalm 130.
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Oedipus Rex
Experience Scottish Opera’s immersive staging of Igor Stravinsky’s opera in the unique setting of the National Museum of Scotland.
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Orchestre à Six Mains – Three Pianists, Six Hands, One Piano
Hear Candle Concerts innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together at St Vincent's Chapel!
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Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical
What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren't quite who he thought they were? Write a musical, of course!
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PHB Free Fringe Leith Arches
Get ready to immerse yourself in a whirlwind of creativity, laughter, and entertainment this August at Leith Arches - a Free Fringe venue!
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Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
After a sell-out run last year, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium experience is back at the Fringe!
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Reject Me, Already
In this innovative, big-hearted, feel-good musical, the audience write the story as they pick who plays which role, and who ends up with who.
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Rising Stars with Ilumina & Liza Ferschtman
Violist Jennifer Stumm and violinist Liza Ferschtman assemble an electrifying cohort of up-and-coming musicians.
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Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure
Jam-packed with songs from Nick Cope's beloved CBeebies Popcast, Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure is a show is for 3–8-year-old adventurers – and their families!
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Shamilton The Improvised Hip Hop Musical
Shamilton, one of the Fringe’s smash-hit sensations is back for the third year running with their latest ad-libbed creation!
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Singing Willows - a musical adventure
Discover a whimsical world of music and language with Singing Willows – A bilingual and musical adventure pour les enfants!
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Sound BE-ing Meditation Concert
This is a unique opportunity to explore the deeply nourishing effect of meditating (or simply BE-ing) with the sound of live classical music with the MAYA School of Yoga and Mindfulness!
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St James Quarter Sessions
Join us at St James Quarter for this free music festival in the heart of the city, offering a range of diverse performances from a whole host of incredible musical talent!
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Summer Organ Recital
Our three organists at Morningside United Church will delight you with a varied programme of organ music on Saturday 17th August!
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Super Second Rate
Leah Coloff is a Grammy winning cellist, singer/songwriter and creator. Hear her story, told through spoken word, music and song in this funny, humane show at the Edinburgh Fringe!
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The Emu War: A New Musical
Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback.
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The Imitator
Don’t miss this opportunity to see singer/actor Julian Fontalvo, an outstanding performer with a truly unique talent, when he returns to the Fringe!
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The Jive Aces
Get ready to swing with the UK's No. 1 jive and swing band, The Jive Aces at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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The Last Five Years
Never Ending Theatre presents 'The Last Five Years', an emotionally charged musical. It follows Jamie and Cathy as they fall in and out of love over their turbulent five-year relationship.
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The Marriage of Figaro
The acclaimed Komische Oper Berlin and director Kirill Serebrennikov, known for his daring, satirical productions, present Mozart’s iconic comic opera.
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The Nelken Line
Artist Moyna Flannigan and artist and choreographer Janice Parker have joined forces to devise a special iteration of The Pina Bausch Foundation’s world-wide participatory project, The Nelken Line.
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 2nd to 24th August 2024!
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Tinderbox Orchestra: Live in Libraries Tour
Tinderbox Orchestra will bring its Live in Libraries Tour to Edinburgh to spread a campaign that gets musical instruments into public libraries so people can borrow them for free, just like books!
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Tones - A Hip Hop Opera
A man in a battle with his identity, and on a journey through the depths of Black-British culture, class, and belonging. This is a piece of gig theatre like no other!
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unfixing :: ceramic and sound
&Gallery is pleased to host a one-off musical event which accompanies France’s solo exhibition 'Unfixing' on Saturday 17th August!
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Music Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Ladies Night
Gather the girl squad and saddle up to have an amazing time dancing the night away at Dalmeny Park House Hotel's incredible Country Divas tribute night!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
The Players - Summer Seaside Sessions
Join us on Saturday 17th August for the next in our Seaside Summer Sessions from 1pm in The Crusoe Beer Garden.
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Rhuari Campbell - Live at The Ship Inn
Join Rhuari Campbell for an evening of live entertainment at The Ship Inn, Elie on Saturday 17th August.
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We Cry Wolf
Don't miss We Cry Wolf, a 5 piece rock band from Fife, when they return to PJ Molloys on Saturday 17th August!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Kids, Join The Music Revolution
This summer, AMPLIFY Music Academy are opening the doors to their fantastic Kinning Park music centre, offering FREE trial sessions in Guitar, Piano & Drums!
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Piping Live!
Piping Live!, Glasgow's International Piping Festival, will return for its 21st edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 10th - Sunday 18th August!
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King Tut’s Summer Nights
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Summer Nights music festival is back! With the grassroots festival returning for it's tenth year, fans can expect another 7 weeks of the freshest talent Scotland has to offer!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
The Steven Paris Agreement
Don't miss dynamic folk-rock trio, with Steven Paris on vocals and guitar, Franco Pellicani on drums and Benjamin Ingaldson on bass and vocals, at Arcadia Music Cafe!
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MacFloyd: All That Is Now
MacFloyd bring their new show 'All That Is Now' to Cumbernauld Theatre on August 16th and 17th, join them on their journey for over two hours of great music and an experience to remember!
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Aly & Phil
Enjoy an intimate evening at Lanark Memorial Hall celebrating over 30 years on the road with Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
The Substitutes - Maximum Who
The Substitutes - Maximum Who are a Glasgow based 'sound-a-like' tribute to the classic UK rock band The Who, don't miss them live at The Bungalow Paisley on Saturday 17th August!
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Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Country Legends
Recreating the energy and atmosphere of a buzzing Honky-Tonk in downtown Nashville, prepare to be transported on a musical journey of Country Classics at Ingliston!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
The Bluebells - Live & in conversation
Join us at the Tolbooth Stirling for an exclusive intimate evening with The Bluebells live in concert and in conversation on 17th August!
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Fèis Fhoirt Weekly Traditional Music Classes
Fèis Fhoirt are holding traditional music classes for young people aged 8-18 of all abilities, from complete beginner to advanced performers, on Saturday mornings at the Tolbooth Stirling.
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Hogmanay Ceilidh (Gartmore) 2023
Step into 2024 in style with the fabulous Burns Brother Ceilidh Band at Gartmore’s sensational foot stomping interactive Hogmanay Ceilidh!
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Ayr & District Flower Show
The annual Ayr & District Flower Show returns for a sixth year to Ayr Racecourse on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th August!
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