Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 17 August 2024
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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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Adam Kay - Undoctored
The nation's twelfth-favourite doctor, Adam Kay, brings his brand new show to Edinburgh, fresh from a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End!
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Amy Mason: Free Mason
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
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Arthur’s Evening Walk
Enjoy an evening stroll around Holyrood Park as you join our Rangers to learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!
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Artificial Intelligence Improvisation
This show from award-winning Improbotics presents an adorable physical robot (Aldebaran Nao) hosting the show and performing alongside human actors.
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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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Bill’s 44th
The critically acclaimed puppeteering duo Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James return to Edinburgh Fringe with their tragicomedy hit Bill’s 44th.
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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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Bongo’s Bingo Edinburgh
Bongo’s Bingo, the UK’s original bingo rave phenomenon, is back in Edinburgh at the O2 Academy!
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Buffy Revamped
Satirical, funny and bursting with pop-culture references, Buffy Revamped at The Pleasance at EICC is the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados!
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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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Comedy At Canon’s Gait
Don't miss out on the uproarious experience that has Edinburgh and beyond rolling in laughter at The Canon's Gait!
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Connor Burns: 1994
Scotland’s comedy meteor Connor Burns premieres his hilarious new show '1994' at the Edinburgh Fringe!
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Craig Hill: I’ve Been Sitting on This for a While!
Don't miss Craig Hill as he celebrates his 25th show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it's an adrenaline rush of a show!
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Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein by Kristen Smyth
Gritty, powerful and daringly revolutionary, Kristen Smyth's new play "Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein" is a transgender reimagining of Shelley's seminal novel, set in the year of our Lord 1980.
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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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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 Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends
Dive into Edinburgh's darker corners on a thrilling 2-hour walk exploring the city's most bone-chilling legends.
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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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Harry Stachini: Grenade
A masterful storyteller with one of the most amiable and easy-going stage presences on the comedy circuit today, Harry Stachini looks at honesty in his latest hour.
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In Defiance of Gravity
From Unleash The Llama comes an extraordinary story based on real historical events, told through dynamic physical theatre, multi-roling and stage illusion.
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Intelligent Bisexual Woman
Gay panic... and Catholic guilt. Reagan Allen (Edinburgh Fringe debut!) tackles both in this musical comedy romp!
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Jimeoin: Who’s Your Man?!
Enjoy world-class stand-up from live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Irish master - Jimeoin - at the Edinburgh Fringe!
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Joe McTernan: Lost
Scottish comedy sensation Joe McTernan returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show 'Lost'. It's a show about change, heartbreak, and picking yourself up and ploughing on—in an attempt to be found.
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Kai Humphries: Gallivanting
Co-star of the brilliantly funny podcast Sloss and Humphries on the Road, Kai Humphries brings his new show 'Gallivanting' to the Fringe Festival!
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Kurt Sterling - Corporate Chronicles
Fresh from a sold-out show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Kurt Sterling will be making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show ‘Corporate Chronicles’.
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Late Night Party Boyz Do a Legally Mandated Kids Show
The Late Night Party Boyz have messed up... real bad. For crimes against art, a judge sentences them to age down their act and to "Do A Legally Mandated Kids Show."
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Lewis Fuller - Ungentlemanly Conduct
Award-winning magician, TV star, and former Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Lewis Fuller makes his Fringe debut with ‘Ungentlemanly Conduct’, a show sure to set people talking!
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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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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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Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes
With a recentish step towards theatre in his last few shows, Mark is back to his finest stand-up form and anti-Tory sentiment in Gaffa Tapes, his latest Edinburgh offering.
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Midnight Cowboy Radio
Midnight Cowboy Radio, a late night talk show and political satire by Ally Ibach, comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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Murder At The Speakeasy
Not Cricket Productions brings an interactive murder mystery event to the Fringe and 1920's dress is encouraged.
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Ne’er the Twain
What happens when you’re a Leither, or from Edinburgh and you’re told it’s the same thing! Join Edinburgh People's Theatre for this laugh-a-minute Scottish comedy that everyone will enjoy!
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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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Olivia Raine Atwood: Faking It
Olivia Raine Atwood’s newest show 'Faking It' is debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August!
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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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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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Planetarium Lates: You Are Here
Join us at Dynamic Earth for a dramatic journey to the very edge of our solar system and back!
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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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Richard Cobb: Running Joke
Hot on the heels of last year's debut, Scottish comedian and writer Richard Cobb returns to the Fringe with his brand-new show, Running Joke!
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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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Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
The five-star, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back with its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing!
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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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Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim
Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!
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Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim
Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to the EICC as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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Son of a Bitch
The Thelmas in association with Josie Underwood are thrilled to present 'Son of a Bitch', a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue, at Summerhall in August!
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Terror Walking Tour
Dare you join Auld Reekie Tours on a spine-chilling adventure beneath Edinburgh's streets?
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The Ceremony
The Ceremony is a one-of-a-kind theatrical metaphysical nonsense - the late-night deep and meaningless you didn't know you needed. Or maybe you did!
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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 Ladyboys of Bangkok - Edinburgh
Funnier, cheekier and as glamorous as ever, The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to the Fringe as part of their 25th Anniversary Tour!
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The Late Show @ The Comedy Attic
Join us in the wee hours in The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh, where every weekend we deliver nights packed full of unadulterated comedy mayhem!
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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 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 2nd to 24th August 2024!
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Trainspotting Live
Trainspotting Live returns to The Pleasance at EICC for the Edinburgh Fringe 2024! Early booking recommended!
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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Nights Out 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 Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
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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Veterans Supper Club
The Knights Templar Goodwill Charity of Scotland are hosting suppers for Veterans, Serving Personnel and Reserves every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
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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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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Saturday Nights at Arta
Enjoy live music on Saturday nights at Arta... entry to the venue is free before 11pm so why not book a table in the main bar and put the entry fee towards a cocktail!
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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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A Bottle Of Wine & Patsy Cline
Back by popular demand, don't miss the hit show 'A Bottle Of Wine & Patsy Cline' when it returns to Oran Mor Glasgow this summer!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
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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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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Here's a selection of Nights Out 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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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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Catafalque
From acclaimed producers Scissor Kick comes Catafalque, a one-woman eulogy through the lens of a civil celebrant asking, how do we grieve the ungrievable?
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
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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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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Stirling Folk Club Events 2024
Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club this year!
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