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The Great Eastern

After an incredible debut in 2021, The Great Eastern returns on Saturday 21st May 2022 with an all-day music festival taking place across multiple Edinburgh venues!

The Great Eastern

About The Great Eastern

A FESTIVAL OF MUSICAL EXPLORATION + DISCOVERY

After an incredible debut in 2021, The Great Eastern returns on Saturday 21st May 2022! An all-day music festival taking place across multiple Edinburgh venues, The Great Eastern is brought to you by promoters 432 Presents, in association with Summerhall/Nothing Ever Happens Here and The Queen’s Hall.

Continuing in the spirit of The Great Western’s theme of musical exploration and discovery, The Great Eastern will host incredible musicians across a variety of unique spaces in the capital – including several rooms in Summerhall as well as The Queen’s Hall and King’s Hall.

ALL AGES (until 8pm)
16+ (until 11pm)
18+ (after 11pm).

(U16S MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT)

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