The Big Top
Get that legendary music festival feel when The Big Top at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh plays host to some amazing names in music!
About The Big Top
The Big Top at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh will play host to some amazing names in music in June 2022. Music fans can expect to spend a night under the canvas of The Big Top to get that legendary music festival feel.
11th June - James Mavericks and survivors, James have sold +25 million albums, had 19 top 40 UK hits, toured with Neil Young, released the hugely successful 'Laid' (theme to the American Pie films) and rave-era anthem, 'Sit Down'.
12th June 2022 - Madness They will bring their colourful reggae-ska to The Big Top. By keeping many of the same influences in their present sound from when they first started playing music together in the 1970’s, Madness fans are in for a treat. The band, who write songs that sparkle with the stuff of British life and find poetry in everyday reality, have left their mark on British pop culture and will certainly leave a mark at The Big Top in 2022.
14th June - 50 Cent Born Curtis James Jackson III, he is an award-winning rapper, entrepreneur, actor and producer from Queens, New York. Recognized as one of the most talented and prolific music artists of his time, the Grammy Award winner rose to fame with his record-shattering debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and has since sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and been awarded numerous prestigious accolades.
17th June - Richard Ashcroft Richard Ashcroft, frontman of indie legends The Verve will treat fans to a selection of his best solo work – including tracks from latest album Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 – alongside classics from The Verve’s back catalogue.
18th June - Fatboy Slim On the back of a stellar sold out show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro in November with his aptly named ‘We’ve Come A Long Long Way Together’ tour, he will once again wow his adoring Scottish fans. From keeping his fans entertained during lockdown with online streamsand inviting fans to join him live from his home, Fatboy Slim released a series of 20 lockdown mixes every Friday during summer 2020 in his relentless pursuit of fun, which will be clear to see at The Big Top.
23rd June - Snow Patrol - CANCELLED
We are sorry to announce that we will be cancelling the show at the Edinburgh Big Top on June 23. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope to be back in Scotland to see you all before too long. Full refunds are available at the point of purchase. Lots of love. SPx
25th June - Biffy Clyro will bring their prog-rock-influenced sounds to The Big Top on 25th June 2022. The Myth of the Happily Ever After - the ying to the yang of number 1 album A Celebration of Endings – and album number 9 for the Ayrshire trio has received rave reviews and this, along with their iconic hits will certainly call for a night not to be missed at The Big Top.
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