Moonage Rhapsody
Journey through the life and work of these enigmatic artists back to the place when you first heard the remarkable sounds of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.
About Moonage Rhapsody
| 1st Aug 2025 to 17th Aug 2025 | |
| 7.50pm - 8.40pm on Aug 1-3, 5-10, 12-17 | |
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The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 2AA |
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| From £12 | |
| Event organiser/part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Following sold-out spectacles across London, multi award-winning cabaret artist Aidan Sadler teams up with Soho virtuoso Natasha Panas to present a crazy little modern love letter to two of the most iconic disruptors of our generation.
Featuring heartfelt renditions of both the top hits and more obscure earworms, they bring you more than just the music with a celebration of their brilliant lives.
Journey through the life and work of these enigmatic artists back to the place when you first heard the remarkable sounds of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.
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Reinhardt Buhr
Reinhardt Buhr brings his UK/Europe tour to The Voodoo Rooms on Friday 19th September!
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The Stumble
The Stumble have been wowing audiences with the energy and virtuosity of their live performances for the past 20 years and they play The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 27th September!
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Omega Nebula
Omega Nebula bring their explosive live/electronic show to The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 27th September!
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Professor Elemental + Laurie Black
Put on your best trousers and get the kettle on… It's the critically acclaimed, award winning, king of whimsy: Professor Elemental!
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Lorraine Nash & Dan Sealey
Lorraine Nash & Dan Sealey will be hitting the road this September and October with The Winter Sun Tour and play The Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday 1st October!
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Mad Dog Mcrea
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and 'shake your ass' music... don't miss them live at The Voodoo Rooms on Friday 3rd October!
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Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone
Don't miss 'Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone', an extraordinary celebration of Nina Simone's timeless legacy at The Voodoo Rooms on 4th October!
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Undercover Hippy
This October, The Undercover Hippy takes to the road for a 20-date UK tour, bringing their unique fusion of reggae, hip hop, and lyrical activism to The Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday the 8th!
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Make sure you do not miss your chance to catch the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio when they play the Voodoo Rooms on Thursday 16th October!
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Spafford Campbell
Spafford Campbell are blazing a trail that erases genre — and finds gold in the embers. Catch them when they play The Voodoo Rooms on Thursday 16th October!
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Tom Robinson
Veteran broadcaster and songwriter Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry at The Voodoo Rooms on October 17th!
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David Ford
Award-winning songwriter David Ford along with special guest performers will perform his 2005 debut album 'I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I’ve Caused' in it's entirety.
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Lawrence Chaney - Memoirs From My Sh*pipes
These pipes have a lot of stories to tell! Lawrence Chaney triumphantly returns to the stage for another stand-up comedy tour!
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Lady Maisery
The combined vocal and multi-instrumental talents of Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew and Hannah James make up the uniquely captivating band Lady Maisery. Catch them at The Voodoo Rooms on 28th October!
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Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart
Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart return to The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Thursday 30th October!
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The Chords UK
1970s British pop music group, The Chords UK bring their 45th Anniversary Tour to The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 1st November!
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Nick Heyward
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Nick Heyward, returns to Scotland this autumn for an intimate acoustic tour, and plays The Voodoo Rooms on Monday 3rd November!
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Luke Jackson
Luke Jackson is blessed with one of those soulful, heaven-sent voices that soars with emotion or plunges into brooding intensity and you can hear him Live at The Voodoo Rooms on 6th November!
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Black Rose
Black Rose return to The Voodoo Rooms to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Expect all the hits and way more from Scotland's finest Thin Lizzy tribute!
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Martin Barre
Don't miss an intimate evening of music and anecdotes with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and Friends at The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 8th November!
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Deep Forest
The Deep Forest live set is of today is versatile, as likely to dip into high tempo electronic music or jazz for audiences to dance to as it is to be ambient and relaxing!
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Martin McAloon
Martin McAloon returns to The Voodoo Rooms on Thursday 13th November with his Two Wheels Good UK tour, in celebration of the 40 anniversary of Prefab Sprout's album 'Steve McQueen'.
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Stone Foundation
Stone Foundation have collaborated with Paul Weller, Nolan Porter, Graham Parker, Carleen Anderson, Kathryn Williams and many more... catch them live at The Voodoo Rooms on Friday 14th November!
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Don't miss a brilliant night of live music when The Rising, a highly acclaimed tribute to Bruce Springsteen, play The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 15th November!
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XGenerationX
Celebrated original Generation X drummer Mark Laff returns with XGENERATIONX for a UK tour in November, don't miss them live at The Voodoo Rooms on Sunday 16th!
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Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Don't miss Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet when they return to the Voodoo Rooms on Tuesday 18th November!
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Young Knives
Ever faithful to their manifesto, Young Knives have been turning out weirdly catchy records since the start of the millennium and you can catch them at The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 22 November!
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The Primitives
The Primitives are live at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Sunday 23rd November as part of their 40th anniversary tour!
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Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman
Appalachian banjo and guitar player Nora Brown joins with award winning fiddler Stephanie Coleman for this event at the The Voodoo Rooms on 26th November!
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Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
California-based roots rock band Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse return to The Voodoo Rooms on 1st December!
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An Evening with Tony Christie - Up Close and Unplugged
Legendary crooner, Tony Christie, brings his Great Farewell ‘Unplugged’ Tour to The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh on Tuesday 2nd December!
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The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works will headline The Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh on Monday 8th December, playing all the classics plus a carefully-curated selection of McNabb solo material!
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Transmission: The Sound of Joy Division
Forty years on, you can still relive the dark, cavernous sound of Joy Division through Transmission, the UK's number one Joy Division tribute act when they return to The Voodoo Rooms on 14th December!
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Dr. Robert & Matt Deighton
Dr Robert (The Blow Monkeys) and Matt Deighton (Oasis / Mother Earth) will play The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Monday 15th December!
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China Crisis
Don't miss China Crisis when they bring 'The Y Stop Now Tour' to The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh on Monday 22nd December!
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Norrie Maciver
Don't miss Norrie Maciver, lead singer of Skipinnish, when he plays The Voodoo Rooms on Friday 20th March!
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