Music Events in Edinburgh on 15 August 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
(whalesong)
(whalesong), at BrewDog DogHouse, is a sound play about the noises and voices in the oceans, created and performed by award-winning sound artist and technologist Xavier Velastín.
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AI MOZART: ChatGPT composed this concert
Moonlight Concerts return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a technological breakthrough in musical composition!
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Baby Wants Candy
One of the world’s most celebrated improv shows EVER heads back to the Fringe for its 19th year with a brand new and as-yet unknown run of original, hilarious, and unpredictable one-off musicals!
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Cirque du piano – 1 piano, 3 pianists, 6 hands, 30 fingers!
Experimental piano troupe performs finger gymnastics and rarely heard music for three pianists playing one piano together!
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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs
Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs with Live Band & Caller, 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 30th July to 25th August 2025 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 1st to 24th August 2025 with live performance throughout the city.
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Edinburgh International Festival: Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau
Celebrated for their Lieder performances, this duo showcases the lyrical beauty of Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.
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Edinburgh International Festival: Orpheus and Eurydice
Circa joins with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a chorus from Scottish Opera for the European premiere of this electrifying production of Gluck’s seminal opera at The Edinburgh Playhouse.
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Einaudi’s Piano by Candlelight: Spirited Away
Come along to St Vincent's Chapel for an immersive musical experience inspired by Studio Ghibli’s anime Spirited Away, Einaudi's meditative piano pieces, and Japanese Zen stories!
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Frank Sanazi’s Songs For Swinging Leaders
Frank Sanazi storms back into Edinburgh to deliver his signature mix of darkly hilarious tunes and extreme comedy!
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Heebie Jeebies: Vive le Fringe! 2025
This visual performance, created for children under 6 and their carers, combines multilingual storytelling (Scottish Gaelic, French, English), puppetry and original live music.
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Hot Dub Time Machine
Hot Dub Time Machine heads to Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Friday 15th August for the ultimate dance party!
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How To Win Against History
The solid gold, diamante-studded hit is back, bigger and more sparkly than ever in a run at the Fringe from 30 July – 24 August!
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Live Music at The Botanist
The Botanist hosts live music from Thursday to Sunday every week! From acoustic singles, duos, trios and full band, we have it all.
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Lola: A Flamenco Love Story
Lola is a vibrant new dance musical fusing passionate contemporary flamenco with the rousing rhythms of Latin pop and jazz. Catch it at the EICC as part of the Fringe!
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Midnight in Nashville
A (nearly) solo show with live music, Midnight in Nashville is a raucous journey to Music City. Catch it as part of the Fringe Festival!
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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
The distinguished Moonlight Concerts series proudly returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, presenting virtuoso pianist Matthew Shiel in a sophisticated program of Beethoven's profound compositions.
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MUO immersive exhibit: Vive le Fringe! 2025
MUO is an immersive audiovisual installation by Lomond Campbell which makes use of muon detectors, sensing harmless radiation in the atmosphere.
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MUO Live: Vive le Fringe! 2025
Join Scottish artist and musician Lomond Campbell for a unique live performance of MUO, an audiovisual experience powered by the universe itself.
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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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Rhapsody in Blue: Jazz Sessions by Candlelight
Award-winning pianist-conductor Matthew Shiel leads his acclaimed jazz band on a swinging, toe-tapping odyssey by candlelight!
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Shamilton The Improvised Hip Hop Musical
Shamilton, one of the most popular shows at the festival is back after selling out its previous three years and accumulating a Fringe fan-base that has never been seen before.
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STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person)
STARDUST is a Fringe debut from Punchdrunk’s Kat McGarr, in which we see Kat transform personal grief into something absurd, funny, and profound.
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Still Marillion
StillMarillion pay tribute to Marillion when they return to Dreadnought Rock on Friday 15th August!
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The Brel Promise: Vive le Fringe! 2025
Arnaud Askoy brings Chanson Francaise icon Jacques Brel to life at the Institut francais d'Ecosse a part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 1st to 23rd August 2025 with the show 'The Heroes Who Made Us'.
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Music Events in East Renfrewshire
Music Events in Fife
Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Liam McGrandles
Celtic and Irish folk singer Liam McGrandles returns to headline PJ Molloys on Friday 15th August!
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Connor Fyfe
Singer/Songwriter Connor Fyfe will headline PJ Molloys on Saturday 16th August with support from Resister!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Cirque: The Greatest Show - Reimagined
Cirque - The Greatest Show has been Reimagined and is back for 2025—bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever! Don't miss it at The King's Theatre Glasgow on Friday 15th August!
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Adult Music Workshops
Always wanted to play an instrument? Now's your chance! Join Amplify Music Academy for their relaxed, one-hour daytime group lessons for adults!
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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 its 11th 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:
Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire
Come hear the memories of local musicians, see costumes, photos and records through the decades or even just come for a boogie at the Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire exhibition!
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Celine - My Heart Will Go On
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On returns to East Kilbride Village Theatre on Friday 15th August!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Claymore Live in Concert - Celtic Thunder From Downunder
Claymore, Australia's leading Celtic Folk Rock band, is set to ignite stages across the country on their upcoming tour. Don't miss them at Beacon Arts Centre on Friday 15th 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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Happy Mondaze
Happy Mondaze are a top drawer tribute to the Madchester hipsters with a repertoire of hits from Step on, Wrote for luck, Hallelujah, Kinky Afro, Loose Fit, 24 Hour Party People and so much more!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Stirling Folk Club Events 2025
Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club in 2025!
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The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take to the stage at Dalgair House Hotel, Callander!
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