Music Events in Edinburgh in December 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Ceilidh in Charteris Centre
Edinburgh Ceilidhs invites you to their regular ceilidh in the Charteris Centre with caller Ken Gourlay, ceilidh band and piper!
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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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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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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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The Simon & Garfunkel Story
After a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' comes to the Assembly Rooms on Monday 1st December!
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Flook, Malin Lewis + guests
Malin Lewis Presents Flook, Malin Lewis + guests at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh as part of a new captivating series of folk and traditional music!
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Mark Brzezicki’s Big Country
Mark Brzezicki's Big Country will play a handful of dates this autumn along with special guests The Cuza, don't miss them live at Edinburgh's La Belle Angele on Thursday 4th December!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Nutcracker
Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer's full ballet score.
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Marconi Union
Manchester’s Marconi Union have forged their own path with a succession of strong albums and carefully selected live performances. Catch them at Sneaky Pete's Edinburgh on 5th December!
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RSNO Season 25-26: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Giedrė Šlekytė is our guide tonight and the wonderful Nemanja Radulović is the star in the heart-rending love song that is Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto.
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Morgan Wallen Tribute UK
EDINBURGH! Time to get some sand in your boots! The UK's only tribute to Morgan Wallen is coming to The Liquid Room for one huge night of modern country on 6th December!
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Children’s Classic Concerts: Christmas Wishes
Make all your Christmas Wishes come true with Children's Classic Concerts, the RSNO, the RSNO Children's Chorus and the Manor School of Ballet this festive season at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!
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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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The Bootleg Beatles
Regarded the world over as being the Gold standard of Tribute, the Bootleg Beatles return to the Usher Hall this December for another nostalgic whirlwind trip through the sixties.
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Luke Combs UK: The Christmas Country Hoe Down
Luke Combs UK, the worlds leading tribute to Luke Combs (endorsed by the man himself), is coming to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on 11th December!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Gnarly Buttons
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for a thrilling journey from the music of John Adams including hypnotic pulsations to red-hot emotion and vast cinematic soundscapes.
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Absolute Bowie - Greatest Hits
Prepare to be taken from A to Z (Absolute Beginners to Ziggy!) with Stations to Station in between when Absolute Bowie return to The Liquid Room on Friday 12th December!
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PorkPie Live plus Pretty Green (The Jam) Christmas Special
PorkPie, Scotland’s 9-piece Ska Behemoth return to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 12th December for this Christmas Special!
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RSNO 2025/26: Home Alone in Concert
The iconic Christmas family film Home Alone will be brought to life at this special screening featuring live music from the RSNO at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!
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Massaoke: Christmas Live
MASSAOKE is the best night out you’ll ever have and it's coming to the Usher Hall on Saturday 13th December!
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Taylor Swift ERAS Tribute Concert
Katy Ellis a self Confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers promises to deliver the most authentic recreation of a Taylor Swift show you will ever see!
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Aynsley Lister
Aynsley Lister, billed as one of the most exciting contemporary Blues guitarists around today, returns to The Caves Edinburgh for his annual sell out December gig on the 14th!
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Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter’s Night
Cara Dillon is set to embark on her much-loved Christmas tour, Upon A Winter’s Night with a date at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Sunday 14th December!
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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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Step Into Christmas
This Christmas feel-good show brings all the magic of the season to life, with all your favourite songs you will know and love!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Matinee With Peter Whelan
Celebrate the full breadth of Mozart's musical glories at this sumptuous concert in the company of some passionate Mozartians.
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Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook
Phil Cunningham returns to The Queen's Hall with his extremely popular annual Christmas Songbook in December 2025!
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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman
Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Comedian Josie Long will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!
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The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience + Sam Offender
The UK's No1 Tribute To Gerry Cinnamon, The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience, comes to The Liquid Room on Friday 19th December with support from Sam Offender!
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Big Country
Big Country return to the Liquid Room on Saturday 20th December for their only Edinburgh show of 2025 as part of their Eastworld UK tour!
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Elephant Sessions
Elephant Sessions celebrate their 13th year as band in 2025 and play The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Tuesday 23rd December!
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G4 Christmas
Selling out every year, G4 will be back on the road in 2025 with their ‘G4 Christmas’ tour. Catch them at the Usher Hall in Sunday 28th December!
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The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Join in the fun and enjoy the party atmosphere of a traditional Scottish Hogmanay at the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra's annual festive concert!
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Music Events in Fife
Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Artie’s Singing Kettle Hogmanay Party
Join Artie at The Alhambra Theatre for his special Hogmanay Party show! It's a joyful musical celebration that kids and parents alike will love.
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Shamanic
Don't miss Shamanic when they play a special one-off show at PJ Molloys, Dunfermline on Friday 5th December.
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The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
The Chilli's have fast become a global phenomenon and you can catch them when they return to The Alhambra Theatre on 30th December!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Caribou
Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist Caribou returns for another headline show at Glasgow Barrowlands on Monday 8th December!
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Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush
Cloudbusting have been championed by BBC One as one of the most authentic tributes to Kate Bush in the world, don't miss them when they return to Oran Mor Glasgow in December!
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The Vintage Explosion
Get yourself along to The Barrowlands for a night of astonishing Rock n roll, Soul & Rhythm and Blues from the amazing Vintage Explosion!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take to the stage at The Drumclog Inn in Strathaven!
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Live Music Sundays
Join Joe Gallacher and Daniel Rooney for some live music at ORA Bar as part of their Live Music Sundays!
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Michelle McManus’ Winter Wonderland
Michelle McManus' Winter Wonderland is back for 2025 so get ready to shake your Christmas baubles with Yuletide glee and book now for all the festive cheer you'll need this December!
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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
PorkPie
Eight piece Ska band PorkPie return to The Bungalow Paisley on Saturday 6th December, performing classics from The Specials, Bad Manners, Madness, The Beat and more!
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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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Here's a selection of Music Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns at our monthly residency at Slanj-A-Va, Stirling.
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Stirling Folk Club Events 2025
Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club in 2025!
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Christmas Disco Party Nights
Let the festivities commence with a fun-filled Christmas disco night at Inchyra in Falkirk!
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