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List of Edinburgh music venues

Edinburgh is home to a wide variety of music venues for a small European capital.

Permanent venues ranked by capacity

  1. Edinburgh Arena (proposed) - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'. Planned to open in 2027.
  2. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated
  3. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts
  4. Usher Hall – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret
  5. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated
  6. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated
  7. Leith Theatre – 1,500 seated
  8. King's Theatre – 1,300 seated
  9. The Dunard Centre (proposed) - 1,000 seated
  10. Stramash - 900 capacity
  11. Queen's Hall - 900 capacity
  12. Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
  13. The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
  14. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats
  15. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
  16. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
  17. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
  18. Mash House - up to 250
  19. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)
  20. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
  21. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity<br />

Temporary music venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium – 67,144 seated, recently permitted to expand to 72,990.
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert), 27,000 (main ring for concert), 25,000 (west arena for concert), 15,000 (north arena for concert), 9,000 (highland hall for concert), 6,000 (lowland hall for concert)
  3. Easter Road – 20,421 seated
  4. Tynecastle Park – 20,099 seated
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated<br />

All venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium – 67,144 seated, recently permitted to expand to 72,990.
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert), 27,000 (main ring for concert), 25,000 (west arena for concert), 15,000 (north arena for concert), 9,000 (highland hall for concert), 6,000 (lowland hall for concert)
  3. Easter Road - 20,421 seated
  4. Tynecastle Park – 20,099 seated
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated
  6. Edinburgh Arena - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'. Planned to open in 2027.
  7. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated
  8. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts
  9. Usher Hall – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret
  10. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated
  11. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated
  12. Leith Theatre – 1,500 seated
  13. King's Theatre – 1,300 seated
  14. The Dunard Centre (under construction) - 1,000 seated
  15. Stramash - 900 capacity
  16. Queen's Hall - 900 capacity
  17. Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
  18. The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
  19. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats
  20. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
  21. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
  22. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
  23. Mash House - up to 250
  24. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)
  25. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
  26. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity

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