Edinburgh is home to a wide variety of music venues for a small European capital.
Permanent venues ranked by capacity
- 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.
- Edinburgh Playhouse â 3,059 seated
- Edinburgh Corn Exchange â 3,000 for concerts
- Usher Hall â 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret
- Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre â 1,915 seated
- Leith Theatre â 1,500 seated
- King's Theatre â 1,300 seated
- The Dunard Centre (proposed) - 1,000 seated
- Stramash - 900 capacity
- Queen's Hall - 900 capacity
- Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
- The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
- Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats
- The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
- Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
- La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
- Mash House - up to 250
- The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)
- Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
- Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity<br />
Temporary music venues ranked
- Murrayfield Stadium â 67,144 seated, recently permitted to expand to 72,990.
- 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)
- Easter Road â 20,421 seated
- Tynecastle Park â 20,099 seated
- Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated<br />
All venues ranked
- Murrayfield Stadium â 67,144 seated, recently permitted to expand to 72,990.
- 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)
- Easter Road - 20,421 seated
- Tynecastle Park â 20,099 seated
- Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated
- Edinburgh Arena - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'. Planned to open in 2027.
- Edinburgh Playhouse â 3,059 seated
- Edinburgh Corn Exchange â 3,000 for concerts
- Usher Hall â 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret
- Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre â 1,915 seated
- Leith Theatre â 1,500 seated
- King's Theatre â 1,300 seated
- The Dunard Centre (under construction) - 1,000 seated
- Stramash - 900 capacity
- Queen's Hall - 900 capacity
- Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
- The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
- Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats
- The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
- Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
- La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
- Mash House - up to 250
- The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)
- Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
- Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity
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