List of Edinburgh music venues

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

Image of the front of Edinburgh Playhouse.
Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh's largest-capacity permanent music venue.

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'.[1] Planned to open in 2027.[2]
  2. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated[3]
  3. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts[4]
  4. Usher Hall – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret[5]
  5. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated[6]
  6. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated[7]
  7. Leith Theatre – 1,500 seated[8]
  8. King's Theatre – 1,300 seated[9]
  9. The Dunard Centre (proposed) - 1,000 seated[10]
  10. Stramash - 900 capacity[11]
  11. Queen's Hall - 900 capacity[12]
  12. Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)[13]
  13. The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights[14][15]
  14. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats[16]
  15. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum[17]
  16. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum[18]
  17. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity[19][20]
  18. Mash House - up to 250[21]
  19. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)[22]
  20. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room[23]
  21. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity[24]

Temporary music venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium – 67,144 seated,[25] recently permitted to expand to 72,990.[26]
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert),[27] 27,000 (main ring for concert),[28] 25,000 (west arena for concert),[29] 15,000 (north arena for concert),[30] 9,000 (highland hall for concert),[31] 6,000 (lowland hall for concert)[32]
  3. Easter Road – 20,421 seated[33]
  4. Tynecastle Park – 20,099 seated[34]
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated[35]

All venues ranked

  1. Murrayfield Stadium – 67,144 seated,[25] recently permitted to expand to 72,990.[26]
  2. Royal Highland Centre - 35,000 (south arena for concert),[27] 27,000 (main ring for concert),[28] 25,000 (west arena for concert),[29] 15,000 (north arena for concert),[30] 9,000 (highland hall for concert),[31] 6,000 (lowland hall for concert)[32]
  3. Easter Road - 20,421 seated[33]
  4. Tynecastle Park – 20,099 seated[34]
  5. Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated[35]
  6. Edinburgh Arena - 8,500 with standing, 6,450 all seating, 5,475 family show mode, 3,950 'auditorium mode'.[1] Planned to open in 2027.[36]
  7. Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated[3]
  8. Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts[4]
  9. Usher Hall – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret[5]
  10. Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated[6]
  11. Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated[7]
  12. Leith Theatre – 1,500 seated[8]
  13. King's Theatre – 1,300 seated[9]
  14. The Dunard Centre (under construction) - 1,000 seated[10]
  15. Stramash - 900 capacity[11]
  16. Queen's Hall - 900 capacity[12]
  17. Assembly Rooms - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)[13]
  18. The Liquid Room - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights[14][15]
  19. Royal Lyceum Theatre - 658 seats[16]
  20. The Bongo Club - 600 maximum[17]
  21. Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum[18]
  22. La Belle Angele - 600 capacity[19][20]
  23. Mash House - up to 250[21]
  24. The Voodoo Rooms - 200 (Ballroom, standing), 90 (Speakeasy standing)[22]
  25. Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room[23]
  26. Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity[24]

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