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 Park Arena - 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, Edinburgh – 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, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated
 * 8) King's Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,300 seated
 * 9) Stramash - 900 capacity
 * 10) Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - 900 capacity
 * 11) Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
 * 12) The Liquid Rooms - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
 * 13) The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
 * 14) Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
 * 15) La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
 * 16) Mash House - up to 250
 * 17) Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
 * 18) Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity

Temporary music venues ranked

 * 1) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – 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, Edinburgh – 20,421 seated
 * 4) Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh – 20,099 seated
 * 5) Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated

All venues ranked

 * 1) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – 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, Edinburgh - 20,421 seated
 * 4) Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh – 20,099 seated
 * 5) Edinburgh Castle Bandstand (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) - 8,800 seated
 * 6) Edinburgh Park 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, Edinburgh – 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, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated
 * 13) King's Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,300 seated
 * 14) Stramash - 900 capacity
 * 15) Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - 900 capacity
 * 16) Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) - 900 (Music hall, standing), 788 (music hall, theatre set up), 400 (Ballroom in theatre set up)
 * 17) The Liquid Rooms - 650-700 capacity for live music, 800 for club nights
 * 18) The Bongo Club - 600 maximum
 * 19) Cabaret Voltaire - 600 maximum
 * 20) La Belle Angele - 600 capacity
 * 21) Mash House - up to 250
 * 22) Bannerman's Bar - 175 concert room
 * 23) Sneaky Pete's - 100 capacity