Month long showcase for Scotland’s most talented musicians at The Rose Theatre 

Edinburgh: Rose Theatre pop-up music venue set to be city’s hottest ticket

A pop up live music venue that will offer the sort of freewheeling feel of the original Fringe and features many of Scotland’s most talented performers, is set to open its doors in early August on Rose Street. Tickets are now on sale.

Over 25 days the venue will host 50 jazz, folk and other concerts featuring many of Scotland’s most talented performers. Some of those already confirmed are Fergus McCreadie, Aidan O’Rourke, Su-a Lee, Shooglenifty, Roddy Woomble, Mr McFall’s Chamber and Georgia Cécile.

Located at the west end of Rose Street (Charlotte Square end) and open from 4pm to midnight 7 days a week, The Rose Theatre (Venue 76) will feature two ticketed performances a day in the Cabaret Bar and main theatre alongside spontaneous, pop-up performances in the child and dog friendly Café Bar area, curated by Soundhouse.

Ticket prices are set at £15.00 and are available from the Fringe Society from Wednesday 26 July.

Joining forces to run the month-long pop up live music venue at The Rose Theatre, are two independent organisations – the Soundhouse live music charity and Edinburgh-based, Bellfield Brewery.

Douglas Robertson from Soundhouse said “We’ll present a showcase of the best of Scottish music at this year’s Fringe: we believe our series will be the best that the Fringe has seen in living memory. 

“Events at the Rose Theatre will provide the excitement, spontaneity and creativity that has long been replaced by the crass commercialism of the London-owned mega-venues around Edinburgh University. Great music, great beer, great venue! What’s not to like?”

Speaking about the venture, Bellfield’s Alistair Brown said, “Together we will offer some of the Fringe Festival’s most exciting acts alongside award winning, locally-brewed craft beers.

“Locals and visitors will receive the same friendly welcome from our team that they get in our Abbeyhill Taproom (voted the best Taproom in Scotland 2022).”

The Soundhouse Organisation draws on the success of Edinburgh Tradfest whose popularity grows year on year. Bellfield Brewery’s previous festival experience includes a collaboration with Pianodrome at the Old Royal High School in 2022 and the Hidden Door Festival earlier in 2023.

The partners hope to repeat their Festival successes this year at The Rose Theatre where they have secured a month-long lease, prior to the building being redeveloped.

Programme

A couple of dates/performers are still to be confirmed. The line up at present is:

4th @ 9.30pm Don Paterson and Graeme Stephen

6th @ 7pm Karen Marshalsay

7th @ 7pm Roo and Neil

8th @ 7pm Juliet Lemoine

8th @ 9.30 Nimbus Sextet

9th @ 7pm Adam Holmes

9th @ 9.30pm The Penalty – Live score – Graeme Stephen and Pete Harvey

10th @ 7pm The Firelight Trio

10th @9.30pm ballboy

11th @ 7pm Ross and Ali (with Jenn Butterworth)

11th @ 9.30pm “Motian & Me” – Tom Bancroft, Phil Bancroft & Norman Wilmore

12th @ 7pm Inge Thomson and Fraser Fifield

12th @ 9.30pm Helena Kay Trio

13th @ 7pm Brian Kellock

13th @ 9.30pm Nosferatu – Live score – Graeme Stephen and Aidan O’Rourke

14th @ 7pm Dancing Mice

14th @ 9.30pm Phil Bancroft’s Standards Trio

15th @ 7pm Viper Swing

15th @ 9.30pm Trio Mágico

16th @ 7pm Simon Bradley Trio

16th @ 9pm Matt Carmichael & Fergus McCreadie

17th @ 7pm Aidan O’Rourke & Brighde Chaimbeul

17th @ 9.30 ‘Motian and Me’ – Tom Bancroft Phil Bancroft and Adam Jackson

18th @ 7pm Chris Stout & Catriona Mackay

18th @ 9.30 Fat Suit

19th @ 7pm Jarlath Henderson and Innes Watson

19th @ 9.30pm Shooglenifty

20th @ 7pm Su-a Lee & Friends (D Chisholm, H Napier, D Shaw)

20th @ 9.30pm Shooglenifty

21st @ 7pm Tallulah Rose

21st @ 9.30pm Ciaran Ryan Band

22nd @ 7pm Konrad Wisniewski and Haftor Medboe

22nd @ 9.30 Georgia Cécile with Fraser Urquhart

23rd @ 7pm Georgia Cécile with Fraser Urquhart

23rd @ 9.30pm AKU!

24th @ 7pm The Brothers Gillespie

24th @ 9.30pm Matt Carmichael Quintet

25th @ 7pm Niki King

25th @ 9.30pm Roddy Woomble

26th @ 7pm Gnawa Trance Fusion

27th @ 7pm Mairearad Green and Mike Vass

27th @ 9.30pm Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone

28th @ 7pm Mr McFall’s Chamber

28th @ 9.30pm Greg Lawson, Mario Caribé & Phil Alexander

Soundhouse Edinburgh presents 3 X 5

Edinburgh’s The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 – three of the most exciting 5-piece cross-genre acoustic bands from Scotland – Moishe’s Bagel, John Goldie & The High Plains (above) and Kinnaris Quintet – with three individual concerts, and one almighty showcase of all three in one show.

All presented in one of the most unusual and original venues at this year’s Fringe! Continue reading Soundhouse Edinburgh presents 3 X 5