Live Music entertainment in Scotland
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Voodoo Rooms
Decadent decor of black leather, ornate plasterwork and gilt detailing create a funky setting for this complex of bars and performance spaces above the Café Royal that host everything from classic soul and Motown to Vegas lounge club nights (www.vegasscotland.co.uk) to live local bands.
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Jam House
The brainchild of rhythm’n’blues pianist and TV personality Jools Holland, the Jam House is set in a former BBC TV studio and offers a combination of fine dining and live jazz and blues performances. Admission is for over-21s only, and there’s a smart-casual dress code.
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Henry's Cellar
One of Edinburgh's most eclectic live-music venues, Henry's has something going on most nights of the week, from rock and indie to 'Balkan-inspired folk', funk to hip hop to hardcore, staging both local bands and acts from around the world. Open till 3am at weekends.
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Hootananny
Hootananny is the city’s best live-music venue, with traditional folk- and/or rock-music sessions nightly, including big-name bands from all over Scotland (and, indeed, the world). The bar is well stocked with a range of beers from the local Black Isle Brewery.
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Henry’s Cellar Bar
One of Edinburgh’s best live-music venues, Henry’s has something going on every night of the week, from rock and indie to jazz and blues, funk to hip-hop to hardcore, staging both local bands and acts from around the world. Open till 3am at weekends.
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Tunnels
This cavernous, subterranean club – the entrance is in a road tunnel beneath Union St – is a great live music venue, with a packed programme of up-and-coming Scottish bands. It also hosts regular DJ nights – check the website for the latest program.
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Brennans
This pub is small in size but big on personality – there’s live music on weekends and a happy buzz every night. It’s a bit of a warren inside, with a low ceiling, but it’s very friendly and there are good ales on tap.
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O'Neill's
Upstairs at O'Neill's you're guaranteed a wild night of pounding, hardcore Irish rock, indie and alternative tunes Friday to Sunday; downstairs is a (slightly) quieter bar packed with rugby types downing large quantities of Murphy's stout.
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Whistle Binkie's
This crowded cellar bar, just off the Royal Mile, has live music every night till 3am, from rock and blues to folk and jazz. Open-mic night on Monday and breaking bands on Tuesday are showcases for new talent.
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Bannerman's
A long-established favourite – it seems like every Edinburgh student for the last four decades spent half their youth here – Bannerman's straggles through a warren of old vaults beneath South Bridge. It pulls in crowds of students, locals and backpackers alike with live rock, punk and indie bands.
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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
One of the city’s premier live-music pub venues, the excellent King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut hosts bands every night of the week. Oasis were signed after playing here.
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Brunswick Cellars
One of the bars to see the best, and worst, of Glasgow’s newest bands.
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Music Hall
The main venue for classical music concerts.
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The Captain's
Variety of indie bands. Gigs nearly every night, and a Monday open-mic session.
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