Basement Jaxx, Starsailor and Futureheads have all raised the roof in this converted slaughterhouse, but the 2,500-capacity venue's finest moment remains the N.E.R.D MTV Awards...
11 New Market RoadThe Pleasance's Cabaret Bar hosts the Edinburgh Folk Club's weekly sessions for 11 months in every 12; the exception is August, when the venue becomes subsumed by the Fringe.
60 PleasanceOwned by the same company as the Corn Exchange, this 460-capacity space plays host to sporadic shows from acts of the calibre of the Arctic Monkeys and the Dresden Dolls....
55 Grove StreetAssembly Direct, the city's foremost jazz promoters, have decamped to the altogether more dapper Lot, leaving Henry's to become the unofficial heart of Edinburgh's experimental...
8-16 Morrison StreetSelf-consciously squeezed in among a row of shops, this former church retains a distinctly spiritual vibe, right down to the pews on the ground floor. The venue attracts...
85-89 Clerk StreetAt the time of going to press, the hall was closed for yet more refurbishment, due to be completed in August 2008. A great deal of time and money has already been spent...
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