Edinburgh scene guide
Edinburgh scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Cabaret Voltaire. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Edinburgh’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Crazy P: Cabaret Voltaire, People's Leisure Club, Cafe Gallo
- Techno — if you like Surgeon: The Bongo Club, The Liquid Room Warehouse, People's Leisure Club
- Disco — if you like Crazy P: Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, People's Leisure Club
- Pop — if you like m1 (1): Sneaky Pete's, People's Leisure Club
- Tech House — if you like Seb Zito: Cabaret Voltaire, Cafe Gallo, Sneaky Pete's
- Jungle — if you like Shy FX: Sneaky Pete's, The Bongo Club, TBA - Vogrie Country Park
- Bass — if you like JIALING: The Mash House, TBA - Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's
Busiest venues
How big is Edinburgh’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,498 club nights across 133 venues in Edinburgh, featuring 1,103 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Edinburgh tonight.
Which Edinburgh venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Edinburgh club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,498 listings publishing door times: the median Edinburgh night opens at 22:00 — 47% open before 22:00, 52% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 243 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 01:00, 3% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Edinburgh cost?
Across the 240 listings publishing prices (10% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £0, with half of all nights between £0 and £7. 57% of listed nights are free.
When does Edinburgh go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (40% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 71% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Edinburgh sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 41% · Disco 23% · Techno 11% · Funk / Soul 5% · Garage 5% · Bass 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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