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 LOVELL: Cabaret Voltaire, The Bongo Club, The Pitt Market
- Techno — if you like SPFDJ: The Pitt Market, The Bongo Club, People's Leisure Club
- Disco — if you like Crazy P: Cabaret Voltaire, The Bongo Club, The Mash House
- Electro — if you like LOVELL: The Bongo Club, Paradise Palms, The Mash House
- Experimental — if you like SPFDJ: People's Leisure Club, The Bongo Club, Sneaky Pete's
- Garage — if you like Shy FX: The Bongo Club, TBA - Vogrie Country Park, Sneaky Pete's
- Electronica — if you like LOVELL: TBA - Secret Location, Edinburgh, The Bongo Club, People's Leisure Club
Busiest venues
- Sneaky Pete's
- The Bongo Club
- Cabaret Voltaire
- TBA - Secret Location, Edinburgh
- The Pitt Market
- People's Leisure Club
- Stramash
- The Mash House
How big is Edinburgh’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,508 club nights across 128 venues in Edinburgh, featuring 1,121 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:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Sneaky Pete's | 415 |
| People's Leisure Club | 190 |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 155 |
| The Street | 152 |
| The Bongo Club | 145 |
| Paradise Palms | 138 |
| West Port Oracle | 118 |
| The Volley Leith | 105 |
| The Mash House | 102 |
| Bramble | 89 |
What time do Edinburgh club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,508 listings publishing door times: the median Edinburgh night opens at 22:00 — 49% open before 22:00, 50% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 562 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 01:00, 14% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Edinburgh cost?
Across the 492 listings publishing prices (20% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £0, with half of all nights between £0 and £6. 58% of listed nights are free.
When does Edinburgh go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (41% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 71% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Edinburgh sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 41% · Disco 23% · Techno 11% · Garage 5% · Funk / Soul 5% · Acid 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.