Edinburgh

Keane announce free Edinburgh show

9 Oct 2008

Keane have announced three free gigs in small-capacity venues next week to mark the launch of their third album Perfect Symmetry next week. The Scottish date in 200-capacity ballroom of The Voodoo Rooms is on Mon 13 Oct. Tickets are available via…

Pump up the volume - Music venues round up

15 Sep 2008

Glasgow and Edinburgh play host to some of the hottest hangouts in the UK. David Pollock explores the very best and handpicks the gigs you cannot afford to miss.

The Camera Obscura

edfest.tv - video

7 Aug 2008

Spy on passers-by in the street - pick them up in your hand. Fabulous rooftop views, amazing optical illusions, mega hands-on fun.

How to bribe your way to Fringe success

The List payola blog

6 Aug 2008

Every year, thousands of performer flock to the Edinburgh Fringe in order to showcase their talent and kickstart a career in the performing arts. Unfortunately, there's so may other blighters doing the same that it's hard to make yourself heard above…

Event horizon - Edinburgh Mela

22 Jul 2008

While Charlotte Square Gardens, The Hub and Pleasance may think they are at the heart of the August experience, there are other cultural bonanzas going on around them. Anna Millar takes a look at some of the other Festival action Often unfairly…

Hard times - Gladder to be Gay?

Festival of Politics

22 Jul 2008

Simon Callow is heading our way with both Stonewall and Dickens on his mind. Anna Millar chats to one of theatre’s hardest working men about his love of acting and support for gay rights Mere minutes out of London rehearsals for The Magic Flute and…

Free Wi-Fi access in Edinburgh

8 Jul 2008

Edinburgh is a very easy place to access free Wi-Fi internet access. With many people currently planning their trip to the city for festival season or a holiday, we are aiming to build a comprehensive guide to the free Wi-Fi hotspots. You can see the…

Mother India’s Café

3 Jul 2008

Monir Mohammed is the quietly spoken, congenial proprietor of six restaurants in Glasgow operating under the Mother India and Wee Curry Shop banners. In a sector grossly overpopulated with long, samey menus, kitsch decor and blandly ill-defined dishes…

New filmmaking course launched for Edinburgh’s young women of colour

10 Jun 2008

Digital Desperados is a free DIY short film-making course for young women of colour aged 16-25 based in Edinburgh. The term 'of colour' also includes roma, latina and mixed race women. The course runs between the 30th June and 1st August 2008 and…

The Edge Festival announces line-up

5 Jun 2008

The line up has been announced for The Edge Festival, the new August music festival which replaces T on the Fringe. The festival takes place in August throughout the capital in various venues ranging from Cabaret Voltaire to the Corn Exchange.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival fever begins

5 Jun 2008

Fresh from attendance at the Fringe press launch this morning, we can bring you news of a jam-packed programme for August featuring more performances than ever before - 31,320 to be precise - spread across 247 venues throughout the capital and making…

Festivals - Capital Gains

5 Jun 2008

Kicking off the capital’s world famous summer festivals in late July, it’s the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (25 Jul–3 Aug) which is the longest running jazz festival in the UK. Following hot on its heels is relative newbie to Edinburgh’s festival…

Winner of Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project announced

29 May 2008

Scottish actor Jimmy Chisholm, known for his roles in Low Winter Sun, Festival and frequent appearances in Taggart, is the star of the winning film from the first-ever Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project. In the film, entitled Travel Plans and directed by…

Sugababes, The Feeling And Gnarls Barkley to play Princes Street Gardens

9 May 2008

Sugababes, The Feeling And Gnarls Barkley are to perform in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens on Sunday June 1st. The Sugababes, with a line up now consisting of Keisha, Heidi and Amelle, have sold five million albums (including 3 triple-platinum…

48 Hour Film Project gets underway

8 May 2008

On Friday May 16 at 7pm, filmmakers from across the UK will convene in Edinburgh’s Cameo Cinema to draw a character, prop, line of dialogue and a genre from a hat. They will then have just 48 hours to make an original movie from scratch using these…

Airline announces direct flight from JFK to Edinburgh

8 May 2008

Delta Airline has launched a new direct service from New York JFK to Edinburgh, with its inaugural flight taking to the skies last week. Tourist agency VisitScotland said the move would help raise Scotland's profile as a holiday destination.

Edinburgh Haymarket station in £190m revamp plan

8 May 2008

One of Scotland’s busiest train stations could treble in size under £190m plans. Proposals have been unveiled for Haymarket in Edinburgh, which could see up to nine million passengers use the category A-listed station by 2031.

Meadows Festival seeks volunteers

8 May 2008

The Meadows Festival in Edinburgh is seeking volunteers to help in the run up to the event as well as assisting on the day of the festival itself.

Scotch Malt Whisky Society restaurant now open to non-members

8 May 2008

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has opened the doors of the Dining Room at 28 Queen Street to non-members, with food courtesy of chef James Freeman.

Grassmarket shoppers to get free parking

3 Apr 2008

Yes, it might be covered in scaffolding with a better view of a builder’s backside than the castle, but the traders operating out of Edinburgh’s Grassmarket are anxious to assure their customers that it’s business as usual throughout April and…

Edinburgh’s Big Four Venues Announce ‘the Largest Comedy Festival in the World’

21 Mar 2008

Four of the biggest Fringe venues have announced their plans to band together to launch the ‘largest comedy festival in the world’ this August. Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly yesterday announced their intention to launch the…

Shopping Showdown - Edinburgh

The Style Issue

13 Mar 2008

Capital trends Diana Kiernander considers the mix of the traditional and cutting edge that inspires Edinburgh’s dedicated followers of fashion Edinburgh style should be easy to define. There’s an air of near-perfect designer minimalism among the…

Edinburgh to get major new city centre live music venue

7 Mar 2008

Gig, the venue on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road, is be refurbished and reopened as a major live music space. It was announced that MAMA Group have purchased the freehold on the space from Luminar Limited who had run the space as Gig during 2006. It has been…

Anthony d'Offay donates £125 million contemporary art collection to Scotland and the Tate

27 Feb 2008

The donation of a major new national collection of contemporary art valued at £125 million was announced this morning at a press briefing in Edinburgh's Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. ‘Artist Rooms’ was created through a donation made by…

Shake up on Edinburgh's Shore dining scene

25 Feb 2008

The Shore Bar and Restaurant in Leith has been taken over by the team behind near-neighbours Fishers, who hope to revive one of the district's more venerable eating, drinking and music spots. Fishers-trained chefs Jenny Daly and Martin Laurentowicz have…