The Usher hall in Lothian road was officially opened in 1914, at a total cost of £134,000. Funded by a donation from philanthropist Andrew Usher. The hall has consistently enjoyed many musical guests throughout the decades.
1964 19th September The Rolling Stones (2 shows)
1965 20th January Chuck Berry, Graham Bond Organization, The Moody Blues, Winston G, The Five Dimensions, & Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men (2 shows)

1965 16th June The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones on stage at the Usher Hall 16th June 1965. Thank you to Gordon for the scan.
Standing on and breaking the seats for a better view. Thank you to Ian for the scan.
Fans at the Stones Concert. Thank you to Ian for the scan.
1969 26th September Jethro Tull
1969 23rd October Humble Pie, support bands Love Sculpture, David Bowie, & Samson

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Photocopied programme/poster, showing the resceduled date.
1970 26th May Ten Years After, support band T.Rex
1970 6th June Family, Chicken Shack & Black Sabbath

1972 6th April Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, spending the day at Edinburgh zoo, then drinking in a nearby pub. 1974 21st April Caravan with Tir-Na-Nog

1974 26th September Charles Aznavour

1974 24th October Cliff Richard


1974 9th & 10th November Jethro Tull, support band Fanny, also featuring Miss Shona Learoyd (later to be Mrs. Anderson) as ringmistress
1975 30th January Barclay James Harvest

1975 1st February Supertramp
1975 9th August Hawkwind
1975 20th September Wings 1975 15th October Barclay James Harvest, support band Cafe Society
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1975 4th November Jack Jones

1975 18th November Wishbone Ash 1975 26th November Cliff Richard

1976 8th May Rick Wakeman
1976 14th May Nils Lofgren, support band Unicorn

1976 21st May EltonJohn

1976 14th September Manfred Mann's Earth Band, support band Racing Cars

1976 20th September Hawkwind 1976 25th September TheStrawbs

1976 11th October Barclay James Harvest, support band Easy Street

1976 25th November Cliff Richard

1977 20th May Shakti, special guest Kevin Coyne

1977 15th July Crawler, Boxer, Moon

1977 19th September Hawkwind 1977 16th October Weather Report
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1977 9th November Graham Parker & The Rumour

1977 21st November Uriah Heep

1978 5th March Eddie & The Hot Rods, support bands Radio Stars, Squeeze
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1978 1st May Jethro Tull

1978 10th &11th September 10cc
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1978 18th September Camel, special guest Michael Chapman

1978 4th October Cliff Richard

1978 9th October Hawkwind 1978 8th & 9th November Cliff Richard


1979 13th April Kate Bush

1979 13th October Lindisfarne


1980 17th May Mike Oldfield

1981 17th February Camel

1981 5th October The Shadows

1983 5th March Jack Jones


1989 13th December Hawkwind
1993 24th May Big Country
1994 16th May Jethro Tull 1995 5th February Morrissey

Ironic sponsor on rear of Morrissey ticket
1995 3rd, 4th, & 5th September Simple Minds

1995 8th October Big Country
1997 13th February Suede, support band Mansun (moved to Meadowbank)
2004 1st July Patti Smith

2004 8th July The Stereophonics 2006 9th April Gene Pitney (Cancelled due to the sad death of Gene, just a few days earlier).
