On this page you will find various older venues grouped together.
Aquarius/Citrus Club
Aquarius was in Grindlay street, it then became known as Topo's, complete with "phones" in each booth for you to contact people at other tables!! The "phones" were of course nearly all broken and didn't work. Now known as The Citrus Club. One of the first Associates gigs took place here.
Thank you to Alan for the photo
Another view of aquarius on the left. Thank you to Alan for the scan.
The Cockburn Lounge
The Cockburn Lounge at 73 Cockburn street, was a poplular live venue for local bands. Now The Scotsman Lounge.
Edinburgh Castle
The Castle's esplanade has been used seasonly as a special venue with great success. Long may this continue.
1989 31st December Duran Duran (Broadcast by BBC New years Live from the great hall). 2004 18th July Cliff Richard
Eric Browns
Eric Browns was a pub opened by golfer Eric Brown in 1974. It was situated in Dalry road within the buliding that is now Maplin.
1980 9th May Fun City ( Fun City featured Dave Christy otherwise known as Matt Vinyl, Ronnie MacKinnon from The Valves, and Gary McCormack from TV Art who later evolved into Josef K. After Fun City Gary joined The Exploited, He is now an actor who has appeared in such films as The Acid House, and Gangs Of New York. I understand Harvey's was in Lothian Road, but not sure about that.
The Gateway Theatre Leith Walk The Gateway Theatre near the top of Leith Walk was originally a television studio owned by STV, it played host to this Lindsay Kemp production featuring a certain Mr Bowie. This production was later broadcast on Scottish television, and is now available as an extra on the David Bowie DVD Love You Till Tuesday. 1970 1st February The Looking Glass Murders (David Bowie plays the part of a cloud in Lindsay Kemps production, STV broadcast date 8th July 1970) George Square Theatre The George Square Theatre was used a handfull of times for gigs at the beginning of the eighties. As part of the university, it is usually used as a lecture theatre with a capacity of just 466. 1979 2nd August Simple Minds 1980 20th June The Cure
Inside The George Square Theatre. Thank you toy Alan for the scan. The Hoochie Coochie Club The Hoochie Coochie club was a very popular club from the early eighties on, and played host to the occasional band too. Situated above Coasters/Clouds at West Tollcross, this space also doubled up as the "dressing room" for all the bands that played the larger space downstairs. 1984 26th August The Go Betweens 1984 21st October The Gun Club 1985 20th February James King & The Lone Wolves 1985 25th April The Go Betweens 1985 19th May Jesse Rae 1985 3rd November Jeffrey Lee Pierce (Ex Gun Club 1986 9th February Chakk 1987 24th April The Go Between Ironmills Park, Dalkeith This park was the scene for a day of gigs in August 1979, organised by the owner of The Cross Keys Inn, Dalkeith The Freeze at Ironmills Park, other bands on the day included Switch and Avo-8 . Thank you to Stu for the picture. Livingston Forum The Forum near Livingston was used briefely around the late eighties and into the nineties. 1989 10th June The Stranglers
Meadowbank Meadowbank Stadium has been used occasionally for concerts, and briefely in the mid nineties some concerts were moved to the inside sports hall here, from The Usher Hall. 1988 Aswad, Aztec Camera, Deacon Blue, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Voice Of The Beehive for CND
1993 29th July Prince & The New Power Generation
2007 26th August Razorlight, support band The Editors The Meadows The Meadows have been used seasonly for The Meadows Festival. The Scars at the Meadows Festival 1979. This picture was taken with the bands own drummer Callum Mackays camera. The Cheetahs at the Meadows Festival June 1980. Thank you to Stu for the photo. The Delmontes at the Meadows Festival June 1980. Thank you to Stu for the photo. Mowgli & The Donuts at The Meadows Festival June 1979. Thank you to Stu for the photo. Mowgli & The Donuts at The Meadows Festival June 1980. Thank you to Stu for the photo. The Valves at The Meadows Festival June 1978. Thank you to Stu for the photo. The Mission The Mission, or the bottom room in The Place, had been a popular club since the sixties, when it would hold beat clubs. Also known as The Onion Cellar. 1980 13th October Plague of Fools & Twisted Nerve
The Netherbow The Netherbow situated at 43-45 High Street, hosted some concerts in the late seventies and into the early eighties. Now the home of The Scottish Storytelling Centre. 1979 19th December DF Sense (ex Switch) DF Sense at The Netherbow 19th December 1979. Thank you to Stu for the photo. The Preservation Hall The Preservation Hall in Victoria Street was a very popular and busy pub, hosting various blues and folk gigs. Now Finnegans Wake Irish Pub. 1990 31st December Blues 'N' Trouble
1991 3rd November Dr Feelgood 1991 31st December Blues 'N' Trouble
1992 23rd September Dr Feelgood
Transport Halls The social club at the bus depot in Annandale street hosted several punk gigs in the late seventies. 1978 11th May The Skids 1979 13th April The Scars, support band The Freeze The West End Club The West End Club up a flight of stairs in Princess Street was an old sixties club, that by the late seventies had fallen on hard times. The club then started to be used for the odd punk gig. Later this venue would become Fire Island and play host to various disco acts, including the late great John Waters star Divine, thundering about the tiny stage in the bay window, sweating, to possibly the loudest synthesized backing track I have ever heard! So the next time you are having your skinny latte in the cafe of Waterstones, remember you are in good company. Thank you to Alan for both these rare scans. The Wig & Pen The Wig & Pen Pub at 19 Cockburn Street was popular with Edinburgh's punk rock fraternity. It also played host to gigs by the likes of Josef K. Now Ecco Vino wine bar.
Thank you to Stu for this rare photo of Switch supporting The Cheetahs (Known as the The Suffer-Jets at this time) at The Wig & Pen In May 1978 The Yellow Carvel The Yellow Carvel in Hunter Square was a well known folk club, in the sixties and into the seventies. Some punk and new wave acts started to appear towards the end of the decade. Now The Tron.
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This is a poster for a Blues 'N' Boogie Festival organised by Robbie The Pict in 1988
Tam White at The Yellow Carvel in 1970. Thank you to Gordon for this rare picture.