Summer Sessions Edinburgh

August 21 - 29, 2026

Summer Sessions Edinburgh

Royal Highland Showgrounds

Edinburgh Scotland

111Days
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19Hours
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28Mins
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21Sec

Summer Sessions Edinburgh brings together rock and alternative music legends in Edinburgh, Scotland from August 21-29, 2026. The festival features headliners including The Cure, Florence & The Machine, Biffy Clyro, Lorde, Deftones, and The Prodigy across eight days of performances. With a focus on rock, post hardcore, alternative metal, experimental rock, and pop rock genres, the lineup showcases artists from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and United States. This multi-day festival offers fans of alternative and rock music an extensive program featuring both established icons and genre-defining acts.

Summer Sessions Edinburgh is a national concert series with six events and 22 artists over nine days.

Featured Artists

Slowdive

Reading, England

Nothing But Thieves

Southend-on-Sea, England

Ecca Vandal

Melbourne, Australia

The Cure

Crawley, England

Alessi Rose

Derby, England

Lorde

Auckland, New Zealand

Self Esteem

Rotherham, England

Biffy Clyro

Kilmarnock, Scotland

Jacob Alon

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mogwai

Glasgow, Scotland

Scarlxrd

Wolverhampton, England

Idles

Bristol, England

Deftones

Sacramento, California

Yousuke Yukimatsu

Osaka, Japan

Swim School

Edinburgh, Scotland

Audrey Hobert

New York, New York

Venue

Royal Highland Showgrounds

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The Stables, 2 Ingliston Rd, Ingliston, Newbridge EH28 8NB, United Kingdom

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Stages

TBC(6)

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