What's On in Edinburgh

The Beach Boys | Edinburgh Playhouse | 7:00pm | Check website | Category: Live Music — Few catalogues of songs carry quite as much collective joy as the Beach Boys', and hearing those sun-drenched harmonies fill the magnificent Edinburgh Playhouse is going to be something close to euphoric. Whether you grew up with Good Vibrations on the radio or discovered Pet Sounds later in life, this is a chance to experience living pop history in one of the city's most beloved venues. Get tickets on the website and prepare to feel genuinely, irresistibly happy.

Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE | Usher Hall | 7:30pm | Check website | Category: Live Music — Tony Blackburn has been the warm, ebullient voice of British pop radio for over half a century, and tonight he brings Sounds of the 60s to the magnificent Usher Hall in a show that doubles as both a live concert and a love letter to one of music's most explosive decades. Expect a room full of people who know every word, every riff, and every shimmy — and that energy is entirely contagious even if you weren't there first time around. Check the website for tickets and dress accordingly.

Och Vey + Chaia + Michael Alpert @ The Wee Red Bar | The Wee Red Bar | 7:00pm | £10 | Category: Live Music — For something genuinely off the beaten track, The Wee Red Bar is hosting a triple bill rooted in Yiddish and Eastern European folk traditions — music that is ancient in spirit but absolutely alive in performance. Och Vey, Chaia, and the legendary Michael Alpert between them bring a richness and warmth that feels worlds away from the mainstream, and at just £10 this is one of the most compelling bargains in the city tonight. Head in with open ears and expect to be moved.

Tooth | Sneaky Pete's. | 7:00pm | Check website | Category: Live Music — Sneaky Pete's is one of Edinburgh's finest small venues — an intimate, no-nonsense room where the music always hits harder than you expect — and Tooth look like a perfect fit for its underground credentials. This is the kind of gig where you discover a new favourite band while standing close enough to feel the bass in your chest. Check the website for tickets and arrive ready to be converted.

Spandex Comedy - 5 Star Comedy Every Tuesday Night In Edinburgh | Dragonfly | 7:45pm | £6 | Category: Comedy — Spandex Comedy has built a fiercely loyal following on the Edinburgh Tuesday night circuit, and at just £6 a ticket it represents some of the best value laughs in the country, not just the city. Dragonfly is a slick, stylish cocktail bar, so you can settle in with something excellent in your glass while a rotating lineup of sharp, seasoned comics does all the hard work. It is the kind of night that turns a midweek Tuesday into a story you are still telling on Friday.

The Comedy Cellar Edinburgh Live Stand-Up Comedy | Canon's Gait Pub | 8:00pm | £12 | Category: Comedy — The Canon's Gait is a proper Edinburgh pub with character to spare, and The Comedy Cellar has made it a reliable home for live stand-up that punches well above its weight. At £12 you are getting a full evening of live comedy in an atmospheric room on the Royal Mile — the kind of night that reminds you why Edinburgh has one of the most vibrant comedy cultures on the planet, twelve months a year and not just in August. Book ahead, get there early, and let the professionals take care of the rest.