What's On in Edinburgh

ABBA Gold The Concert - Live @ The Fringe — The Ghillie Dhu is one of Edinburgh's most atmospheric venues — all dark wood and soaring ceilings — and this afternoon it becomes a full-throttle celebration of the greatest pop catalogue ever written. From Dancing Queen to Waterloo, this live concert experience is the kind of thing that turns even the most reserved audience member into someone dancing on a chair by the second chorus. Doors at 2:00pm for £30, and trust us, every penny earns its keep.

TheGetDown#16 - FREE* PayBack Day To Night Rave: RICHIE FINGERS — Leith Arches is a raw, industrial beauty of a venue, and TheGetDown brings the heat from 4:00pm with Richie Fingers headlining what promises to be a proper day-to-night journey through funk, soul, and dancefloor gold. Tickets start from free (with some paid tiers up to £12), making this one of the savviest moves you can make with your Saturday — grab a spot early, because the Leith faithful know exactly what this series delivers.

Dystopia 26: The Rock Opera — Bedlam Theatre is the spiritual home of Edinburgh's most daring student and fringe theatre, and Dystopia 26 sounds like exactly the kind of wildly ambitious, electrically charged production that this city does better than anywhere else on earth. A rock opera set against a dystopian backdrop — performed live, with all the raw energy that implies — this 5:15pm show at £12–£18 is the Fringe in its purest, most exhilarating form.

Swiftogeddon - The Taylor Themed Club Night - Edinburgh — La Belle Angèle at 11:00pm becomes the most joyful place in the city as Swiftogeddon takes over with wall-to-wall Taylor Swift anthems, a crowd who know every single word, and an atmosphere that is less club night and more collective catharsis. Check the website for pricing and tickets, and prepare to stay until the very last note — because at a Swiftogeddon, no one leaves during All Too Well.

Samedia Fringe All-Nighter at The Mash House — For those who treat sunrise as a finishing line rather than a wake-up call, the Samedia Fringe All-Nighter at The Mash House is the only address that matters from 11:00pm onwards. At just £6–£7, this is exceptional value for a full night of music in one of Edinburgh's most beloved basement venues — warm, sweaty, and completely devoted to the art of keeping a room moving until morning.