The second of the monthly Fuzz Bat shows at Leith Depot happening on the third Saturday of every month. This time it's a lovely summer all dayer with eight fantastic acts. Five of whom have been confirmed and are listed below with a further three to be confirmed. The confirmed acts hail from exotic places such as Edinburgh, Düsseldorf and Glasgow. Running order below: Valensteïn: Lonely electronic alt-pop from Ashley of Fistymuffs/Alt Milk Records Raiments: Avant Garde musical collective combining pop music with a punch of punk led by Mano Camatsos "Strange and new punky punch and true, hip hop jazz blue, silly serious all the way through." Off Brand: Improv noise duo mumbling, rummaging and scratching of all sorts with a variety of objects combined with guitar and synths to create delightful wacky sounds Claquer: Glasgow/Edinburgh duo combining powerful and emotional spoken word with improvised guitar, loops and noises of a wide sonic palette. "Brilliant: crystal clear language, both in voice and music, politically involved and humanly resonant. Touched." Olivia Furey: Assertive noise making/sound exploring created with spoken word, self made instruments, electric guitar and sonic manipulation experiments. May contain references about how awful the gig, audience and her manager are. Aylin Leclaire: Folky dark atmospheric electro pop from Germany exploring other worlds and dimensions. "tells emotionally charged stories in which her own life experiences mix with an otherworldly poetry" The Victor Pope Experience: Post-punk Anti Pop with a touch of folk ensemble "pumping out an alternative post punk lo-fi indie anti-folk silly confusing vaguely psuedo-intellectual sound" in a special duo form just for you. Sloth Metropolis: Musical mythology & ongoing sloth-themed rock opera told in prog, psych, folk and paper mache. "Sloth Metropolis combines influences from the dark corners of prog, folk, doom and expansive psychedelic improvisation." Poster by James Metcalfe U18s welcome until 9pm. All Fuzz Bat Gigs are safe, inclusive spaces. Be excellent to each other

Dancing Mice Irresistibly weird pop. Crooked grooves, twitchy anthems, feral joy, dressed up in respectability. That's the hype: come and learn the truth. Numerous songs from an unknown back catalogue played with some skill and enthusiasm. Reasonably enjoyable. Bespoke films for each song. Diverting between-song chats and a quiz (with prize) are likely. Favourable comparisons are Joy Division, Talking Heads, King Crimson, The Cardiacs and The Moody Blues. 'Frighteningly ambitious, clever... thoroughly enjoyable, adventurous and full of joy' (IsThisMusic.com). Audience will be standing throughout, None

This is an event to celebrate Jo Mango's launch of the spellbinding album 'The Lightswitch'. Glasgow songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jo Mango has quietly formed a part of a number of internationally notable musical moments over the past two decades. From joining David Byrne on stage at the Carnegie Hall when his Welcome To Dreamland show brought the progenitors of alt-folk movement to the US's most famous concert hall, to being a key part of the house band for the magical collaborative Zero Degrees of Separation tour, playing alongside Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, and Adem in some iconic venues.. And now she emerges into her own limelight with her soon to be released solo record (The Lightswitch) produced by composer/performer/producer Adem (The Ballad of Wallis Island, Philip Selway, Hot Chip), featuring the Elysian Collective on strings (Pulp, Fontaines DC) and Chris Vatalaro on drums (Brian Eno, Anohni, Sam Amidon). Jo's debut solo album Paperclips and Sand (2006) saw her perform live on taste-making KCRW radio showMorning Becomes Eclectic, with shows at SXSW (USA), NXNE (Canada), live sessions on BBC Radio and Single of the Week on Radio 2. Across the following years, Mango toured extensively in North America and Japan, including appearances on countless legendary stages across the world, including: The Carnegie Hall (NYC); The Roundhouse (London) at the Electric Proms; The Sage (Gateshead) and the Barbican as part of theZero Degrees of Separation tour; The Getty Museum (LA); and international festivals such as Bumbershoot (Seattle), Accelerator (Malmo/Stockholm/Goteborg), Greenman (Wales), Mosaic (Singapore), and Perth International Arts Festival (Perth, Australia). She has collaborated on performances with musicians such as Devendra Banhart, Coco Rosie, Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), William Tyler (Lambchop), Richmond Fontaine, and played on bills alongside artists as diverse as Bert Jansch, Donovan, Belle and Sebastian, Hot Chip, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Silver Jews and Jenny Lewis. During this time of touring and collaborating, she met Adem Ilhan, with whom she forged a lifelong friendship and musical synergy and this led to their co-creation of her critically acclaimed second album Murmuration (2012) featuring the voices of Scottish (alt)folk luminaries such as James Yorkston, Kris Drever and Pictish Trail. More recently, Jo has been involved in the award-winning gig-theatre piece A Giant on the Bridge, which she co-devised with director Liam Hurley and the Distant Voices Community to highlight issues in the UK criminal justice system and which premiered with a full run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, winning much acclaim. Mango is also a Doctor of Musicology, and along with David Scott (of the BMX Bandits and the Pearlfishers), she co-founded Scotlands first degree in songwriting. The release of her 3rd solo album, after a long hiatus, is sure to herald a new era for the songwriter. One where her formidable talents - honed over decades of international cross-genre creative collaboration and study of the craft of songwriting - are finally brought to a deserved wider audience. Support comes from Raveloe, the project of songwriter Kim Grant. The alias is taken from the name of a fictional village within the pages of a Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) novel called Silas Marner about a reclusive weaver. Growing up in the small industrial town of Motherwell she found magic and escaped in the small beauties through moments of isolation and difficulty. A thread evident in songs that oscillate from heartbreak to hopefulness, exploring dualities and inspired by magical realism, nature and the human experience.

Join us for summer shenanigans and another gorgeous afternoon of independent alternative Scottish live music from: - Shebeat (solo) - Frankie Morrow (solo) - Shears - The New Routines

Built on a shared love of story, harmony, and connection, Adam Thom and Alma present a joint tour rooted in contemporary folk and Americana. The pairing creates a warm live experience that brings together narrative songwriting and rich vocal harmony, ideally suited to venues with audiences for songwriter-led music in the vein of Laura Marling, Joni Mitchell, The Staves, and Jason Isbell. Alma is a Glasgow-based folk trio comprising of singer-songwriters Anna Cassidy, Ellyn Oliver and Marina Rolink. The three came together over their love of lush harmonies and songwriting at the end of 2024 and their first live set together resulted in a Danny Kyle award at Celtic Connections 2025. This was the beginning of a successful year and saw the release of their debut single Magpie which earned them a feature interview on BBC Radio Scotland, multiple radio plays and regular gigs around Scotland. Their second single 'Float' saw radio play on BBC Introducing and Roddy Hart's Mix Tape on BBC Radio Scotland in the lead up to its release, and further BBC radio play on its release on Jan 20th 2026. Taking inspiration from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling and The Staves, the trio seek to create songs that are warm, honest, and thoughtful. This is all reflected in the root origin of their name, Alma, which means soul, heart and spirit. Adam Thom is a 24 year old singer-songwriter, originating from Aberdeen and now based in Glasgow. His intricate, story-driven lyrics are rooted in folk and Americana traditions, and take audiences on an emotive journey with his skilled songwriting. Adam released his highly anticipated second EP - Through the Candle Smoke and Burning Sage - last December, hailed as an absolute winner by Americana UK that put him at the very forefront of the UK's bluegrass scene. With recent sold-out shows at The Glad Cafe and Cottier's Theatre (for Celtic Connections), Adam presents an intimate, well-crafted live performance; not one to be missed.

Everywhere At Once is a nationwide grassroots music festival taking place from June 2628, 2026, spearheaded by the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery It will feature over 1,200 gigs across 500+ UK grassroots venues, acting as a festival on your doorstep during Glastonburys 2026 fallow year, aiming to support local venues Rebellion Manchester Edition:Thrash rising stars Leader to headline, plus Versus (Leeds), Silver Chamber (Mcr) & Fabrikator (Bolton)

Rosie May Riot and Misdi Morte After three Riot-filled years at the Camden Fringe and two Revealing years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Riot Reveals has teamed up with Misdi Morte's Managerie of Mayhem to create this cabaret extravaganza. With burlesque, drag, comedy, live music and plenty of surprises... hold tight for a dollop of Riot with a sprinkling of Mayhem! Audience participation, Nudity, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing

Expect Garage, Punk & Grunge as Edinburgh based Moxies headline bringing you music inspired from rural isolation, forests, shit weather and deep emotions. Support is from local punk rock hook machines, Bad Knees and Glasgow based energy driven Grunge band, Libido. It will be an intense, raw and honest night and we welcome anyone that can relate to that to come along. Warning ️ guitars may be abused.

A verbivocovisual extravaganza of poetry, Music, Performance Art and Visuals with an all-star cast: - Fuck This - Strangers Wave - Maria Sledmere - Colin Herd - D.A.M. - Medha Singh & James Flowerdew. - Visuals by SPK - Will contain Scotch eggs, aquafaba and a lyre!

Tinderbox Collective are running an open mic for young people over 14 and under 25. Original tunes of all genres more than welcome, come and meet musicians from all over Edinburgh. Book a free ticket now whilst they last!

Harry Bird is a modern day troubadour, mixing genius songwriting (RnR Magazine, UK) with a voice that has captivated audiences all over Europe and beyond. An experienced circus and theatre musician, he is a versatile storyteller with a love of rhythm and rhyme, allegory and dance. Drawing on British folk, Americana and other world music genres, his lyrically charged performances are a freewheeling cabaret of finely crafted songs and good humour. His compositions have featured on stage and on screen, most recently in Damian McCarthy's horror films, the award winning Oddity and the 2026 thriller Hokum (starring Adam Scott). He has written the soundtracks to four touring circus shows in the Basque Country (performing in two), sung on audiobooks for Penguin and appeared regularly as a multi-instrumental actor/musician at the Bristol Old Vic theatre. 2026 sees the release of his fifth studio album, Absurditties, following 2023's "Mucho Picnic" and three earlier albums as Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies on his own label Hot Drop Records. His band includes Scottish-Australian bluegrass maestros Pepita Emmerichs and Theodore Barnard (Rain of Animals / Good Guy Hank) along with powerhouse Scottish songwriters Gavin McGinty (GAVIN / Sinderins) and Chris Bradley (Aberfeldy). Original, entertaining and thought-provoking, his energetic, feel-good shows are not to be missed.