JD Twitch (So Low/Optimo) is heading east for a one-off night of minimal wave/post punk/goth/industrial rhythms in The Wee Red Bar on 7th June from 11pm till 3am. Lothian native, Twitch, actually cut his teeth back in the late 80s playing similar records in his teens to an often bemused audience at the art college before going on to run the legendary Pure nights at The Venue, so it's somewhat of an overdue reunion of around 30 plus years! As co-organsier of the semi-regular SO LOW club nights in Glasgow's Poetry Club has been running since 2014, with countless mixes as well as a sensational double compilation of the same title on Vinyl Factory featuring the likes of Front 242, Tuxedomoon and Chris and Cosey, plus another compilation titled Kreaturen Der Nacht featuring some stunning German Post Punk of the late 70s and early 80s. Our opening DJ will be discjocelyne of local post punk heroes Bikini Body and regular EHFH host. We have a small number of cheaper early bird tickets which are on sale now price will go up to £10 once theyre snapped up and then £12 on the night (with a discount for ECA students on the door) - so get booking early to save yourself a few quid. Anyone with even a passing interest in these genres wont want to miss out on hearing these rarities spun by one of Scotland's most eclectic DJs.

Pride was a Riot! Queer punk unofficial, unaffiliated Edinburgh Pride afterparty gig for riot grrrls, gayz, guyz and theyz. Live music from: The Red Stains Cooking up a plastic fantastic disco-punk sound from a collage of musical influences, Manchester four-piece The Red Stains embrace the kitsch and the tacky as a power to disrupt the male-dominated music industry. Brat Coven Brat Coven are a doom punk band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, born from the ethos of riot grrrl and a frustration at the lack of opportunities for women and trans people in the music industry. They create energetic, cathartic songs; powerful lyrics seeped with feminist messages, catchy riffs and haunting vocals. Blonde Secret Fired up female-fronted punk rock band blasting out loud fun and sunny anthems to make you dance! Gender neutral toilets. Wheelchair accessible venue with accessible toilet. No flashing lights. Some seating on benches available in venue. If you would like message in advance 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times). On the door tickets: £10. £8 Standard Advance. If you need a carer ticket please email Queer as Punk at [email protected]. Supporter Advance for if you would like to pay full price to help support Queer as Punk keep events running. Financial Support tickets for if you can't afford a standard ticket.

GAL GO will be presenting some of the songs from his acclaimed latest EP, C- los lentos in Edinburgh this summer. Born in Buenos Aires and based in London since 2016, GAL GO weaves saxophone, electronics and rhythmic experimentation into a live performance that is both visceral and hypnotic. Drawing from his roots in jazz and Latin American traditions, he builds layered, improvised soundscapes that blur the lines between structure and spontaneity - music that feels alive, immediate, and transportive. More than a concert, this is a deep listening experience - part ritual, part improvisation, and wholly original. With a growing presence in London’s experimental music scene, GAL GO brings an energy that is both grounded and exploratory, where each performance unfolds in its own unique shape. Presented by Valiant. This is an 18+ event

Only Scottish date of the 2025 tour from Pigeon Pit and Walter Mitty And His Makeshift Orchestra Tour. Support from Nasty Fishmonger and Pictureskew. PIGEON PIT Pigeon Pit is a collection of stories wrapped in sunburned skin and a brave heart from a small beach town. They evoke a honky-tonk held in a punk house living room, the Olympia band finds sparks of communal joy while sorting through the stress and grief of daily life offering bittersweet snapshots that stick with you long afterwards. Centred in the now, under a backdrop of rising global fascism and AI battling it out with reality, the band is focusing on how to keep sane and still love and have fun in these dark days. The band went into recording their fifth album, Crazy Arms after the busiest year since their founding. They toured for the first time as a full six-piece, played high-profile gigs, like their first Tiny Desk show, played with Laura Jane Grace, and toured Australia and New Zealand. Despite obvious signs of the band's growing popularity, they still tapped into their DIY roots in recording this one, using a friend's basement as their studio. WALTER MITTY AND HIS MAKESHIFT ORCHESTRA Of all the ways for a cult band to rise out of a decade of silence, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra chose to send their fans on a real life treasure hunt for their new album, Yikes Almighty. The album, a calming existential crisis set to children's toy instruments, was dubbed to a single cassette and buried in a cave in the California desert. The band released a cryptic video that serves as the treasure map with the message if you find it, we will release it. Though the bedroom folk punk outfit has not released music in 11 years, in actuality they have been consistently releasing and touring under their genre-defying umbrella name, Walter Etc. When asked why the band is split into two identities, singer / songwriter Walter himself, Dustin Cole Hayes, responded my life is already such a mess, I decided Id keep adding to the chaos. It is Hayes's cut-your-own-ear-off artistic sincerity that has made the Walter-verse fertile grounds for such strong lore and cultural myth. NASTY FISHMONGER Nasty Fishmonger was formed with the grand ambition of getting into festivals for free. With that dream now realised, their debut album 'Band of Common Folk' is seeing the chaotic folk-punk collective ascend to ever greater heights. Foot-stomping folk anthems with earworm choruses and a riotous live show ensure that audiences everywhere are left with an insatiable hunger for the 'Fishmonger! PICTURESKEW Pictureskew is a queer acoustic punk duo from the central belt of scotland. Assuming you're from Edinburgh or Glasgow, they're the folk punk your flatmate has at home. Please don't ask us what that means. still self-consciously lyrical, still a palm-muted panic attack, now with added tap dancing and distorted string lines. £16 on the door. 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times in the venue). Gender neutral toilets. Wheelchair accessible venue with accessible toilet. No flashing lights. Some seating on raised benches exists in venue. Email [email protected] with any enquiries. The Wee Red Bar is a music venue within the Edinburgh College of Art quadrangle. After hours entrance is on Lady Lawson St and this entrance will be open for the gig. Edinburgh promoter: Queer as Punk. UK Tour promoter: Firejam.