Debut Line-Up Announced For The Edge
Mixed bag as The Edge Festival announces it's inaugural line-up
Life after Tennents begins this August for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as The Edge steps, for the first time, out of the not inconsiderable shadow of T On The Fringe. Details have been announced today of the inaugural line-up for The Edge, and by all accounts, it’s a mixed bag.
Fifty shows have been confirmed across the usual three venues (Cabaret Voltaire, The Liquid Room and The Corn Exchange, with a residency in St Cecilia’s Church thrown in for measure) and whilst the Festival may have been rebranded, the line-up suggests its very much business as usual.
The vast expanse of the Corn Exchange pays host to chart botherers Scouting For Girls and Lostprophets, Britpop also-rans Shed Seven and Geordie post punkers Maximo Park, who seem to be the pick of a rather sketchy bunch.
Local Bohos Broken Records have their chance on the big stage with a mid-month slot at The Liquid Room. They’ll be joined by Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal, Michael Franti and Digitalism.
For consistency, though, it’s the line-up at Cabaret Voltaire that really stands out, with Swedish power poppers The Shout Out Louds, Aussie pair The Presets and The Midnight Juggernauts, former Josef K frontman Paul Haig and up and coming Glasgow upstarts Isosceles looking to be the highlights.
The line-up announced so far is below.
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Date |
Artist |
Venue |
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Thursday 7th August |
Scouting for Girls |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Wednesday 13th August |
Lostprophets |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Thursday 14th August |
Shed Seven |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Friday 15th August |
Newton Faulkner |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Monday 18th August |
Maximo Park |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Tuesday 19th August |
Xavier Rudd |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
|
Wednesday 20th August |
One Republic + The Script |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Thursday 21st August |
Pendulum |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Monday 25th August |
Kate Nash |
Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
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Wednesday 13th August |
Kevin McDermott |
Liquid Room |
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Saturday 16th August |
Your Sound Showcase |
Liquid Room |
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Sunday 17th August |
Broken Records |
Liquid Room |
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Wednesday 20th August |
Michael Franti + Spearhead |
Liquid Room |
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Thursday 21st August |
Dizzee Rascal |
Liquid Room |
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Friday 22nd August |
Deadmau5 (Live) |
Liquid Room |
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Saturday 23rd August |
Digitalism |
Liquid Room |
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Sunday 24th August |
An Evening with Stephen Lynch |
Liquid Room |
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Friday 1st August |
Ratatat |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Sunday 3rd August |
Longview |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Monday 4th August |
Paul Haig |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Wednesday 6th August |
Melee |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Thursday 7th August |
Shout out Louds |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Friday 8th August |
Jackie Leven + Lee Patterson |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Monday 11th August |
The Presets + Heartbreak |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Tuesday 12th August |
Bo Pepper |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Wednesday 13th August |
Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing Preview Show |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Sunday 17th August |
Isosceles |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Monday 18th August |
Louis XIV + Les Gars |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Friday 22nd August |
Midnight Juggernauts |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Monday 25th August |
Clare & The Reasons + Brendan Campbell |
Cabaret Voltaire |
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Sunday 17th – Saturday 23rd August |
Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing |
St. Cecilias Church |
The Edge runs from 1 – 27 August and tickets range from £6 to £17.50.
http://www.theedgefestival.com