The Edge Festival (formerly T on the Fringe) 2008
Friday 1st to Sunday 31st August 2008unknown, Scotland MAP
£6 to £17.50
The Edge Festival which has replaced T on the Fringe in Edinburgh and takes place across various venues ranging from 250 - 2800 in capacity, from Friday 1st until Wednesday 27th August has announced more artists playing at the event.
The latest additions playing at Cabaret Voltaire include Julian Velard who appears on Thursday 14th August, Noah and the Whale will play on Friday 15th August, and The Bombay Bicycle Club will play the same venue on Tuesday 26th August.
Further additions to the line-up are the support acts for many of the acts playing including Natty who will support Newton Faulkner, Kizzy Star who will support Sergeant and Rachael Unthank who supports Nouvelle Vague at The Liquid Room. Frightened Rabbit are to play a co headlining set with the Twilight Sad on Thursday 14th of August at The Liquid Room.
Emerging Scottish talent will be performing at the Your Sound Showcase on Saturday 16th of August at the Liquid Room, and will feature We See Lights, Wooden Box, Y'all Is Fantasy Island, and Sparrow and the Workshop.
The contemporary music strand to the Edinburgh Festival will feature fifty performances over the festival period with tickets ranging in price from £6 to £17.50.
The programme of events announced is as follows:
Friday 1st August - Ratatat - Cabaret Voltaire
Sunday 3rd August - Longview - Cabaret Voltaire
Monday 4th August - Paul Haig - Cabaret Voltaire
Wednesday 6th August - Melee - Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday 7th August - Shout Out Louds - Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday 7th August - Scouting for Girls - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Thursday 7th August - Nouvelle Vague + Rachel Unthank - Liquid Room
Friday 8th August - Jackie Leven + Lee Patterson - Cabaret Voltaire
Monday 11th August - The Presets + Heartbreak - Cabaret Voltaire
Monday 11th August - Angus and Julia Stone - Liquid Room
Tuesday 12th August - Bo Pepper - Cabaret Voltaire
Tuesday 12th August - Sergeant + Kizzy Star - The Liquid Room
Tuesday 12th August - Laura Marling - Bannerman's
Wednesday 13th August - Laura Marling - Bannerman's
Wednesday 13th August - Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing Preview Show - Cabaret Voltaire
Wednesday 13th August - Lostprophets - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Wednesday 13th August - Kevin McDermott - Liquid Room
Thursday 14th August - Shed Seven - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Thursday 14th August - The Twilight Sad + Frightened Rabbit - Liquid Room
Thursday 14th August - Julian Velard - Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday 14th August - Noah and The Whale - Cabaret Voltaire
Friday 15th August - Newton Faulkner + Natty - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Saturday 16th August - Your Sound Showcase with We See lights + Wooden Box + Y'all is Fantasy Island + Sparrow and the Workshop - Liquid Room
Sunday 17th August - Broken Records - Liquid Room
Sunday 17th August - Isosceles - Cabaret Voltaire
Sunday 17th August - Lostprophets - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Sunday 17th Saturday 23rd August - Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing - St. Cecilias Church
Monday 18th August - Louis XIV + Les Gars - Cabaret Voltaire
Monday 18th August - Maximo Park + Young Knives + Wild Beasts - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Monday 18th August - Sam Sparro - Liquid Room
Tuesday 19th August - Xavier Rudd - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tuesday 19th August - Santogold - Liquid Room
Wednesday 20th August - One Republic + The Script - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Wednesday 20th August - Michael Franti + Spearhead - Liquid Room
Thursday 21st August - Pendulum - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Thursday 21st August - Dizzee Rascal - Liquid Room
Friday 22nd August - Deadmau5 (Live) - Liquid Room
Friday 22nd August - Midnight Juggernauts - Cabaret Voltaire
Saturday 23rd August - Digitalism - Liquid Room
Sunday 24th August - An Evening with Stephen Lynch - Liquid Room
Sunday 24th August - Jay Brannan - Cabaret Voltaire
Monday 25th August - Kate Nash - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Monday 25th August - Clare & The Reasons + Brendan Campbell - Cabaret Voltaire
Tuesday 26th August - Bombay Bicycle Club - Cabaret Voltaire
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