Aug 2010 (annual)
Fighting rock music's corner in the oversubscribed Edinburgh festival market is The Edge Festival. It takes place in some of the city's best live music venues, including the HMV Picture House, the Playhouse, Corn Exchange, Queen's Hall and Cabaret Voltaire.
The Edge Festival is not short of leading acts. Those on the bill in 2009 included The Stranglers, David Byrne, The Streets (15 August), N-DUBZ, Amanda Palmer (from the Dresden Dolls), Starsailor, Enter Shikari and Magazine.
Edinburgh
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