A regal fit out
Improved Queen’s Hall ready to welcome back concert guests
THE DUST IS quietly settling after a restricted Fringe and festivals in August, and now it is time for our Edinburgh concert halls to get back to business, entertaining us with a selection of acts.
The Queen's Hall is one of the city's favourites - a mid-sized venue with lofty ceilings and doors opening directly to the street.
There has been a huge amount of building work carried out at the hall to open the space at front-of-house to avoid overcrowding.
The ventilation system has been upgraded and improved and there are more toilets upstairs with a one-way queuing system.
The building was deep-cleaned before reopening in August and all surfaces will be cleaned and sanitised both during and between events.
Tickets will be sent to concert goers digitally whenever possible and payment during visits will be by card.
SAT 4 SEP
Eddi Reader - 40th Anniversary concert (postponed from 2020)
Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland's greatest living female voice. In 2020, she would have celebrated her 40th year on stage with a “40 Years Live” concert tour. This year's concerts promise to be something special, as with any Eddi Reader concert, the magic is being made in the moment, no two concerts are ever the same.
TUE 7 SEP
Jonathan Pie: Fake News (Corona Remix)
After months stuck in lockdown, Jonathan Pie returns to the road to discuss how corona has changed the world and his career prospects.
Jonathan Pie is the exasperated news reporter whose videos have been seen across the world. With over 1.5 million Facebook followers, his online videos regularly achieve millions of views going viral internationally.
THU 16 SEP
An Evening with Andrew Cotter, Olive & Mabel
Andrew Cotter began 2020 as one of the most recognisable voices in sports broadcasting. But now, he is a ‘bone'-a fide internet sensation, only slightly eclipsed by his canine companions and overnight global superstars Olive and Mabel.
FRI 17 SEP
John Shuttleworth's Back...
...is giving him trouble. Despite ongoing back issues following years of strenuous DIY, and playing the organ while perched upon a multi-pack of Diet Sprite in his garage with no lumbar support, Shuttleworth - ever the trouper - will brave the stage to regale audiences with an evening of his classic compositions, plus brand new songs and hilarious “back” stories, pausing only to reapply his deep heat rub!
TUE 21 SEP
Scotland's Debate
A question-type event without Fiona Bruce. Guests: Robin McAlpine, Colin Fox, Lorna Slater, Michelle Thomson hosted by Lesley Riddoch. With music from Andrew Gordon.
FRI 24 SEP Live at 25
On Friday 24 September the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra celebrates 25 years of top-quality music-making, drawn from almost 100 years of jazz and the classical and Scottish traditions. The Box Office is now open for in person bookings.
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on