Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Top Picks: Music

BirdWorld – Nurture
Summerhall, 1-11 Aug, 3.35pm

Musical partnership between Gregor Riddell and Adam Teixeira that features cello, drums, kalimbas and percussion spanning alternative, electronic, Afro-Cuban and contemporary classical music, with industrial and natural soundscapes woven in throughout. 

 

Pop Off, Michelangelo! 
Gilded Balloon Patter House, 31 Jul-26 Aug, 6.30pm

Raucous pop musical comedy about Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, two besties-turned-bitter rivals who decide to become the greatest religious artists of all time so that God will forgive them for being gay.

 

Stumped 
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 Aug, 6.45pm

Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, this miniature opera explores deforestation through scenes from five ancient stories that centre on what happens when you mess with trees. 

 

SILENCE! The Musical
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 31 Jul-25 Aug (not 12), 11.15pm

The unauthorised musical parody of the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, featuring singing serial killers, songs with unprintable titles and a chorus of lambs.

 

Orchestra of Sound 
Greenside @ George Street, 2-24 Aug (not 11, 18), 3pm

An electrifying one-man show by Paul Snider, which weaves together unique inventive instruments, hundreds of sounds, and explosive original music, with multimedia video displaying the many intricate sounds being recorded.

 

Who Do Ya Love? 
Assembly George Square Studios, 31 Jul-25 Aug (not 12, 19), 4.50pm

The official KC and the Sunshine Band musical, featuring eight West End performers, iconic dance floor fillers of the 70s and over 20 hit tracks. This world premiere celebrates the early life of Harry Casey, who formed the band in 1973.