Edinburgh University | The Edinburgh Gig Archive

Here I have included some “Edinburgh University” gigs on one page. The various University’s and venues are individually stated if known.

***Potterow Union circa late seventies, although the pine look continued well into the eighties Thank you to Alan for the scan***.

***The student’s union at 16 Chambers Street.*** © S.S. 2009.

***The site of Grindlay Street student’s union.*** ©S.S. 2009.

1970 23rd February McEwan Hall Pink Floyd
1971 2nd June Students Health Centre & Refectory Pink Floyd
1972 12th February Mott The Hoople
1973 12th January Student Centre Bristo Street Chicken Shack & Fagan

1973 6th October Heriot-Watt University Ten Years After
1974 22nd November The Sweet
1976 25th February Health Centre Bristo Square Focus & Charlie

**Thank you to Iain Mackinnon for the two pictures above of Charlie supporting Focus at the Health Centre Bristo Square in 1976. ©Iain Mackinnon 1976.**

**Thank you to Iain Mackinnon for these two pictures of Focus at the Health Centre Bristo Square 1976. ©Iain Mackinnon 1976.**

1977 18th February AC/DC
1977 30th September Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat

1977 7th October Heriot-Watt University Ultravox with John Foxx (cancelled due to a technical problem, the band staying on to explain the problem to disappointed fans).
1978 10th March Bethnal, support band The Skids (The Skids signing records next dayat Bruce’s Rose Street)
1978 21st April Napier University Slade
1978 6th October Bristo Square The Ramones

Thank you to Ken for his memories of the Ramones gig
“The Ramones played a storming set at the Bristo Square Student Centre in my freshers week ie very early October 1978.The venue was jam packed and I remember having to wring the sweat out of my T shirt after….nice“.

1978 6th December The Human League
1979 12th January The Monos, The Valves, & Simple Minds

***Thank you to John of Tantrel Records for this rare ticket.***

1979 16th February Generation X
1979 15th November Grindlay Street Union The Prats & The Cheetahs

***Thank you to Davis Wilkie for this scan.***

1979 17th November Grindlay Street Union Wild Horses (Featuring members of Thin Lizzy & Wings).

1980 31st October Bristo Square Health Centre The Blues Band & The Hit Men

1980 10th November Bristo Square Health Centre Uriah Heep

1981 30th January Grindlay Street Union DF Sense & Photographic Memories

1982 19th October Teviot Row Union Big Country (I understand this was their first gig as Big Country).
1982 16th December Chambers Street Union Maximum Joy & First Priority
1983 4th February Teviot Row Union Fad Gadget, Those French Girls, & Strawberry Tarts
1983 26th February Chambers Street Union Orchestre Jazira
1983 27th February Teviot Row Union Pigbag
1983 18th March Teviot Row Aztec Camera
1983 23rd April Chambers Street Union So You Think You’re A Cowboy, & Friends Again
1983 20th May Teviot Row Union Jo Boxers
1983 14th October Teviot Row Fad Union Gadget
1983 4th November Teviot Row Union Icicle Works
1983 5th November Chambers Street Union Cherry Boys, & Doppelganger
1984 2nd March Teviot Row Union Carmel

***An advert from Deadbeat Fanzine. Thank you to Gordon for this scan.***

1984 3rd March Chambers Street Napalm Stars
1984 10th March Moray House Pop Wallpaper, & The Cyclones
1984 15th March Chambers Street Union So You Think You’re A Cowboy, & First Priority
1984 15th March Moray House Napalm Stars
1984 16th March Teviot Row Union Richard Strange
1984 12th April Pleasance Findask