Sneaky Pete's

Eriff’s aching and meditative songs drift to us from the Galloway hills. Worth repeat plays, these evocative vignettes are at once simple and expansive, each containing its own emotive world. For fans of… Bon Iver, Jacob Alon, Phosphorescent, Iron & Wine.

Holly Powers weaves a hypnotic, melodic, indie folk sound inspired by Jose Gonzalez, Laura Marling and Nick Drake. For fans of… Admiral Fallow, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens and Damien Jurado.

Having made the decision to quit her corporate job in London to focus on music back home in Scotland, singer songwriter Mel Hocking is pouring her heart into her upcoming EP. Mel’s pop-folk tracks transform the highs and lows of early adult life into heartfelt songs through catchy melodies and raw, relatable lyrics.

We open our first Fringe night with a full-floor session from some of Edinburgh’s most trusted hands. No big names — just the local ones that matter.

Vitamin T kicks things off, followed by Geordie from 1–3. Trucha brings the bounce through the late hours, before Michael closes things out with a final hour built for the heads still standing.

A long night. A proper one.

A Sneaks favourite returns after a full throttle wallbanger of a show in 2023.

“A mixture of L7, The Distillers and Paramore with a very angelic yet gritty vibe about it”
– Heavy Mag (AUS)

“Dancing between genres, whilst not falling in one for too long,”
– Rolling Stone

MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD is an instrument swapping rock/punk band from Melbourne, Australia. This fiercely independent duo has left a trail of enthusiastic and passionate fans in their wake across the globe, mixing catchy pop melodies with ferocious punk rock riffs and an infectiously energetic live show.

Touring worldwide completely DIY, MDS has shared the stage with many acts, including: Suicidal Tendencies, Hollywood Undead, Soulfly, Soft Play, Dz Deathrays, Nena, Frenzal Rhomb and Waax. Their sophomore album, ‘Wise and Dangerous,’ was released independently on April 4th, 2025, and was toured around Australia, concluding with a sold-out Northcote Social Club (300-cap) show in their hometown of Melbourne, with a second show added due to demand. The album charted at #3 on the Indie charts (AIR).

The band’s debut album, “Super Mental Psycho,” was co-produced with legendary Australian producer Mark Opitz (AC/DC, INXS, The Angels, Divinyls)

Garage // Edits // House // Ballroom // Jersey Club // Techno // Queer Shit

Sending it into the start of next week every Sunday at Sneaky Pete’s.

Leith lotharios Night Caller are a five-piece gutter pop outfit who always raise the ruckus. Expect fast, fervent, hooky punk that gets blood pumping, tongues wagging, and nerves jangling.

Start the festival season with EHFM, Edinburgh Community Radio. Showcasing some of the best local DJs, Producers and Radio Hosts! If you want a bite of true Edinburgh Club, look no further.

Expect early 2000’s edits, fresh new tunes, and serious party starters. Baile, Reggaeton, Deconstructed Club and more.

Thank you to @maugrimm / @themadkat for our poster design

P.S. Our last club night had jenna ortega dancing so… we definitely know how to party.

Hot Mess is Scotland’s longest-running and, some would say, most beloved queer clubbing institution.

Simonotron plays tear-drenched orchestral disco, raw, bumping house, high-NRG classics and bleepy psychedelic techno all night long. Offering dancefloor comfort and joy for people of all genders, sexualities, ethnicities and ages, Hot Mess will blow your mind, give you little forehead kisses, and call you a good boy.

August’s Fuzz Bat show sees a return to Cowgate and Sneaky Pete’s for a fantastic double bill of Shuffly moon rock spider jams from Shinlifter and Sophisti Skronk/Fuzzy Indie Rock from The Chunks.

The bands will be playing a handful of shows together that week as part of a Summer tour. Running order will be announced on the day of the gig.

Shinlifter were formed in late 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by immigrant settlers from England, Ireland and Bathgate. They are the world’s first budgetgroup (like a supergroup but cheaper and held together with duct tape) because they’ve all played in other bands (Nice Church, Unwave, Those Unfortunates) and vocalist Olivia Furey’s set at Tectonics Festival has been on BBC Radio 3 once (her performance has been described by musicologist, Adrian Habgood Rose, as “excrement in sound form”). Their debut double A-side, Percolator/Nandos (out now on PX4M), highlights the band’s strengths: hypnotic drumming bolted to vocalist Furey’s stream-of-consciousness collages of mundanity and guitar freak-outs.

The Chunks are an indie rock band based in Edinburgh. Fuzzy and skronky sounds do the tango with pop melodies and syncopated grooves. Psychedelic breakdowns meet catchy choruses which turn into prog inspired solos. Unique and playful bass guitar is woven with intricate drum beats, and cut through by hard hitting vocals and a myriad of synth textures. The Chunks deliver humble, high energy sets with passion and a party atmosphere. The band’s most recent release ‘Digital Dust’ is out now on Fuzz Bat Records and sees the group continue to push their sound with some of their most Chunky moments yet, with strong melodic hooks throughout. Doors at 7:30pm All Fuzz Bat Gigs are safe, inclusive spaces. Be excellent to each other

All Fuzz Bat Gigs are safe, inclusive spaces.
Be excellent to each other