Sneaky Pete's

Cowgate’s hardest venue staff takeover SNEAKS ALL STARS returns for its first edition of 2025!

Sneaky Pete’s staff let loose on the decks once again, cheap entry and big hoofin tunes all night longgg

Alternative indie duo Sarah McGrigor & Sam Gotley released their debut album ‘Late Night Calls’ in 2022, produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi). Their debut single ‘Undercover’ was BBC Radio Scotland’s record of the week, and they played a guest session on the station.

They return in 2025 with an outstanding new record and an intimate tour, shaking off their Americana roots to explore a sophisticated take on modern British alt-pop that drifts from sizzling space disco to swirling cinematic indie rock.

IN PARALLEL is the result of two bubbling producers coming together to produce a new era of nostalgia-tinged club music.

With nearly 10 million streams on speed garage banger ‘NOW IT’S GONE’ and plenty of unreleased music in the pipeline, they make their Scottish debut here at RARE.

BBC Introducing and Sneaky Pete’s present

Waverley.
waverley. fuse Americana tinged indie with moments of intensity and intricacy to create a sound that is uniquely theirs. Folk-rooted songwriting and fierce dynamic shifts makes the band’s music both expansive and intimate, winning them plaudits from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music and The Skinny, bringing their music to fans across the UK, from Hackney to the Highlands.

Saint Sappho
“Courtney Love fronting Oasis” – Scotsman Lovers of britpop, obsessed with the sounds of the 90’s. We write, record and mix all the music ourselves, hopefully you couldn’t tell.

Pedalo
Drawing on an eclectic melting pot of influences, pedalo have gained momentum with sold out shows around Scotland at venues including: The Poetry Club, Nice N Sleazy, The Old Hairdressers, Sneaky Pete’s and The Tooth & Claw. As well as this the group have made a number of festival appearances including King Tut’s Summer Nights and New Year Revolution, Crowded Flat & SMC’s House Guest, and Tenement TV’s Tenement Trail.

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

All good things must come to an end.

As Miss World turns 10 years old, the worldies feel it’s the right time to go out on a high, bidding farewell to the iconic furry banner with one final musical beauty pageant.

Thank you thank you thank you to all our dancers and DJs over the years. We hope you’ll come celebrate with us.

EVERYONE’S A WINNER, FOREVER

LONG LIVE MISS WORLD

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DJ EZ (pronounced DJ EEE ZED) is widely – and rightly – regarded as one of the finest, most gifted UK DJs to ever do it.

The “DJ’s favourite DJ”, EZ has been a musical force of nature for over two decades, saluted by the industry for his creativity, instinct and technical prowess – not forgetting one of the quickest fingers in the trade with his trademark cue action displays during his sets.

One of the earliest proponents of UK garage (hosting a long-running Kiss 100 radio show and mixing the Pure Garage compilations) and the man behind arguably two of the most iconic Boiler Room appearances ever, this legendary DJ make his Sneaks debut at Free Time this February.
Event

Punk hellraiser and 90s no wave icon Lydia Lunch crossed paths with Alan Vega and Martin Rev of the group SUICIDE when she arrived in New York at the age of 16, at the end of the 1970s. The first SUICIDE show she attended was a real shock, a revelation on a form new, theatrical, free, violent, what a concert could take. Since then, a close bond, both artistic and friendly, connects them, she recently performed on stage and on record “Frankie Teardrop” by Suicide and sang in duet with Alan Vega the song “Prison Sacrifice” which closes the album SNIPER by Marc Hurtado & Alan Vega in 2010.

Marc Hurtado, had already reunited Alan Vega and Lydia Lunch on the album RE-UP by Etant Donnés in 1999 and formed with her the project My Lover The Killer in 2013, with which they recorded an album released in April 2016 on Munster Records. They have often performed on stage together in France, Mexico and Europe through a show at the Berlin Opera. In 2020 Marc Hurtado directed the film My Lover The Killer with Lydia Lunch, a cinematic extension of the album of the same name.

Since 2019 Lydia Lunch and Marc Hurtado have joined forces for an event that is a kind of sonic and visual explosion, a shamanic ceremony, where the two artists burn their souls in the volcanic heart of the songs of Alan Vega and SUICIDE.

NYC based collective XOXA travels across the Atlantic to open their DJ treasure chest for Sneaky Pete’s.

Every other month they’ll be inviting a very special guest (or two!) from around the globe to dig deep through their collections and bring only first-class dance floor energy to the UK’s favorite little sweatbox Sneaky Pete’s.

Steering the ship on January 30th –

Hayley Zalassi

With her undeniable stage presence and magnetic energy, Hayley Zalassi has quickly stamped her name on the UK’s underground music scene as one to watch.

Drawing from all corners of House Music, ranging from deep soulful numbers, to pumping progressive cuts, powerful Vocals & Piano hooks with a sprinkle of timeless emotive euphoric magic on top – That Sunshine in a bottle kinda feeling!

Panooc

Scottish DJ Panooc (they/them) spent their formative years in NYC, honing their sound alongside influential artists at some of NYC’s top nightlife institutions before relocating back to the UK.

They’re known for their genre bending electrifying sets – diving through an extensive collection of House, Techno, Electro and Breaks to curate music that guides the dance floor through a journey. Their musical taste continues to draw influence from their jazz background and queer dance music culture in NYC, Detroit and Chicago.

XOXA is a platform, party and DJ collective based out of NYC with a worldwide reach. Their mission is to support and highlight artists in the dance music scene while providing an intentional space for dancers and partygoers.