80s Events in Edinburgh

The 80s were synths, new wave, hair metal, and the dawn of electronic dance music. Nights themed around the decade pull from a massive catalogue — Duran Duran to Depeche Mode, Whitney to Wham!, Metallica to Madonna. The dress code is often enthusiastically embraced.

Spectrum presents Princess Julia

Gilded Saloon

Sat 4 Jul · 5:00 PM

Club Night80selectronichouse+3£20

PGC Presents: The Beatles Songbook

Prestonfield Golf Club

Sun 12 Jul · 2:00 PM

Gig / Live Music2000s70s80s+5£12.50

HEARTBURN - Paint It Black

People's Leisure Club

Sat 18 Jul · 11:00 PM

Club Night80sparty classicspop+1£1

Just Like Heaven: Alt 80s Night (Edinburgh)

La Belle Angele

Fri 24 Jul · 9:00 PM

Club Night80selectronicindie+3£7–£9

The Bordello Classic Rock Club

The Mash House

Sat 25 Jul · 4:00 PM

Club Night80s90sparty classics+2£5

NO FATE - Synthwave/EB(S)M/Cyberpunk

People's Leisure Club

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00 AM

Club Night80selectronicparty classics+1£5–£7

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Various

Fri 7 Aug · 9:00 AM

Festival2000s70s80s+23£30

ABBA Gold The Concert - Live @ The Fringe

The Ghillie Dhu

Fri 7 Aug · 2:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sdisco+3£30

ABBA Gold The Concert - Live @ The Fringe

The Ghillie Dhu

Sat 8 Aug · 2:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sdisco+3£30

ABBA Odyssey Live!

The Liquid Room

Sat 22 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sdisco+3£20

The Great Gatsby - Songs on the 1920s and 30s (feat. Vera Lynn)

St Vincent's Chapel: Scottish Episcopal Church

Tue 25 Aug · 8:30 PM

Concert / Tour70s80s90s+2£9.50–£25.50

Heartbreak The Tom Petty Show

The Voodoo Rooms

Thu 3 Sept · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sparty classics+3£21.50

PAY DAY SALE FREE Q-SKIP 24 HRS ONLY 🚨 Edinburgh ABBA Wonderland 🌈 - Sold out 10 years running! 🏆

The Liquid Room

Tue 15 Sept · 11:00 PM

Club Night80sdiscofunk+2£2.99–£14.99

Enjoy The Silence UK - A Tribute To Depeche Mode + Synthedelica

The Bongo Club

Sat 19 Sept · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music80s90selectronic+3£17

80s Day Disco: Kirkcaldy 🪩

The Venue

Sat 26 Sept · 3:00 PM

Day Party80sdiscoparty classics+1£10–£20

Day Disco (Eskmills)

Eskmills Bowling Club

Sat 3 Oct · 2:00 PM

Day Party2000s70s80s+4£8.50

The Devout - Depeche Mode Tribute - Edinburgh

La Belle Angele

Fri 9 Oct · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music80selectronicparty classics+2£20

Reelin' in the Dan @ Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

The Voodoo Rooms

Thu 29 Oct · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sfunk+4£20

Disco Days Edinburgh - Halloween Special

Club Tropicana

Sat 31 Oct · 2:30 PM

Day Party70s80s90s+3£3

ZZ TOPPD- EDINBURGH

La Belle Angele

Sat 21 Nov · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music70s80sblues+4£15