Edinburgh International Festival: Declan McKenna
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Closed
Tickets still available on Edinburgh International Festival’s Website. Sold Out via ATG only.
Revel in the euphoria of What Happened To The Beach?, a sun-drenched new record by Declan McKenna.
18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA, UK
2 hours 45 minutes incl. interval
Mon at 20:00
Age guidance: Contains strobe lighting, flashing lights and haze. Strictly no Under 3s allowed in venue. Under 16s must be supervised at all times by an adult (18+). For any access bookings, please call the EIF box office on 0131 473 2000.
British singer-songwriter Declan McKenna is celebrated for his blend of lo-fi pop and indie-rock, punctuated with thought-provoking and political lyrics.
With three albums now under his belt, McKenna’s breakthrough was back in 2015. After winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent competition, he self-released ‘Brazil’, a protest song which confronted corruption during the FIFA World Cup. His political activism didn’t stop there: he tackled LGBTQ+ issues, the UK government’s foreign policy and the climate catastrophe.
Spurred on by the ‘voice of a generation’ label that started following him around, McKenna retaliated by taking a step away from the serious. McKenna’s latest album - What Happened To The Beach? - sheds the overwhelming responsibility he felt to be the moral compass of Gen Z. In the footsteps of McKenna, let yourself loose in the surreal lyrics, synth bassoons and sonic dreamscape of this euphoric record.
Show start: 8pm – Support Act: Soft Launch
Declan McKenna on stage: 9pm
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Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA, UK
Edinburgh Waverley Station
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times.
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Ambassador Lounge - Pre-show & interval table service (Charge applies)
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Although designed as a variety theatre, the Edinburgh Playhouse opened in 1929 as Scotland’s second largest cinema. It was hugely successful and remained so until the downturn in cinema attendance in the early 70s. When it closed in November 1973, the building was at risk of demolition, but following several years of public ‘save the Playhouse’ campaigns it was eventually saved. It reopened in 1980 as the fully functional theatre it was always intended to be. Since then, it has hosted some of the world's biggest music and stand-up comedy acts including, Elton John, The Who, Nick Cave, Kevin Bridges and Tim Minchin and international hit musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera, We Will Rock You, Wicked, Matilda and Disney’s The Lion King.
18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA, UK
2 hours 45 minutes incl. interval
Mon at 20:00
Age guidance: Contains strobe lighting, flashing lights and haze. Strictly no Under 3s allowed in venue. Under 16s must be supervised at all times by an adult (18+). For any access bookings, please call the EIF box office on 0131 473 2000.
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