J runs so fast she bursts in to a million tiny pieces, her atoms unknitting themselves and spreading across the universe. Blair stands on a broken pier with a glass of white wine in one hand and a pint of Guinness in the other, looking up at the stars.

Will asks Father Christmas for a spaceship - he gets a piano! This is a breathtaking adventure into the world of pianos, revealing where they come from, how they evolved and why they make a pretty cool Christmas present. Featuring Bach's cave piano, Beethoven's bad moods and a jam with 'Fats' Waller.

Jonny accidentally told his toddler niece climate change would end the world. To stop her crying, the band promised to fix it... Multi award-nominated Radio 4 regulars. ‘Politically engaged... raucously silly’ (Guardian).

Part recital, part rehabilitation.

Genre-defying piano virtuoso and wit, Will Pickvance (creator of Anatomy of the Piano) has spent years grappling with his addiction to meandering piano solos and capricious musical mutations. Here he celebrates this very struggle, taking inspiration from Haydn's Creation through to Radiohead, with Fats Waller, Keith Jarrett and many others along the way.

Prosumer aka Achim Brandenburg has a fever for Chicago Jack's flavour as the guardian of house music and one of the finest spinners operating today.

Joining will be Lindsay Todd aka House of Traps.

Struggle, survival, sex, live music and a foot stomping, bath blasting, bone shaking hoedown. A wild tale about hope, and daring to have it, in the land of the downtrodden.

Creating an epic new ballad of the adventures of ordinary people over 22 frantic Fringe nights.

An exclusive vinyl club night for the more fully-fledged music fan, DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid create an amazing mash up of grooves from the last six decades, perfectly crafted for dancing. Expect sweets, treats and tip-top tunes aplenty…

In the top ten lists from most major music publications and newspapers in 2014, this is a chance to see a world class artist at the very top of his game.

Edinburgh’s finest purveyors of weirdo cabaret and decadent performance parties get a Summerhall Fringe residency. The queerest pick & mix of the Fringe! Live performance PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, COMEDY, LIVE ART and the occasional VOGUE BALL.

Following on from their 2012 Scottish Album of Year winning record, Everything's Getting Older, Wells and Moffat play their only Edinburgh show in support of their new record. An intimate evening with the enigmatic duo.

Off-world electronica and stunning live vocals merge seamlessly with 3D animation to evolve into a multimedia artwork. ‘Extraordinary vocals’ ★★★★ (Skinny). ‘Very, very cool!’ (Vince Clarke, Depeche Mode). Part of Made in Scotland Showcase.

Commenting on aspects of society and culture ranging from Scottish Independence to quality of life to the inexplicable rise of Robin Thicke, alternative Scottish hip-hop band Stanley Odd like to keep an eye on things.

Thursday evenings with The Bad Boys. BBC Best of Fest. ★★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com). ★★★★ (Scotland on Sunday, Scotsman). 'Imagine the Andrew sisters with switchblades' (Fatea-Records.co.uk). 'It's my calling to be an understudy Bevvy' (Eddi Reader).

Globally inspired, but distilled in Scotland. Orkestra Del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations, set pulses racing and left a trail of pummelled dance floors across continents.

Astonishingly powerful new trio: Scotland’s visionary guitarist/composer; the mesmerising voice of Raju das Baul, exponent of Bengal’s mystical Baul tradition; and tabla master Sarvar Sabri. 'One of the most important musicians of his generation' (ThreeWeeks)

What better way to underscore Conservative economic policy than with the sound of
PURE EVIL? Part metal-recital, part exorcism, #TORYCORE combines sludge and doom metal
with the Budget speech 2015.

Come celebrate Trafika Europe’s first anniversary with this magical experience – two nights only!

Blending Scottish and post-minimalist music, John De Simone’s powerful and moving piece, Independence, is an exploration of cultural identity in Scotland from the perspective of an English-born Scottish-Italian, whose grandfather co-founded the Scottish National Party.

To Sleep To Dream tells the story of the last dreamers in a society where dreaming is illegal. Blindfolded and seated in a 3D array of 23 speakers, lose yourself in a vivid soundscape storyworld with locations, characters and live narration that unfold around your ears and imagination.

Howl throated ghost poet MacGillivray stramps the stage in folk noir electronica, evocative of post-apocalyptic punk Gaelic and electric autoharp. For her first Fringe outing, expect Damn Rebel Bitch songs, Scots litanies and underground cityscapes.

Led by the legendary alto saxophonist and original member, Marshall Allan, The Sun Ra Arkestra will be playing the Dissection Room for one night only – a truly unmissable event.

Nothing Ever Happens Here and Summerhall are pleased to announce The Vaselines will be performing in The Dissection Room. Joyous slices of classic pop songwriting brimming with heart and wit.

Adventurous, inspiring Dutch punk/noise/jazz quartet, defying categorisation for over 33 years. Completely independent of record companies, managers or roadies – using guitars, bass, drums and voice as their starting point, they have continued to musically explore undiscovered areas.

A wildly unreserved gig that reinvents Clytemnestra’s revenge myth, casting her Furies of vengeance as front women of a rock band. 'They use their voices and bodies as weapons' - Lyn Gardner, Guardian. British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2015.

Nothing Ever Happens Here and Summerhall are pleased to announce We Were Promised Jetpacks are playing a very special hometown Fringe show in our Dissection Room.

Another outstanding Nothing Ever Happens Here gig..., Supermoon is the new project rising from the ashes of Meursault with a magnetic delivery, elusive and dark.

Join us for an intimate evening with Owen Pallett, acclaimed Canadian composer, song-writer and violinist. He has also released work as Final Fantasy and collaborated with Arcade Fire, Brian Eno, The National and Caribou.

Come experience the sights and sounds of the Balkans at this riotous night of live Balkan, klezmer and gypsy music, exquisite gypsy belly dancing, fabulous Balkan Beats DJs, live visuals, Balkan brandy tasting and so much more!