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People's Leisure Club

A 200-capacity club on Lothian Street, opened in 2025

People's Leisure Club

A 200-capacity club on Lothian Street, opened in 2025

Club
house club
Southside
United Kingdom
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Southside club for about 200 people, opened in September 2025 by the teams behind Gilded Balloon, Kelburn Arts and Paradise Palms.

People's Leisure Club opened on 12 September 2025 on Lothian Street, close to Bristo Square and the university. It holds about 200 people and was set up by the teams behind the Fringe operator Gilded Balloon, Kelburn Arts and Paradise Palms, the bar next door. It describes itself as a mixed, multi-arts space, with an immersive audio system and private booths.

The music is mostly house and electronic. Nightwave played the opening weekend, Leon Vynehall was among the early bookings, and Like This plays Detroit techno, Chicago house and New York garage on Saturdays. Not for you if you want a big room: it is one of the newest club spaces in the city, and it is built for 200.

Known for

Capacity
≈ 200
Entry
Age
Payment
Cloakroom
Peak
00:00–02:30
Worth knowing

Ticketed nights; buy ahead when a guest DJ is booked.

What you'll hear

House, techno, garage, electronic

Plan your night

Guest list

Reservations

Dress code

Drinks and food

Happy hour

Drink prices

Price level

Outdoor and smoking

Getting in

  • Book ahead for guest DJs: 200 tickets go quickly.
  • Paradise Palms next door works for a drink first.
  • Saturday's Like This leans towards Detroit techno and Chicago house.

History

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Opening hours
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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City
Edinburgh
Area
Southside
Type
Club

Price level

Opened

Address
45 Lothian Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HB
Getting there
Buses stop on Nicolson Street and South Bridge; Edinburgh Waverley is about 12 minutes on foot
Accessible

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