Our second and final weekend kicks off early at the old Royal High, transformed for our festival.

Spoken word post-punk band Dry Cleaning and Girl Ray headline the Outdoor Stage with electro-punk solo artist Lonelady plus The Bug Club and Future Get Down indoors. Down in the Basement we’ve got women and non-binary DJ collective SISU and SKOOP featuring CRPNTR and Tzusan plus DJs Elsa, Ex.sess, Malissa and Airali.

The Pianodrome welcomes theatre from Mystika Glamoor, Noah Tomson & Saskia Longaretti and Sweætshops®, plus spoken word from Gray Crosbie. The Central Chamber hosts music and dance improv from Collective Endeavours, plus an exclusive creative collaboration with Florence Richardson and Luci Holland.

Also look out for more performances from dancer Alan Greig and theatre duo SALTYDOLLS, and be sure to explore every corridor to discover visual art from over 30 artists.

>> About Hidden Door <<

We open up forgotten urban spaces for the public to explore and discover incredible music, art, theatre, film, dance, spoken word and more.

Through our festivals we reveal hidden parts of the city and showcase new and emerging artists, musicians, theatre and film makers.

Hidden Door is a volunteer-run charity, with our work funded through ticket sales, sponsorship and fundraising. All money goes straight back into the festival and paying our creative contributors.

>> Hidden Door 2022 <<

This year, we’re bringing the old Royal High School on Calton Hill to life for a ten day festival of live music, visual art, dance, theatre and spoken word.

The buildings, mostly silent since the school closed in the 1960s, will be used to celebrate Scotland’s exciting new and emerging creative talent, before work begins to transform it into Scotland’s new National Centre for Music.

The festival will completely transform the entire complex from 9 – 18 June 2022.