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The list of legendary rock gods, pop stars and solo artists who have graced the stage at the Edinburgh Playhouse over the years is nothing short of incredible - we take a look at seven of the best.

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

In the 1970s, the National Front were on the march. So Britain’s music fans and artists united. As a new show celebrates RAR’s achievements, we examine its impact, its legacy – and its thrilling, shambolic climactic concert

The former Hear’Say singer grew up on Kylie and Gustav Holst, and can belt out the Clash, but whose songs will she always avoid at karaoke?

“They belong on the Mount Rushmore of Latin rock,” says festival co-founder Max Wagner.

The Electric Circus in Collyhurst was a scary venue for gig-goers both inside and outside

Joe Strummer, lead singer and lyricist for the seminal punk band, The Clash, died 20 years ago this December. Strummer, the son of a British senior civil servant and whose real name was John Graham Mellor, wrote songs that did not shy away from the politics of the Thatcher era…

Priceless documentary film footage captures young Edinburgh Clash fans prior to the legendary punk group's shows at the Odeon during the winter of 1980.

When The Clash performed at Newcastle University's students' union bar in May 1977, there was trouble during and after the show