Edinburgh-born singer songwriter Callum Beattie announces largest ever Scottish tour starting at the Playhouse
Hometown show to kick-off biggest tour to date for local rising star
Edinburgh-born singer songwriter Callum Beattie has announced his largest ever Scottish tour, with an opening night at the Playhouse.
Beattie, who grew up in nearby Musselburgh, is hitting the road for a winter tour of his homeland, fresh from his biggest ever gig at Edinburgh Castle in July.
Beattie, 36, will kick-off the tour at the Playhouse on Thursday, November 26, ending the 11-date run with three shows at the Barrowlands in Glasgow on December 18 and 19. He will also play ‘over the water’ in Fife on Saturday, November 28 at the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 4, at 10am via Ticketmaster and venue box offices.
“I’m absolutely buzzing to be back playing in more intimate venues, where we can really feel the energy of the crowd. It’s what life is all about, and I can’t wait!”
The ‘Salamander Street’ and ‘Something In My Eye’ singer has had an incredible 2026 so far. As well as playing his largest headline show to date at Edinburgh Castle this summer, and a performance at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, he also saw his third studio album INDI reach number one in the Scottish chart and number four in the UK chart.
Beattie’s Winter Tour is definitely a more personal and exclusive engagement with fans. For the first time, two shows will see him perform setlists selected entirely by the fans coming to the gigs.
The songwriter started his journey more than a decade ago, and he’s done it the hard way, but, as he insists: “It’s the only path worth a damn.”
Brought up in a working class, single-parent household on the fringes of Edinburgh, Beattie said he quickly gravitated towards music.
“You have to have emotion,” he said. “That’s what music is – it’s about making somebody feel better about their life. And it’s also storytelling. They’re all stories, every song.
”We all know things are really hard for everyone at the moment but let’s look at the positives and do positive things where we can.”