Michelle Shocked Premieres Bootleg This! at the Edinburgh Fringe
Grammy™ Award-winning US music artist Michelle Shocked brings her brand new show ‘Bootleg This!’ to the Edinburgh Fringe for only 16 dates and to the Gilded Balloon Patter House Downstairs. These will be her only UK dates this year and her first Scottish dates since 2018! Blending music with memoir, ‘Bootleg This!’ offers audiences a unique, live encounter with the stories behind the songs.
Currently touring the show across the United States, Michelle Shocked presents a solo show that is shaped in the moment, weaving iconic songs with personal reflections drawn from a remarkable life on the road. Raw, engaging, and deeply human, it’s a rare opportunity to experience a true original—up close, unfiltered, and still evolving.
Forty years after her legendary bootleg debut — surviving a 13-year blacklist — the Grammy winner returns with a vengeance. The show connects directly with the release of her audio memoir, Bootleg This! A fiercely original voice shaped by Texas folk, blues, with storytelling and spiritual conviction.
Michelle Shocked’s Bootleg This! Will be at the Gilded Balloon – Patter House – Downstairs at 8.30pm for tickets go to www.edfringe.com