Garbage to play Edinburgh Castle for “what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland”

As well as touring next year with Skunk Anansie, Garbage have just revealed an incredibly special one-off gig in Scotland.

The band will headline the stunning Edinburgh Castle in Shirley Manson’s hometown on Saturday, July 11, 2026 with the vocalist announcing: “Bringing my band home for what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland feels both poignant and triumphant. It’s a full circle moment for me and it means the world. To be asked to grace the stage with Edinburgh Castle as our backdrop will be, without doubt, one of the greatest honours of my professional career.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 5 at 10am.

Earlier this year, Garbage unveiled their eighth album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light. In our review, we said that, “There’s persistent allure in the mating of cavernous soundscapes with Shirley’s penetratingly icy vocals. It’s more than enough to keep this most distinctive of outfits in the alt.rock fast lane…”

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