Strange New Places, Harry Miles Watson & The Union, Skinny Imps

Event information

Queer as Punk's first 2026 gig presents 3 top acts from Edinburgh and beyond! Touring act Strange New Places, plus local legends Harry Miles Watson & the Union, and Skinny Imps.

Strange New Places
Strange New Places are a Belfast-based queer-punk band of right-on radicals with low self-esteem; a band where queerness and neurodivergence intersect, and intersect hard. Sometimes they intersect in fun and interesting ways and other times they intersect in strange and annoying ways. Each member looks like they're in a different band, and sometimes they sound like it too.

In June 2025, they released their debut album, Second Puberty and now they’re taking it out to show it off a little.

In Autumn 2025, they played Belfast, Drogheda, Dublin, Bristol, London, and Brighton and had such a good time, with such an amazing response that they’ve decided to do more in Spring 2026. They’re coming to you soon with dates in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, & Nottingham.

Harry Miles-Watson and The Union
For fans of bands like the 502's, Frank Turner and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Edinburgh-based Harry Miles-Watson and The Union’s blast horns, punching vocals and thumping rhythm. They blend a wild mix of FolkRock, Musical Theatre and Punk into a ball of energy similar to a voracious pack of racoons rifling through your trash at 4AM.

They’ve built a reputation as a wild live act, playing independent DIY shows up and down the country with impressive support slots under their belt (The Scratch, Skinny Lister, Apes of the State, Brothers Moving) alongside numerous festival slots (Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Doune the Rabbit Hole).

With a collective 70,000+ streams on Spotify, the group looks to build on this success with the release of their debut album “PROBATION PERIOD”, a cohesive extension of their past material.

Skinny Imps
Skinny Imps are Edinburgh's worst all trans punk band! With heavy distortion and a lot to shout about, they're here to spread queer joy, stick it to "the man", and stretch your definition of modern day punk.

14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by adult guardian). Gender neutral toilets. Wheelchair accessible venue with accessible toilet. No flashing lights. Some seating on raised benches exists in venue. Please email queeraspunkscot@gmail.com with any additional access needs or general enquiries.

The Wee Red Bar is a music venue within the Edinburgh College of Art quadrangle. After hours entrance is on Lady Lawson St and this entrance will be open for the gig.

Trans-normative, anti-racist space.