With sales of 95% or more of capacity, 12 shows from this year's season at Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's have been given Edinburgh Festival Fringe 'official' sell-out laurels (left). This represents about 11% of all the shows which took place this year and is just about the same as AMC 2010. All the laurels went to shows given by Edinburgh-based or Scottish acts.
The shows are ...
Big Room (235 seats)
North Sea Gas (1 perf)
Benny Gallagher (1 perf)
Michael Marra (1 perf)
Back Room (50 seats)
Ragged Glory (2 perfs)
Nick Keir (1 perf)
Kirsty Law (1 perf)
Mike Whellans (1 perf)
Playing Politics (1 perf) - see http://www.fringereview.co.uk/fringeReview/4324.html
Soopna (2 perfs)
Emily Scott (1 perf).
Congratulations to all concerned!
In addition the 23 performances selling 80% or more in both spaces at AMC represented about 21% (2740 seats) of all available seats.
Big Room top sellers (80%+)
North Sea Gas
Sing In The City (Aug 26)
Sing In The City (Aug 12)
Benny Gallagher
Michael Marra
Sing In The City (Aug 25)
Spooky Men's Chorale (Aug 21)
Absolutely Legless Aug 19
Sing In The City (Aug 11)
Back Room top sellers (80%+)
Ragged Glory (Aug 20 and 27)
Nick Keir
Kirsty Law
Mike Whellans
Playing Politics (Aug 20)
Soopna (Aug 20 and 27)
Emily Scott
Leave My Balcony Open (Aug 23 and 24)
Alice Cavaye (Aug 17)
What's In The Water?
Dustbowl Blues (Aug 26)
Again, Edinburgh-based or Scottish acts feature very strongly in this longer list with only one non-Scottish act from the total of 17 acts (the ever-popular Australian, "Spooky Men's Chorale" on their third visit to AMC @ St Bride's).
More congratulations to all concerned!
At AMC @ St Bride's in 2010, 25 performances sold 80% or more tickets with some 13 (11%) qualifying for sell-out laurels: very consistent!
