Luke Combs Edinburgh: Every road closure and restriction in place for US singer's Murrayfield gigs
Luke Combs concertgoers should make themselves of the road closures surrounding Murrayfield ahead of his shows this weekend.
More than 100,000 country music fans will flock to Murrayfield Stadium this weekend as Luke Combs comes to Scotland.
The American artist is set to play two shows in Edinburgh on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 as part of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.
It follows fellow country star Zach Bryan’s concert at the venue last month, and with two nights of entertainment planned there are set to be plenty safety measures in place in the surrounding area.
Here is everything you need to know about road closures ahead of Luke Combs’ Edinburgh gigs.
Luke Combs Edinburgh Road Closures
The road closures in place surrounding Murrayfield Stadium for Luke Combs’ Scottish tour dates will cover both Friday and Saturday, with the final restrictions ending after midnight early Sunday morning.
To help protect the public, Edinburgh City Council will be enforcing restrictions and closures across the weekend.
On July 24 and 25 from 2pm until 12.30am, the following roads will be closed:
- Riversdale Bridge
- Roseburn Street
- Russell Road — from Roseburn Street for 60 metres southeast
From 2pm to 8pm and then from 9.30pm until 12.30am, these roads will also be closed in their entirety:
- Riversdale Crescent
- Riversdale Road
- Riversdale Grove
- Saughtonhall Circus
- Saughtonhall Terrace
- Saughtonhall Grove
- Saughtonhall Place
- Saughtonhall Gardens
- Saughtonhall Avenue
- Saughtonhall Crescent
- Baird Grove
- Baird Terrace
- Baird Gardens
- Baird Avenue
- Baird Drive
- Western Place
- Western Gardens
- Wester Coates Terrace
- Balbirnie Place
- Wester Coates Road
- Stanhope Street
- Devon Place
- Roseburn Avenue
- Roseburn Place
- Roseburn Drive
- Roseburn Crescent
- Roseburn Gardens
- Russell Gardens
- Belmont Gardens
- Belmont View
- Belmont Park
- Belmont Avenue
- Belmont Crescent
- Belmont Terrace
There will be additional closures in place from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and again from 9.30pm until 12.30am. These cover:
- Roseburn Terrace
- West Coates
- Haymarket Yards
- Haymarket Terrace
- Clifton Terrace
- Balbirnie Place
- Western Terrace/Corstorphine Road — from Ellersly Road to Roseburn Terrace
- Murrayfield Road — from Corstorphine Road to Ellersly Road
- Rosebery Crescent — from Haymarket Terrace to Grosvenor Gardens
- Grosvenor Street — at West Maitland Street/Haymarket junction
- West Maitland Street — south-westbound from Torphichen Street to Haymarket
The following two roads will be affected by closures from 9.30pm until 12.30am:
- West Approach Road — from Westfield Road to the slip-road at Dundee Street/Angle Park Terrace
- Westfield Road — from the exit to the Sainsbury’s petrol station to the West Approach Road
Restrictions on waiting and unloading vehicles will apply from 10am until 12.30am, covering the following roads:
- West Coates
- Roseburn Terrace
- Murrayfield Road
- Ellersly Road
- Haymarket Terrace
- Clifton Terrace
- Saughtonhall Avenue
- Corstorphine Road — both sides from Roseburn Terrace to St. Johns Road (excluding the recessed parking bays on the south side)
- St John’s Road — south side from Corstorphine Road to Glebe Road, excluding the recessed bays
- Balgreen Road — north-east side, in its entirety, excluding the blue badge bay outside number 87 South-west side from Gorgie Road to Glendevon Road and from Balgreen Avenue to Corstorphine Road
- Gorgie Road — north side from Chesser Avenue to Westfield Road South side, from Balgreen Road to Chesser Avenue (excluding the recessed parking bays)
- Roseburn Street — both sides from Westfield Road to its junction with Roseburn Avenue and from Roseburn Terrace to Roseburn Place
- Saughtonhall Avenue — both sides in its entirety
- Russell Road —south-west side from Roseburn St for 150m south-eastwards (except drop-offs/pickups). North-east side from Roseburn St for 60m south-eastwards (to the entrance to the private parking area)
- Riversdale Crescent — north-west side from Corstorphine Road for 120m south-westwards to a point outside number 14. South-east side in its entirety
- Riversdale Road — east side from Saughtonhall Avenue to Riversdale Crescent
- Westfield Road — both sides from Roseburn Street to Westfield Avenue
- Saughtonhall Drive — west side from Corstorphine Road southwards for 45m to a point outside number 6. Both sides for 15m northwards and 15m southwards of its junction with Saughtonhall Avenue
- Ravelston Dykes Road — both sides from Murrayfield Road for 60m westwards.
- Ravelston Dykes — north side from its junction with Murrayfield Road to a point 40m east of Garscube Terrace (at the bridge). South side from opposite Craigleith Crescent. to a point 40m east of Garscube Terrace (excluding the recessed bays).
- Balbrinie Place — both sides for 30m north-westwards and 30m south-eastwards from the entrance to Roseburn Path opposite number 50
There are also restrictions in place affecting pedestrians in the area around Murrayfield which will be enforced from 9.30pm and end at 12.30am. These impact:
- Balbirnie Place — from the south-west gable of number 50 to the entrance, south-eastwards for 20m and the north-eastern footway from the south-west gable at the end of number 50, north-west for 30m.
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