2004 festival 2005 festival The 2005 festival took place between 5–31 August, with more than forty acts performing across five venues. The festival's main highlight was a performance by
Pixies on 28 August 2005, playing as part of their reunion tour following a 12-year hiatus. The band performed at the city's Meadowbank Stadium, the first outdoor performance for the T on the Fringe festival, with support from
Idlewild and
Teenage Fanclub. Other headline T on the Fringe shows included
The Prodigy,
Alabama 3,
The Zutons,
Weezer,
Basement Jaxx and
Razorlight. During August, Edinburgh's Cabaret Voltaire venue hosted a number of free concerts, featuring former
Squeeze lead vocalist
Glenn Tilbrook,
Michael Franti,
Saul Williams,
Trashcan Sinatras and
Rachel Fuller performing
acoustic sets between the 15—26 August. Idlewild would also play acoustically at the venue, appearing on 27 August prior to supporting Pixies. Idlewild's concert was later steamed online for three months following the festival, under the moniker of "T on the Fringe Radio". The broadcast also included a feature on the Best of T Break. The festival was deemed a success by critics, with
Lynsey Hanley of
The Observer stating that "..[the festival's line-up] encompassed the past, present and future of
alternative rock". with more than 60 events taking place. The festival was marked by the announcement of three large outdoor concerts taking place at Meadowbank Stadium, which had increased in capacity to 25,000 for the event. Two of the headlining acts were announced as
Foo Fighters and
Kaiser Chiefs, As well as this,
independent record label Chemikal Underground announced a showcase at the Liquid Room featuring
Mother and the Addicts,
Aidan Moffat and
De Rosa, in honor of the record label's 100th release. The festival's full line-up, announced on 7 June 2007, was as follows:
2008 festival In 2008, it was announced that T on the Fringe would be
rebranded as The Edge Festival, following the end of DF Concerts' partnership with Tennent's.
2009 festival The 2009 event took place between 1–31 August, with more than fifty artists performing across seven venues. Organisers secured a number of high-profile revival acts, including
David Byrne,
Magazine and
Faith No More, the band's first Scottish performance in over a decade. As well as this, performers included ex-
Lightning Seeds frontman
Ian Broudie,
The Bluetones,
Mumford & Sons,
Biffy Clyro,
Frightened Rabbit,
Andrew Bird,
Unicorn Kid and Young Fathers,
The Streets,
Amanda Palmer,
múm,
Broken Records and
Calvin Harris.
The List named Unicorn Kid and Young Fathers in their Top 20 Festival Shows list for 2009, the only appearance by an Edge Festival performance.
2010 festival The 2010 event took place between 5—31 August. It marked the return of the Cabaret Voltaire venue, which had suffered fire damage the previous year. The first acts were announced in June 2010, with
Dizzee Rascal confirmed to play the
Corn Exchange. Further acts announced included
Mika,
Professor Green,
Tinchy Stryder,
Eels,
Modest Mouse,
Beirut,
The Coral,
The Divine Comedy,
Doves,
Steve Mason and
Colin MacIntyre,
The Phantom Band,
Pearl and the Puppets,
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Kassidy,
Broken Records,
The Low Anthem,
Little Feat,
General Fiasco,
Gomez, Tom Gray,
Phoenix,
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly,
Stornoway and
dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip. The festival featured a performance by
Michael Rother, formerly of
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