Pendulum - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 1st November 2025
Reviewed by Claire Thomson • 4 November 2025
Welcoming Pendulum back to Edinburgh after a 15 year hiatus and playing the same venue from way back when, the Corn Exchange was alive with that electricity that only electronic rock with some drum and bass thrown in for good measure can provide.
The set opens with a fiery start leaving the crowd bouncing along to "Napalm", a track coming straight out of the bands new album released August 22nd this year. Straight after, we're thrown into "Save the Cat", again from the new album and a personal favourite. The lads from Australia are sounding mighty and they lead us right into the classic "Propane Nightmares" from 2008. The crowd erupts!
The 16 song set truly soars from then on, giving the good people of Edinburgh the punchy riffs and the pounding bass the band are so known for, with tracks from albums such as In silico and Immersion, there is truly a little something for everyone regardless of how long you've been following the bands progression.
Pendulum seems to be one of those bands, whose appeal truly ranges from those in their teens to music lovers in their 60's and 70's as evident from the crowd here in Edinburgh!
The set closes with the almighty "Watercolour", again, just waves of energy emanating from the band and infectiously into the crowd, we've seen a good few circle pits tonight, with lead vocalist Rob Swire proclaiming, "Holy shit, it's hot as fuck".
We are then taken straight back to 2005, with the bands encore track, Tarantula. And what an encore it is, I don't think my feet touched the floor once.
Overall, a fantastic night of dancing, good vibes and an amazing start to Pendulum's Inertia UK tour leg. Long may it continue that bands of this ilk visit the capital.