14th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing
14th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Jazz Bar. It has 10 performances listed, running from Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 to Sat 29 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'Fantastic!' (Jools Holland). 'Boogie-woogie slide-guitar master' (Scotsman). 'The Fringe's most unique, inventive and soulful blues performer, a fantastic gig' (BroadwayBaby.com). Hunt's 14th Fringe following thirteen years of full-house performances. 'Blues legend built his own cannibalised recycled guitars from a B&Q shelf and papier-mâché' (Herald). 'Instantly evocative of the deep south blues. Unique R&B take on Sinatra alongside a James Bond mash-up. Whatever Hunt plays, it feels refreshingly authentic' (List). 'Ingenious 21st-century blues' (ThreeWeeks). 'A storming set. Like Seasick Steve in a science lab' (Ian Rankin).
Details
- Venue: The Jazz Bar
- Space: Venue (Partially Seated)
- Genre: MUSIC, Blues, Vocal
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 120 seats (Venue (Partially Seated)) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 10, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Two flights of stairs, totaling 25 steps, down into the space. Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Down to the basement of Edinburgh’s cosy Jazz Bar where, in the words of slide guitarist extraordinaire John Hunt, there are no windows, so it could be any time of the day or night.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £9.00