The Interactive Video Game Concert
The Interactive Video Game Concert by Extra Lives is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:05 to Mon 31 Aug, 18:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Extra Lives is the world's first live-scored audience RPG... and YOU control the adventure. Vote to decide what happens next while a live band performs the soundtrack in real time! Inspired by classic video games, Extra Lives blends live music, storytelling and interactive gameplay into an epic journey where anything can happen. Three different Extra Lives adventures run throughout Fringe; each performance unfolds differently depending on the audience's decisions, unlocking new story paths, twists and endings. Come back, make different decisions and experience a new quest. To the next level!
Details
- Performer: Extra Lives
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Other Yin
- Genre: MUSIC, Interactive, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 140 seats (Other Yin) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Patrons enter the building via either 3 shallow steps or level entry at the Box Office entrance. The Other Yin can be accessed via the building lift to the 2nd floor. The Accessible toilet is located on the Basement level. Please make yourself known to a member of staff (in a pink t-shirt) if you require assistance or require a specific seat. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: None 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 6 published reviews and 31 audience reviews 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.
A fun time that is entertaining for people of all ages.
— A Young(ish) Perspective (3 out of 5 stars)
Extra Lives have invented a winning formula to present a very specific sort of music in a delightful way. Essential listening for the video game nerd. Recommended.
— Starburst Magazine (4 out of 5 stars)
It helps if you know your retro videogames but even if you don’t there’s sure to be a young geek in the audience to explain it.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £13.00