Heaven 17 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 16 October 2026

Heaven 17 play Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh on 16 October 2026 at 19:00. Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band began as a trio of vocalist Glenn Gregory and synthesizer players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, the latter two being co-founders of the Human League.

Their first three albums were Penthouse and Pavement (1981), The Luxury Gap (1983) and How Men Are (1984). They started out as a studio-only group and did not play live concerts until 1997.

Marsh left in 2006, and Gregory and Ware have continued as a duo since. The single "Temptation" reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in spring 1983 and is their biggest hit.