DATA FOR NERDS
Fringe 2026 by the numbers. Updated 13 Jun.
HOW THE FRINGE SCORES
Most reviewed shows sit at 4–4.5★ · the field skews high, with a thin tail below 3★ — a past rating is a real signal, but most shows here have none yet.
Past-year critic ratings across 463 reviewed shows, in half-star buckets.
WHAT THE FRINGE COSTS
Most shows land at £12–£14 · median £12.00 · watch for the round-number spikes (£10, £12, £15).
Listed ticket price across 3,325 shows, in £2 buckets.
DEMAND OVER TIME
Now 0.8% of tracked performances sold out · tap a point for its date
Across 3,703 shows we track for availability. Sold-out share of all performances.
SELLING FASTEST
Biggest jump in sold-out share per week. Get in early.
MOST SOLD OUT
Most performances already gone (many in-demand shows are 100% sold out, so we rank by how many dates).
GENRES
Show count per genre. Median ticket price in brackets.
BIGGEST COLLABORATION CLUSTERS
shows incl. The Provocateurs: Mixed Signals / Breathe. Sleep. Wee. · The Provocateurs: Brain Health Roulette / Satellites Destroy Privacy · The Provocateurs: This Dermatologist Recommends Sunshine / Spermageddon
shows incl. Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All · Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting at Eleven Thirty-Five in the Morning (WIP) · Pierre Novellie: Do the One About...
shows incl. Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly · Susie McCabe: Coming of Rage · Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!
shows incl. Ali Affleck Presents Billie Holiday – Swing Brother Swing! · Ali Affleck's Queens of Swing · 1933 – Fats Waller, Harlem and the Blues Belters
shows incl. The Front List - Lyse Doucet · The Front List - Charlie Mackesy · The Front List - Kae Tempest
shows incl. Jack Docherty: Butterfly · Jim Smith: Work in Progress · Scottish Comedy Legends: Sanjeev Kohli
Webs of shows linked by shared performers, the big troupes, companies and co-bills.
AWARD LINEAGE
5 returning past winners · 7 shows whose people were in a winning show.
BIGGEST VENUES
By number of shows on the programme.
PRICIEST VENUES
Median ticket price, across venues with 3+ shows.
BEST-RATED VENUES
Average past-year critic rating across each venue's reviewed shows (2+ reviewed).
HOTTEST VENUES
Average share of performances sold out, across each venue's tracked shows.
WHAT AUDIENCES ARE VIEWING
Most-viewed show pages on Fringe Picks right now.
Built from the live programme, our availability snapshots, the performer graph, and on-site engagement. No personal data.