For over a decade, Orlando helped us build this weird little Christmas miracle. Now Bad Santa and the Angry Elves are headed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival — 25 nights, one stage in a stone cave under the city, the biggest arts festival on the planet.
Over a decade ago this started as a ridiculous idea: play rock and roll Christmas shows with our friends.
Somehow it became a tradition. A mythology. A family. A ritual.
This year, Bad Santa and the Angry Elves were officially invited to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland — the largest arts festival in the world. 3,500 shows. 250 venues. 79 years of history. And on August 6th, we land the sleigh there for a 25-night run.
We could have landed our sleigh anywhere. We came to Orlando. And what started here — and what it's become — is beyond anything we imagined.
"You built this with us.
Now we're taking it overseas."
Every crowded room. Every singalong. Every ridiculous costume. Every shirt purchase. Every friend you dragged to a show. Every person who said "you HAVE to see this."
That's the energy that makes the sleigh fly. We're carrying every one of you with us to Edinburgh — the heart and soul of the Orlando music scene, the radical idea that Christmas should be celebrated every day, kindness, generosity, joy, and the firm conviction that you shouldn't be a dick.
Getting there takes a lot. We can't do it alone.
If you've ever come to a show — help us land this thing in Scotland.
— Kris Kringle IV
Bad Santa, The Angry Elves
Christmas every day.
Kindness, generosity, joy.
Don't be a dick.
Just The Tonic at The Caves is one of the foundational pillars of the Fringe. Our room — Just Up The Road — is exactly the size that built this show: small, intimate, and lit like a rock club. Same rules apply. Tinsel optional.
Before we land the sleigh in Scotland, we're warming up on home turf. Every Orlando show is a fundraiser — all proceeds go toward getting the band to Edinburgh. Come send us off.
See Shows & Tickets →Every year, a tour. Every tour, a record. Every record cover, a different way of saying the same thing.
Centuries old. Stripped of various honors. The actual people who taught your favorite rock stars how to do what they do. Now flying to Scotland.
Flights for the band. Lodging for a month in Edinburgh. Venue costs. Production. Marketing. Getting a bunch of elves through customs without international incident. We're raising $20,000. Every contribution gets us closer to liftoff.
For Orlando businesses, breweries, bars, production partners, and Christmas co-conspirators ready to help launch this show on the world stage. Includes logo placement, social promotion, on-the-ground recognition in Edinburgh, and a real human connection to a real local institution.
For those who want to back this thing at the highest level — and become part of what comes after Edinburgh. Executive Producers help fund the theatrical expansion, the Fringe production, media development, and the long-term growth of the show.
For over a decade, Orlando gave us a place
to build this weird little
Christmas miracle.
Now we're taking it to
the world stage.
If this show ever made you laugh, sing, cry, believe, or forget your problems for a couple hours — help us get the sleigh to Scotland.
Help Land the Sleigh