IT was a gig held to celebrate some of Scotland’s finest moments in pop history – and to recall some of the most debauched stories of rock and roll excess.

But the concert featuring Idlewild to mark the opening of the Rip It Up exhibition at the National Museum in Edinburgh proved too loud for irked neighbours and the entire outdoors summer festival has now been moved indoors after a series of complaints.

Now the flagship all-day event at Summerhall in Edinburgh which was scheduled to launch the high-profile Scottish pop music extravaganza today in the courtyard setting has been shuffled inside at the last minute after breaching noise regulations.

The Herald:

Fine weather is forecast for the mid-day to 10.30pm music event as pop acts including Stanley Odd, Emma Pollock, Withered Hand, Modern Studies and Be Charlotte take to the stage.

The Rezillos on Sunday will also be indoors.

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The live music attraction billed as an outdoor music festival music costing £25 a ticket is in partnership with the National Museum of Scotland, Synergy Concerts, Nothing Ever Happens Here and Edinburgh International Film Festival and held for the launch of Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish Pop.

Sam Gough, Summerhall general manager, said: "After a rousing sold out event with headliner Idlewild to celebrate the opening of Rip It Up at NMS - due to unexpected circumstances the final weekend of Southern Exposure is moving inside into Summerhall's Dissection Room.

The Herald:

"The pub and food vendors will remain outside for ticket holders over what is set to be the hottest weekend of the summer so far."

Summerhall has standard licensing conditions including the noise condition which advise that music should not be audible from residential properties.

It is understood after receiving complaints from a number of residents officers visited properties and found loud music to be audible from two homes, in breach of conditions.

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Officers made recommendations to organisers to move events indoors on the night of the Idlewild concert, which wowed 900 fans, but the gig was not stopped.

It is unclear if there were complaints involving an earlier concert featuring The Skids and Big Country.

At the museum, stars such as Simple Minds, Midge Ure, and Shirley Manson have provided their own artefacts for the museum show, which is expect to attract a "healthy five figure audience" during its summer run.

Also among the 300 exhibits is Midge Ure's overcoat from his famous Vienna video, early band posters from Simple Minds, one of the late Stuart Adamson's Fender guitars, as well as original recording tapes of The Associates, gold discs and other pop and rock paraphernalia.

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Rip It Up takes in many bands and musical movements, from Lonnie Donegan to Mogwai, from Lulu to Lau, from dancehall to pop, the 1960s, 70s and the New Wave of the early 1980s, and features influential record labels like Postcard, Fast Product and Chemikal Underground.

A Council spokesperson said: “Edinburgh is world renowned for its culture and live music contributes to this reputation.

"It’s important that we balance this up with the rights of residents to peace and quiet in their own homes.

“Every Licensed Premises has responsibility under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 to ensure it operates in accordance with its licensing conditions.

"In this instance, upon receiving noise complaints from the public, officers attended and gave the event organisers advice."