Tribe Tattoo Edinburgh - Tattoo & Piercing Studio - Edinburgh

Tribe Tattoo Edinburgh Studio

Tribe Tattoo Edinburgh started life in a small shop on West Nicolson St in the city’s Southside in 1999 near the university. Before long we were bursting at the seams but were reluctant to give up our spot on such a great wee street, surrounded by alternative shops, great snack bars and of course just opposite the Pear Tree pub and beer garden. We decided we needed another tattoo studio in Edinburgh, and the only other street with the same alternative buzz at the time was Cockburn St, off the Royal Mile- historically the most famous stretch of counter culture in Scotland- so we set up shop there. Sadly, Cockburn Street has lost its ‘cool’ and is now mostly tourist shop orientated, so we went on the move again……we found a beautiful studio on Broughton Street, which we had for nearly 10 years.

As much as we loved being part of the Broughton Street village, having our team split into two camps had its challenges, and we felt we would prefer to all work together in one big studio, so when, in 2016, we got a chance to rent a large shop just opposite our original, small space on West Nicolson St, we jumped on it! Now we are next to the Pear Tree pub, instead of opposite it, and our old shop now belongs to Deadhead comics, a small independent comic shop with a cult following. A worthy successor to our beloved studio!

Tribe Tattoo Edinburgh is the friendly and warm studio in Edinburgh's University area, with work spaces for 6 artists, laser technicians and George the piercer. The studio offers tattooing, body piercing (including dermals) and laser tattoo removal

We specialise in custom tattooing, but we also offer any style of flash designs. Our international award-winning artists all have their specialties and favourite styles, so if you are looking for something special we are bound to have the artist for you.

If you are looking for your first piece of ink or are working on completing a back piece, we cover all styles, from small symbols to large tribal designs, from simple script to Japanese sleeves and everything in between.