Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party

USPA NEWS - Every year people travel from all over the world to experience Edinburgh´s midnight moment. The Concert in the Gardens is hosted in West Princes Street Gardens beneath the spectacular backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.

Highlighted as one of the “˜Top 100 things to do before you die´ and recently the only festival to appear on the “˜Discovery Channel ““ Top 25 World Travel Experiences´, Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party is one of the world´s greatest New Year celebrations. Live bands and DJs filled the streets with music and the city centre came alive with festivities as party people from all over the world gathered to bring in 2017 in style.

As the clock struck midnight, images of the fireworks from Edinburgh Castle where beamed around the world to over 1 billion people alongside images from Sydney, New York, Berlin and London. The audience who attended Edinburgh´s Hogmanay, made this an extra special event, a friendlier, welcoming, more enthusiastic crowd with revellers from over 60 countries joining the party, they really do welcome the world to Edinburgh, the “˜Home of Hogmanay´ a truly breath-taking evening.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay showcase concert was headlined by Paolo Nutini with special guests the Lightning Seeds, The Vegan Leather and the winners of the Hog the Stage competition, Lemonhaze. The Waverley Stage was headlined by music legends The Charlatans and joining them was Ayrshire´s own Fatherson and rising star Be Charlotte. The Celtic inspired Castle Stage featured exhilarating performances from leading Scottish Celtic crossover bands Salsa Celtica, Mànran and Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton. On the Mound Stage featured a collaboration of artists from the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. The Frederick Stage hosted returning DJs, party starters and all round legends Guilty Pleasures.