Author: Ben Quinn / Source: the Guardian
This year’s Hogmanay celebrates the ties between Scotland and Europe as the UK prepares to leave the EU in 2019, its organisers have told the Press Association.
Bands, DJs, street performers, dancers, acrobats and fire eaters from Scotland and mainland Europe are scheduled to perform at the street party, one of the largest in the world, which is running for several hours, until well after the midnight bells fall silent.
Revellers can enjoy music across three stages, with Scottish favourite Gerry Cinnamon appearing on the Waverley stage, Judge Jules leading the DJ stage in Castle Street and Elephant Sessions set to take to the stage in South St David Street.
At midnight, German band Meute will provide the soundtrack to the fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle while Eurodance outfit Snap! are set to perform on one of the stages in the first minutes of 2019.
Meanwhile, Franz Ferdinand – supported by Metronomy and Free Love – will headline the Concert in the Gardens ahead of midnight at the foot of Castle Rock while some of the country’s top ceilidh bands are to play at Ceilidh under the Castle.
First in the queue to see Franz Ferdinand were Jessica Cassino, 37, from Brooklyn, New York, and 28-year-old Alina Entelis, from Israel. “I love Franz Ferdinand. Edinburgh’s beautiful, I love it,” said Cassino.
“I’ll be back next year.”Entelis, who is currently studying in London, said: “When I started looking at the Franz Ferdinand concert, I saw a bunch of other events going on. I was participating in the torchlight procession on Sunday and…
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