This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15481425
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
DJ Ronson added to Edinburgh's Hogmanay concert | DJ Ronson added to Edinburgh's Hogmanay concert |
(about 21 hours later) | |
DJ Mark Ronson and electro-pop band Friendly Fires have been added to the line-up for one of the world's most famous street parties. | DJ Mark Ronson and electro-pop band Friendly Fires have been added to the line-up for one of the world's most famous street parties. |
Event chiefs said partygoers would be "dazzled" by the biggest-ever selection of music at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2011. | Event chiefs said partygoers would be "dazzled" by the biggest-ever selection of music at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2011. |
Primal Scream has previously been announced as the headline act at the Concert in the Gardens, supported by Bombay Bicycle Club. | Primal Scream has previously been announced as the headline act at the Concert in the Gardens, supported by Bombay Bicycle Club. |
Ronson has produced albums for Amy Winehouse, Adele and Robbie Williams. | Ronson has produced albums for Amy Winehouse, Adele and Robbie Williams. |
There will also be a Celtic world stage for the first time, where Scottish bands Peatbog Faeries and Capercaillie will play. | There will also be a Celtic world stage for the first time, where Scottish bands Peatbog Faeries and Capercaillie will play. |
Up to 80,000 revellers from around the world are expected to head to the Scottish capital to enjoy the Street Party, The Keilidh and Concert in the Gardens. | |
There will be music across seven stages and two fireworks displays from either end of Princes Street to welcome in the new year. | There will be music across seven stages and two fireworks displays from either end of Princes Street to welcome in the new year. |
Pete Irvine, director of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, said: "The eyes of the world will be on Edinburgh, the 'Home of Hogmanay', as we launch 2012 - the year of the London Olympics - and we are delighted to have such a fantastic line-up for the Street Party - the best we've had in 19 years." | Pete Irvine, director of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, said: "The eyes of the world will be on Edinburgh, the 'Home of Hogmanay', as we launch 2012 - the year of the London Olympics - and we are delighted to have such a fantastic line-up for the Street Party - the best we've had in 19 years." |
Primal Scream will perform their album Screamadelica and a set of their greatest hits. | Primal Scream will perform their album Screamadelica and a set of their greatest hits. |
Tickets for the Enclosure in the gardens have sold out and organisers said remaining tickets for the gardens were selling fast. | Tickets for the Enclosure in the gardens have sold out and organisers said remaining tickets for the gardens were selling fast. |
Ronson will be on the East End DJ stage, Friendly Fires will play on the West End stage and Cuban Brothers will be at the Mound. | Ronson will be on the East End DJ stage, Friendly Fires will play on the West End stage and Cuban Brothers will be at the Mound. |
Other acts playing include Kassidy, X-Factor's Jade Richards and Radio 1 DJs Jaymo and Andy George. | Other acts playing include Kassidy, X-Factor's Jade Richards and Radio 1 DJs Jaymo and Andy George. |
Steve Cardownie, Edinburgh City Council's festivals and events champion, said: "Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party is the place to be to bring in the New Year. | Steve Cardownie, Edinburgh City Council's festivals and events champion, said: "Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party is the place to be to bring in the New Year. |
"This year partygoers will be dazzled by a truly sensational line-up of bands and artists on more stages than ever before, and the new Celtic world stage is bound to be a huge hit with Scots and overseas visitors alike." | "This year partygoers will be dazzled by a truly sensational line-up of bands and artists on more stages than ever before, and the new Celtic world stage is bound to be a huge hit with Scots and overseas visitors alike." |
The Street Party is part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival programme, which runs for three days from Friday 30 December 2011 until Sunday 1 January 2012. | The Street Party is part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival programme, which runs for three days from Friday 30 December 2011 until Sunday 1 January 2012. |
The programme of events includes a torchlight procession and the Loony Dook, in which revellers brave the cold waters of the Forth on New Year's Day. | The programme of events includes a torchlight procession and the Loony Dook, in which revellers brave the cold waters of the Forth on New Year's Day. |
Tickets and registrations for all the Hogmanay events are now available and organisers will release the full programme details on 10 November. | Tickets and registrations for all the Hogmanay events are now available and organisers will release the full programme details on 10 November. |
This year Edinburgh's Hogmanay has teamed up with Citylink Buses for the first time to offer late-night buses to destinations outside Edinburgh after the Hogmanay celebrations. | This year Edinburgh's Hogmanay has teamed up with Citylink Buses for the first time to offer late-night buses to destinations outside Edinburgh after the Hogmanay celebrations. |
Revellers will be able to travel home to a range of destinations in Glasgow, Fife, including Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews, Dundee and Perth and Kinross. Tickets costs will be about £30. | Revellers will be able to travel home to a range of destinations in Glasgow, Fife, including Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews, Dundee and Perth and Kinross. Tickets costs will be about £30. |
Previous version
1
Next version