EVENT DATE
31st December 2006
SCREEN LOCATIONS
1: Princes Street
- At the West End across the street, west of Castle Street
2: Princes Street - At East End, across the street, east of South St Andrew Street
SCREEN SIZES
1: 40m˛ - full colour, motion and sound
2: 40m˛ - full colour, motion and sound
BROADCAST DATE
31st December 2006
BROADCAST TIMES
2pm – 1 am (11 hours)
The Hogmanay street party in Edinburgh is why visitors come from all over the world to spend New Year's in Scotland's capital. Over the last few years, this centrepiece of Edinburgh Hogmanay has become a huge extravaganza with all tickets given out well before the night itself.
The Hogmanay party takes place in Edinburgh City Centre. Music and dancing takes place along the entire length of Princes Street but also on the Mound, Waverley Bridge and in Princes Street Gardens.
Year after year Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party, brings something new to the crowds: more stages, more popular artists and better fun. It is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland which is why it's also called the Royal Bank Street Party.
The area of Edinburgh City Centre where the party now takes place is entirely cordoned off by police to ensure everyone's safety. Access is only possible via gates located at entry points to Princes Street.
Highlights of Princes Street's Hogmanay Party
Princes Street is equipped with everything needed for a brilliant Hogmanay night. There are vans selling hot food, beer, balloons and most importantly really silly Edinburgh Hogmanay hats coming in different shapes and sizes. The Street Party simply would not be the same without them and it's no wonder that people start chanting "Hogmany" in the streets of Edinburgh.
The most memorable aspect of a Hogmanay Party in Edinburgh's Princes Street are the few moments after the stroke of midnight when people start hugging and kissing each other, regardless of whether they know each other or not. The crowd then bursts into singing Auld Lang Syne, the traditional New Year song originating in the lyrics of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay concerts
The musical centrerpiece of Hogmanay celebrations is the concert in Princes Street Gardens, underneath the Castle Rock where Edinburgh Castle proudly sits. But Hogmanay gigs also take place on other stages put up in Princes Street and Castle proudly sits. But Hogmanay gigs also take place on other stages put up in Princes Street and the Mound Precinct. Some of the bands playing: Pet Shop Boys, Paolo Nutini, The Fratellis……
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