HOGMANAY 2014
NEW YEAR EVENTS
TUE 30 DEC ■ GLASGOW
Hogmanay Hootfest! The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15–£25. Stand-up with Tom Stade, John Gillick, Susie McCabe, Dan Petherbridge and Billy Kirkwood. Irn-Bru Carnival SECC, Finnieston Quay, 12-10pm. £13. Until Sun 11 Jan. Featuring everything from waltzers and dodgems to the brand-new Voodoo Dancer. Rides for kids too.
■ EDINBURGH Hogmanay Hootfest! The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £15-£25. Stand-up with Ian Coppinger, Jo Cauli eld, Keir McAllister, Liam Withnail and Bruce Devlin.
Torchlight Procession George IV Bridge. 7pm. £10 for a torch. A Torchlight Procession winds through the historic Old and New Towns to a son et lumière i nale on Calton Hill.
WED 31 DEC ■ GLASGOW
Ashton Lane Hogmanay Street Party Ashton Lane. 7pm. £25. Fireworks, a piper, street performers, live music, DJs and tasty food and drink. The Burlesque Ball Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 8pm. £19–£38. Fishnets and top hats galore at this lavish burlesque ball.
Club Noir’s New Year’s Eve Burlesque O2 Academy Glasgow. 9pm-3am. £24.50. Two tartan-tinged burlesque shows at this reliable staple of the Glasgow scene. GBX NYE: Welcome 2015! The Arches. 9pm–4am. £20–£30. Big night of hardcore, trance, rave and hardstyle. Featuring George Bowie, Mallorca Lee, Steve Cocky, Crypsis, Chain Reaction, Obsession, Marc Loage and more.
Glasgow Loves Hogmanay Times vary. Prices vary. George Square. Activities including traditional music, children’s events and Scottish food. Hogmanay Hootfest! The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15–£25. With Tom Stade, John Gillick, Susie McCabe and Billy Kirkwood.
Optimo Hogmanay The Art School, 20 Scott Street, 353 4500. 11.30pm–4am. £20. Annual extravaganza, this year featuring Boot & Tax (live), Whilst (live and DJ) and Golden Teacher (DJ set). SLAM NYE Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street. 9pm–3am. £17. A slammingly good line up for New Year’s, with Slam, Silicone Soul, Animal Farm, Sunday Circus, Ivan Kutz (Platform 18) and Simon Stokes.
■ EDINBURGH
Concert in the Gardens Princes Street Gardens. 9pm-1am. £37.50–£42.50. Live music from Lily Allen culminating in midnight i reworks.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party Princes Street. 9pm–1am. £20. This year’s lineup includes Twin Atlantic, Young Fathers and the Twilight Sad on the Waverley Stage. Eddi Reader, Breabach and Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson play the Scottish Stage. On the Mound’s Rewinder Stage, Hot Dub Time Machine plays to 75,000 party- goers, and is beamed on screens along Princes Street. New Beer’s Eve The Hanging Bat, 133 Lothian Road, 229 0759. 7pm. £30. A beery New Year celebration. Non-beer lovers are catered for too.
The Caves Edinburgh Hogmanay Party The Caves. 10pm. £15. A ceilidh, choons old and new, and bags of fun to welcome in the new year.
Hogmanay Hoot Corn Exchange. Times tbc. £42, VIP £52.
Edinburgh’s largest indoor Hogmanay party featuring the Ghillie Dhu Ceilidh Band and more. Candlelit Concert St Giles’ Cathedral. 7.30pm. £18.20. A musical journey from Christmas to New Year.
Vegas! Grand Hogmanay Ball Voodoo Rooms. 9pm. £25. The Vegas team returns, featuring The Soul Foundation, Missy Malone, Gypsy Charms and the Vegas Revue.
Wee Dub Hogmanay! Studio 24. 10pm–5am. £15 earlybird; £21 in advance; £25 on the door. Featuring Prince Fatty & Horseman MC, Dread Squad, Big Toes Hi-Fi, Riddim Tuffa Sound and Escape Roots Sound. Hed Kandi Edinburgh Hogmanay City Nightclub. 10.30pm. Prices vary. Hed Kandi resident DJs spin 15 years’ worth of hits and party anthems.
Hogmanay Ceilidh Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 7–9.30pm. £8. Live music from Willie Fraser with caller Ken Gourlay. No stilettos or heels. The Keilidh The Mound Precinct, Princes Street, 0844 573 8455. 9pm–1am. £40. Big ol’ traditional knees-up with the best in live traditional tunes.
Afore the Bells The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 9pm. £40 before 14 Nov; £45 after (under 16s £5). A traditional Hogmanay knees-up as Heeliegoleerie provide the live music.
THU 1 JAN ■ EDINBURGH
Loony Dook South Queensferry. edinburghs hogmanay.com. 11.30am. Registration £9. Dive into 2015 with a dip off South Queensferry under the iconic Forth Rail Bridge. No registration on the day.
Scot:Lands Thu 1 Jan, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues. See feature, page 19. Hogmanay Hootfest! The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £15–£25. See Tue 30.
New Year’s Day Triathlon Royal Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith Road. 11.30am. Prices vary. A 400m swim in the pool, an 11-mile cycle and 3.5 mile run round Arthur’s Seat. Separate duathlon race for kids.
16 THE LIST 11 Dec 2014–5 Feb 2015