Where to go and whats on at New Years Eve and New Year Day in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Includes information about the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay concert:
Details of the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2008 and Aberdeenshire Hogmanay 2008 Events will be uploaded soon.
Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007
The Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007 headline act is the pop group Travis from Glasgow. Led by singer Fran Healy Travis also includes musicians Neil Primrose, Dougie
Payne and Andy Dunlop. The free concert at the Castlegate on the 31 December 2007 will see more musical performances seeing in the New Year 2008.
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Joining Travis for Hogmanay 07 to 08 at the Castlegate concert is local singer Sandi Thom and the Scottish tribal drumming band from Glasgow, Albannach, who were last in Aberdeen for Tartan Day. Read more about SandiThom in the AboutAberdeen
Sandi Thom Biography page and read more about Albannach at www.albannachonline.com
The Aberdeen Castlegate New Year concert with Travis is organised by Aberdeen City Council with funding from the City Growth Fund and admission is free. Tickets for the
Travis Hogmanay concert will not be issued. Instead of a ticket to the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay concert 2007 there will be a wristband system in operation to allow
safe crowd control. Wristbands will be issued upon entry to the Castlegate concert 2007 and should be returned when exiting to allow numbers of concert goers to be
monitored. Entry to the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay concert 2007 will be at special gates on the Union Street junction with Market Street. The gate opens at 8pm and
the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay concert 2007 will start at 9pm. There will be a large stage and the performances of Travis and other performers will be screened on a
large screen which measures 30 square metres for optimum viewing around the Castlegate.
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Those who are unable to get into the Castlegate Hogmanay celebration party concert can still enjoy the New Year Eve entertainment because it will be shown on a special big screen on the wall of the Aberdeen M&S shop by the Bon Accord Centre on St Nicholas Street.
The hosts for the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007 will be Northsound DJs Andy James and John McRuvie.
Safety advice for the Travis and Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007 includes not taking any bottles and any alcohol or other drinks taken must be in a
plastic bottle. Refreshments including alcoholic drinks will be on sale in the Castlegate area. These include the Castlegate pubs of Archibald Simpson's, Five and
Old Blackfriars.
Below is a Union Street and Castlegate street plan which details where the toilets, bars, hot food outlets, meeting points, glass bottles and can exchange point,
first aid and disabled viewing platform can be located for the Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007 to see in the year 2008.
Hogmanay Ceilidh and Supper
Aberdeen City Council have organised a Hogmanay Ceilidh and Supper at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom from 7pm until late 0’clock! Tickets to the end of the year event costs £29 and are available to buy at the BeachBallroom.
Aberdeen New Year Customs
For a guide to how Scottish people celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland and throughout the World see our
Hogmanay Customs page. This includes traditions like
reading the fire ashes, first footing, why a tall black haired first footer is lucky, black bun, a lump of coal being lucky and the bells.
If you miss out on the celebrations, perhaps because you've been working Hogmanay night, then you can always celebrate
the original Hogmanay according to the old calendar before the date changes in 1660 by going to the
Burning of the Clavie at Elgin.
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Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2006 The main event in Aberdeen City on December 31 Hogmanay night is the free concert at the Castlegate. For the last night of 2006 and the early hours of 2007 Aberdonians will be
entertained by Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. The headline act are expected to draw thousands to the Hogmanay celebrations and booking the band of Marti Fellows was
funded by Aberdeen City Council from the City Growth Fund. Wet Wet Wet should appear on stage at approximately 10:30pm. The Hogmanay event will be staged by Northsound Radio. It is a free event and will also mark 20 years since the first hit of Wet Wet Wet. They are expected to sing hits such as
Wishing I Was Lucky which will be appropriate for those making New Year resolutions for 2007. The Wets, as they are nicknamed, last performed in Aberdeen in 2004 at the Aberdeen
Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).
Other bands and entertainment booked for the programme of events on Hogmanay night of 2006 in Aberdeen City at the Castlegate include:
Cosmic Rough Riders - Band from Glasgow
The Finlay MacDonald Band, - Fiddle and Pipe Band
Grampian Police Band
The photographs on the left are of the Grampian Police Pipe and Drum Band.
The 2006 Hogmanay celebrations at the Castlegate will start at 9pm with entry gates on Union Street at its junction with market street opening at 8pm. There will be a big screen on stage so that the crowds can see close ups of the performers. No tickets
are available for the Hogmanay bash - entry to the event is on a first come first admitted basis with revellers given a fluorescent wristband on entry to allow numbers to be
monitored by the police and safety officials. So it is recommended that you get there early. No glass bottles, glasses or cans will be permitted in the event arena and
revellers are asked to exchange any first footing alcohol bottles for plastic tumblers provided by the organisers. Several of the Castlegate pubs are included in
the event arena and will be serving drinks in plastic glasses or bottles on a take out basis. These include Archibald Simpsons, Old Blackfriars, Snafu, Five and Henry's.
These venues are also providing a free Hogmanay survival guide for New Year revellers which has tips on safety, road closures and available public transport over the
New Year. Aberdeen Bye-laws which forbid drinking in Aberdeen City will be released to allow Hogmanayers open air public alcohol drinking.
The countdown to The Bells will be lead by Lord Provost John Reynolds.
The Castlegate and Union Street from Market Street to King Street junctions will close from 5pm on the 31 December 2006. There will be public bus services, at a
flat rate of £4, until 4:30am on the 1 January 2007 and taxi ranks for Hogmanay 06 07 will be in operation at Hadden Street, Back Wynd, Diamond Street, Dee Street,
Union row and Chapel Street. Buses will be diverted from Bridge Street to West North Street. Disabled parking can be found at the East side of Marischal Street and there
is a designated viewing platform by Marischal Street for disabled people.
The 06 07 Aberdeen Hogmanay Castlegate concert will be broadcast live on
Northsound radio. The presenters live at the Castlegate concert will be
John McRuvie and Andy James.
Public toilets can be found at King Street, St Nicholas Street, Broad Street and Exchequer Row.
There is a first aid point at the Castlegate with first aiders at the concert.
Aberdeenshire Hogmanay 2006 Events
Where better to spend Hogmanay and see in the New Year than Aberdeen. There's lots of great events going on throughout
Aberdeenshire. The Stonehaven Fireballs is our particular favourite and is a great way to see in the New Year as the swingers
hurl the flaming balls around the streets and harbour of Stonehaven. In the town centre there is some super street
entertainment and fairs including jugglers and fire jugglers, music and cabaret. There's many restaurants and pubs
offering a friendly welcome and warming cheer.
More information and for pictures and photos.
Music Hall Hogmanany
There will be a traditional Scottish hogmanay party at Aberdeen
Music Hall. The host for the evening New Year concert 2006 will be
Fiona Kennedy with music and entertainment from fiddler Paul Anderson,
Scotland the What? loons Steve Robertson and George Donald, singer Shona Donaldson,
piper Jim Stevenson, Highland dancing demonstrations from Gordon and Laura Raeburn and the folk group The Whistlebinkies. Tickets
cost £14 plus a booking fee and you can buy a ticket from the
Aberdeen Box Office page. The Music Hall hogmanay event starts at 7:30pm and finishes at 10pm.
Pittodrie Stadium Hogmanay Party 2006 Pittodrie Stadium are holding a Hogmanay party in the Richard Donald Suite. Guests get champagne upon arrival, enjoy entertain which includes a disco and a piper,
and refreshments including haggis, neeps and tatties and a fully licensed bar until 1am. For more information contact (01224) 650420.
Proclaimers Aberdeen Hogmanay 2005
At the Castlegate in Aberdeen there was an organised concert party and the 2005 Hogmanay year guests were popular Scottish group
The Proclaimers, Liberty X and Indie Band The Coral. Other acts on the stage were Ceilidh band Shindig and the Grampian
Police Pipe Band. Prior to this there was music and entertainment by Northsound from 9pm until 1am 2006. This was hosted
by presenters Andy James and John McRuvie.
Access to the event was only from the Union Street and Market Street junction. Tickets were not required - it
was first come first served so that the crowd could be safely limited. There were over 50,000 in the crowd. For safety reasons glass bottles were not permitted into
the area. The gates were opened at 8pm.
The Proclaimers AECC Aberdeen
The Proclaimers returned to Aberdeen on Saturday 17 November 2007 to play at a packed out Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The Proclaimers had previously performed at The Lemon Tree and The Music Hall and not only was the AECC their biggest Scottish gig but the largest Proclaimers concert worldwide to date with a sell out crowd of 6500. Tickets to The Proclaimers concert in Aberdeen sold out quickly thanks to their popularity in Scotland and their recent TV exposure with the television Comic Relief performance of I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by a host of stars and celebrities led by Peter Kay and Matt Lucas.
The 2003 Castlegate Hogmanay Party and Concert was cancelled because of strong winds.
The Aberdeen Castlegate Hogmanay Concert 2007 headline act is the pop group Travis from Glasgow. Led by singer Fran Healy Travis also includes musicians Neil Primrose, Dougie
Payne and Andy Dunlop. The free concert at the Castlegate on the 31 December 2007 will see more musical performances seeing in the New Year 2008.
The 2006 Hogmanay celebrations at the Castlegate will start at 9pm with entry gates on Union Street at its junction with market street opening at 8pm. There will be a big screen on stage so that the crowds can see close ups of the performers. No tickets
are available for the Hogmanay bash - entry to the event is on a first come first admitted basis with revellers given a fluorescent wristband on entry to allow numbers to be
monitored by the police and safety officials. So it is recommended that you get there early. No glass bottles, glasses or cans will be permitted in the event arena and
revellers are asked to exchange any first footing alcohol bottles for plastic tumblers provided by the organisers. Several of the Castlegate pubs are included in
the event arena and will be serving drinks in plastic glasses or bottles on a take out basis. These include Archibald Simpsons, Old Blackfriars, Snafu, Five and Henry's.
These venues are also providing a free Hogmanay survival guide for New Year revellers which has tips on safety, road closures and available public transport over the
New Year. Aberdeen Bye-laws which forbid drinking in Aberdeen City will be released to allow Hogmanayers open air public alcohol drinking.
Where better to spend Hogmanay and see in the New Year than Aberdeen. There's lots of great events going on throughout
Aberdeenshire. The Stonehaven Fireballs is our particular favourite and is a great way to see in the New Year as the swingers
hurl the flaming balls around the streets and harbour of Stonehaven. In the town centre there is some super street
entertainment and fairs including jugglers and fire jugglers, music and cabaret. There's many restaurants and pubs
offering a friendly welcome and warming cheer.
At the Castlegate in Aberdeen there was an organised concert party and the 2005 Hogmanay year guests were popular Scottish group
The Proclaimers, Liberty X and Indie Band The Coral. Other acts on the stage were Ceilidh band Shindig and the Grampian
Police Pipe Band. Prior to this there was music and entertainment by Northsound from 9pm until 1am 2006. This was hosted
by presenters Andy James and John McRuvie.