Hogmanay

Edinburgh Hogmanay 2011/2012: Bombay Bicycle Club vs Friendly Fires music quiz

Two great bands - but who has the superior musical knowledge?

19 Dec 2011

As the year draws to a close, two of the UK’s finest indie bands will play as part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations. But which of them can boast of superior musical knowledge? Friendly Fires’ Ed Macfarlane and Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jamie MacColl…

Edinburgh Hogmanay 2011: Out of town and countryside options in Scotland

Five non-city centre activities this Hogmanay

19 Dec 2011

Detour’s Aviemore Bash Detour definitely know how to party, so their Hogmanay gathering should be a riot. Live sets come from Kitty the Lion and Stanley Odd, plus DJ set from the Detour team (chances of taps aff action: extremely likely). There are no…

Hogmanay in Glasgow highlights

New Year's Eve in Glasgow, including clubs, Bugsy Malone and curling

19 Dec 2011

Gone is the street party but in its place, there are family-friendly daytime events at George Square (31 Dec, George Square, 12pm, free). The ice rink will host the first Hogmanay Bonspiel Cup, where you can watch a curling competition or try it out for…

Hogmanay in Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond: Essential info

Travel info, bus times and line-ups for your New Year's Eve

19 Dec 2011

Travel Those kindly folks at Edinburgh Hogmanay are offering you ample chance to bring in the bells, whether on the streets or from the comfort of somewhere else. Better still, Citylink are providing late night bus services to Glasgow, Dundee, Perth…

Historic Scotland has Christmas all wrapped up

Edinburgh and Stirling castles set to host festive events this winter

1 Dec 2011

Looking to get into that Christmas spirit good and early but seeking some festive inspiration? Sometimes we forget about the very best things on our doorstep – maybe it’s because we associate them more with tourists than as places to visit ourselves but…

The best Hogmanay holiday ideas

The best ways to bring in the New Year

28 Oct 2011

Get on the farm Forget Carry on Camping, the crew at Comrie Croft in Perthshire know how to do camping in style, with this eco-friendly farmstead conversion. Located in Crieff, surrounded by gorgeous vistas, bring in the bells around a campfire…

Hogmanay holidays in Perthshire. Scotland

Ideas on how to bring in the New Year in Scotland

28 Oct 2011

You know the drill. It’s a week before Hogmanay and you’re deciding which shindig you don’t really want to go to. The local street party’s not quite doing it for you, and honestly you’d rather be anywhere but here. So where to start? Firstly, don’t…

Bombay Bicycle Club and Friendly Fires join Primal Scream at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2012

Mark Ronson and Kassidy also set for New Year in Scottish capital

28 Oct 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club and Friendly Fires have been confirmed as joining Primal Scream on the bill at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2012. Fresh from their European tour, Bombay Bicycle Club will be performing at the Concert in the Gardens, the music and…

Glasgow City Council scraps Hogmanay street party

What does cancellation actually mean for the city?

19 Sep 2011

The decision by Glasgow City Council to scrap this year’s Hogmanay street party on George Square might have more of an impact on the city’s sense of tradition than on the plans of its regular revellers. While the pride of Scotland’s biggest city may…

5 Things: what to expect from Primal Scream at this year's Hogmanay celebrations

The Screamadelica crew announced as Edinburgh party headliners

19 Sep 2011

As the mighty Primal Scream prepare to whip up a storm in the capital for Hogmanay, The List wonders what’s in store for the festive season’s hottest ticket A heroes’ welcome As if holding the world’s (okay, Scotland’s) biggest New Year shindig…

Interview - KT Tunstall her love for fish fingers, George Michael and Jeff Goldblum

The Scottish singer-songwriter face The List's questions

15 Dec 2010

First record you ever bought Heaven or Las Vegas by The Cocteau Twins. First film you saw that really moved you Kramer vs Kramer at a drive-in in LA. We were meant to be asleep in the back of the car. Last lie you told ‘I’ve already done…

Traditional Hogmanay events around Scotland

Highlights include the Orkney Ba’ Game, Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony and the Biggar Bonfire

15 Dec 2010

1: The comedy banquet Maggie May’s (60 The Trongate, Glasgow, 548 1350) brings back its annual Hell’s Bells celebration, with a five-course meal, comedy from Canadian funnyman Tom Stade (pictured), live music from The Dawn Patrol and a club open ‘til…

How to spend Hogmanay in Edinburgh 2010/2011

The best events in Edinburgh for bringing in the New Year

15 Dec 2010

Kick off your new year revels by heading to the temporarily renamed Resolution Square (otherwise known as The Mound precinct) at 5pm and enjoying some traditional Scots and Irish folk tunes courtesy of the Island Sessions. Then, walk up to Parliament…

Hogmanay 2010/2011 clubbing highlights in Edinburgh and Glasgow

The best New Year's Eve club nights in Scotland

15 Dec 2010

Hogmanay is the biggest night of the year in many clubbers’ calendars, and, as usual, crowds in Edinburgh are spoilt for choice. The Official Edinburgh Hogmanay Afterparty (HMV Picture House) will rock to the frenetic live show of electro-house heroes…

How to spend Hogmanay in Glasgow 2010/2011

The best events in Glasgow for bringing in the New Year

15 Dec 2010

Thu 30 Dec George Square has been the focal point for Glasgow’s Christmas festivities throughout the month, with live music performances from jazz, folk and choir groups, as well as the pretty darn magical Glasgow On Ice skating rink. The celebrations…

Madness at Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Suggs interview

Mad for it

18 Dec 2009

The trick for Hogmanay is finding a band everyone loves; an act that crosses over generational and cultural divides and that gets a crowd – any crowd – jumping. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has excelled in the task this year by booking Madness to headline the…

Hogmanay clubbing 2009

Midnight culture

17 Dec 2009

We kick off our round up with two institutions. Firstly in Glasgow the Optimo Hogmanay Party ‘celebrating the end of the decade’ takes over the Fruitmarket promising ‘our most ambitious event yet’ with special guests Hudson Mohawke, Drums of Death…

Alternative Hogmanay

17 Dec 2009

If you’re a healthy combination of sporty and ah, carefree, there are numerous NY options available. The infamous Loony Dook takes place in various locations around the country, notably South Queensferry and Dundee. For the uninitiated, it involves…

Death Disco: DDNY

17 Dec 2009

Ring in the New Year in a New York state of mind as Death Disco heads for the Big Apple in the company of Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, Rex the Dog, Mark Moore, Sammy Jo and many more. The New York theme extends throughout the Arches, so expect Manhattan…

Dancing in the street

19 Nov 2009

Not for nothing is Edinburgh’s Hogmanay thought to be one of the best in the world; four days of festivities jam-packed around one of the biggest street parties in the world. Now, after a lacklustre start, it seems the names are coming thick and fast.

Christmas and Hogmanay 2009 in Edinburgh

4 Nov 2009

It’s been all go for the last few weeks, as those in the know ponder how to bring you the best of times this Christmas and Hogmanay. In the capital, Edinburgh City Council is reportedly already looking to shindigs in 2010 and beyond, with early…

Hogmanay 2008 - Clubbing

11 Dec 2008

‘It’s on’ is the simple motto which Glasgow überclub Optimo are using to promote their famous Hogmanay special – it’s at the Fruitmarket again, and will see Twitch and Wilkes joined by Glasgow Italo-punks Den Haan and laptop-wielding Parisian show-offs…

Hogmanay 2008 - Paolo Nutini

11 Dec 2008

Reports of Hogmanay’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Certainly Edinburgh’s event, which suffered all manner of gloomy speculation pretty much since the bells finished ringing us into 2008, has returned with perhaps the strongest line-up in memory.

Hogmanay 2008 - Glasgow Highlights

11 Dec 2008

If the live gigs from Idlewild (pictured below), Bleachie and Paolo Nutini don’t grab you, we’ve got some other suggestions for how to get your Hogmanay kicks around town. Glasgow racks up its cool points (and not just the temperature ones) with…

Hogmanay: How Hogmanay Got Hip

1 Dec 2008

Shiny silver baubles, mince pies and novelty socks don’t quite cut it in the coolness stakes for most trendy young Scots. In fact, Christmas was once just another working day here. During long Scottish winters, it’s New Year that we turn to for our…