Paolo Nutini to headline two nights at Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2016

Friday 30th December to Sunday 1st January 2017
Princes Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH2 3AB, Scotland MAP
£12 - £65 (+ booking fee)

Daily capacity: 80,000

Edinburgh's Hogmanay have announced that due to demand, and for the first time in the event's history, a second concert in West Princes Street Gardens featuring Festival headliner Paolo Nutini will take place on Friday 30th December.

Tickets for the 'Night Afore Concert with Paolo Nutini' will go on-sale on Friday 21st October at 10am, on the link below.

Tickets for Paolo Nutini's Concert in the Gardens on Saturday 31st December sold out in a record three hours for his only festival appearance of 2016.

Paolo Nutini said, "I was in the desert when I heard about the response to the first show. I was overwhelmed and am incredibly grateful for the support of all you great people. I was then asked if we would do a preceding show on the 30th as there could be others who never got tickets. I said I was up for it and I hope that we get to play to as many as we can that weekend. It will be a time to make some music, have a dance and celebrate a lot the good that's been done this year and hopefully celebrate a lot of the shite being resigned to the past. Also, there will be more acts to be announced as soon as possible. Happy Daze. Can't wait."

Al Thomson, Director of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, added, "To have Paolo Nutini headline one show at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is an incredible achievement, to be adding a second show is just phenomenal, for the festival, the city and most importantly for the thousands of fans who missed out on tickets for Concert in the Gardens on Hogmanay itself. With the Night Afore Concert with Paolo Nutini and the Torchlight Procession taking place on the 30 Dec, we will have the biggest ever opening to the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Festival."

Edinburgh's Hogmanay organisers Unique Events are expecting another sell-out three day festival, with 150,000 visitors from over 80 countries visiting the celebrations in Scotland’s capital city last year, bringing an estimated economic benefit of over £40 million to the city (figures based on 2014/15 event). Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will not only kick-start 2017, but also launches a year of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming the world's leading festival city. The Festival is also a key part of Scotland’s Winter Festivals celebrations.

Councillor Richard Lewis, Edinburgh’s Festivals and Events Champion, said, "With still 10 weeks to go, the demand to celebrate Hogmanay in the Scottish Capital has been phenomenal. It is clear the world wants to celebrate the start of 2017 here in Edinburgh and what a year it will be for us as we welcome in the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh, the Festival City. It is hugely exciting to be able to host, for the very first time, a second performance from the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay headliner. The Concert in the Gardens sold out in a record three hours so it is fantastic to be able to offer Paolo fans another chance to see him live in Edinburgh. His second show will build even more excitement in the city as we count down to the greatest New Year’s party on earth."

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Tickets for Night Afore Concert with Paolo Nutini are priced at £65 (inc. booking fees) for the Enclosure and £55 (inc. booking fees) for the Gardens, and will go on sale at 10am on Friday 21st October.

Tickets for the Street Party, the Old Town Ceilidh with Belhaven, the Final Fling, Candlelit Concert, pre-booked Torches and wristbands for the Torchlight Procession, are all now on sale. Tickets for the Concert in the Gardens and the Stoats Loony Dook are already sold-out.

Street Party tickets are priced at £25 (including booking fee). Early bird tickets for EH postcode residents priced at £20 (including booking fee) are available until 30th November. Old Town Ceilidh with Belhaven tickets are priced at £47.50 (including Booking Fee). Torches for the Torchlight Procession can be pre-booked (priced at £12), price includes a wristband for access to the Torchlight Procession, additional wristbands for accompanying friends and family can be purchased at £3. Sale of Torches and Torchlight Procession wristbands include a donation to Unicef. Tickets for the Final Fling are priced at £6.50 (including Booking Fee) and £20 for a family ticket, (2 adults, 2 children) and for Candlelit Concert at £18.50 (including booking Fee).

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