PULP have been announced as the headline act for this year’s Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh.
Led by frontman Jarvis Cocker, the Sheffield band will bring in the bells against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.Cocker said: “When your grandkids ask, ‘do you remember the first time Pulp played Edinburgh’s Hogmanay?’ What will your answer be?”The band, who enjoyed great success in the 1990s with their album Different Class, picked up the Mercury Music Prize in 1996.
It will also mark the 30th anniversary of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party, whose previous headliners have included Pet Shop Boys, Mark Ronson and Franz Ferdinand. Tickets will go on sale on Friday morning and will cost £75. Organisers UniqueAssembly have also promised live street theatre, drummers, pipers, vintage funfair rides and a carnival atmosphere in the city centre leading up to the bells.
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