Texas to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay

Their headline set will be punctuated by fireworks from Edinburgh Castle at midnight, marking the start of 2025.

Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri said she was looking forward to being in Edinburgh for Hogmanay.

She told BBC Scotland News there was something “very special and romantic” about perfoming against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.

“It feels quite magical, it’s a bit like a fairytale – there’s no better backdrop.”

It would be different to Spiteri’s average Hogmanay, which is usually spent at home she said.

If she’s not in Scotland, sometimes the people the singer is seeing in the new year with struggled to understand the Scottish traditions.

Spiteri said her “big thing” at new year was getting the right person to first foot her when at home: “If I’m not in Scotland, everybody else looks at me like I’m a lunatic – because I’m tryingto get someone out the door just before the bells, handing them bits of coal and a bottle of whisky.

“People are like, ‘what are you doing?’.”