Wet Leg will be getting revellers off their chaise longues and partying under Edinburgh castle into 2026 this Hogmanay. The drole indie rockers from the Isle of Wight will be joined by Edinburgh local, Hamish Hawk, and Glaswegian indie rockers Lucia & The Best Boys.
The Concert in the Gardens, part of the Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival, takes place in a ticketed area in West Princes Street Gardens. The Ross Theatre provides a dramatic setting under Edinburgh Castle rock.
The Concert to mark the New Year is like a ticketed party within the much larger Hogmanay street party arena the length of Princes Street.
Numbers are constrained by the size of the Ross Theatre (a 2,500 seat capacity venue which becomes all-standing for winter events like the Hogmanay concert), and are limited to ensure the public gardens don't get damaged by a stampede of people.
A ticket to the Concert in the Garden no longer includes access to the broader Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party arena.
Previous Hogmanay Concert in the Garden Headliners
2024/2025: Texas and Callum Beattie (Cancelled due to extreme weather)
2023/2024: Pulp and Hot Chip (DJ Set)
2022/2023: Pet Shop Boys.
2021/2022: Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival was cancelled days before the event due to Covid-19 restrictions.
2020/2021: Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival was cancelled due to Covid-19.
2019/2020: Mungo's Hi-Fi, Rudimental, Mark Ronson (incl Midnight Moment soundtrack).
2018/2019: Franz Ferdinand, Metronomy and Glasgow based Free Love.
2017/2018: Rag’n’Bone Man headlined
2016/2017: Paolo Nutini played two Edinburgh's Hogmanay concerts in Princes Street Gardens on 30th and 31st.
2015/2016: Biffy Clyro headlined with special guests Idlewild and Honeyblood.
2014/2015: Lily Allen headlined, supported by Australian ABBA group Björn Again, and Soul II Soul.
2013/2014: The Pet Shop Boys headlined, with Edinburgh's own Nina Nesbitt and The 10:04's also performing.
2012/2013: Headliners Simple Minds were joined by The Maccabees and The View.
2011/2012: Primal Scream headlined, with Bombay Bicycle Club. Read the Concert in the Gardens 2011/2012 review.
2010/2011: Scottish Rockers Biffy Clyro headlined, with The Charlatans joining them at the Hogmanay bash.
2009/2010: London ska band Madness headed, supported by the Noisettes. Read Euan Andrews' review
2008-2009: Big beat electronic dance act Groove Armada; shaggy, West Coast groovester Paolo Nutini, and St. Albans, indie-pop band Friendly Fires.
Tickets 2025-2026
- Enclosure Tickets (Front of Stage): £88 plus booking fees & £1 charity donation
- Gardens Tickets (Area Surrounding Enclosure): £73 plus booking fees & £1 charity donation
- Premium Viewing Platform (limited availability): £149 plus booking fees & £1 charity donation