New Year’s Eve Concert Guide

Rather than re-invent the wheel, we figured we’d just give you some links to a few other sites where you can find out more information about New Years Eve concerts that are going on.  As with everything else, we strongly recommend that you buy tickets early as many of these events will sell out!

Tourfilter
While not specifically providing a New Year’s Eve concert listing page, Tourfilter is a great site that scours the web and aggregates concerts listings for all the major cities. The great thing about them is they also crawl through smaller club’s web sites to make sure you don’t miss anything.  You can visit their site, select your city, and then check out who is playing on December 31 in order to make your New Year’s Eve plans.

Hidden Track: New Year’s Eve 2008 – 2009 Concert Guide
Hidden Track by Glide Magazine has put together a pretty good list of New Year’s Eve concerts broken out by state.  The list includes Hall & Oates in Connecticut, The Doobie Brothers in Florida, Wu-Tang Clan in Maryland, The Goo Goo Dols in New Jersey, and many more. Head on over to their site to check out the complete list.

Ticketmaster
The company everyone loves to hate because of their exhorbitant service charges is still the grand-daddy of ticketing companies because of the many exclusive ticket agreements they have.  Finding New Year’s Eve concerts and events on their site is relatively easy: 

1. On the left side of the site, go to the See Events By: section.
2. Select a “Category” at the top.
3. In the third drop-down, change from “Next 31 Days” to “select date range.”
4. Enter from 12/31 to 12/31, enter your “City or Zip Code” and click Go.

Pretty simple, and we’re sure you’ll find something fun to do.  Enjoy!

Elton John New Year’s Eve Spectacular in London

Sir Elton John has just announced that he will perfom a massive New Year’s Eve concert at the O2 Arena in London.  The show is being produced by celebrity photographer David LaChapelle.

Elton commented on New Year at The O2: “I can’t wait to get to spend New Year’s Eve with 17,000 of my biggest fans. I can’t think of a better way to see in 2009.”

David Campbell, Chief Executive of AEG Europe, owners and operators of The O2 added: “I’ve seen the set list for New Year Eve and this is absolutely going to be one massive party. The O2 is the world’s most popular music venue, and for New Year Eve we have always wanted the best celebration anywhere.”

Elton has been wowing audiences with his Red Piano show in Las Vegas since 2004, and Elton John’s New Year’s Eve Party will see him perform his greatest hits at the biggest party in town; the final concert in his 2008 Red Piano European tour. He has just released his 3 disc deluxe ‘Red Piano’ DVD – a 14 song performance of the best of the show including favourites such as Candle in the Wind, Your Song, Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer. .

Pre-sale tickets go on sale Monday, November 17 to O2 customers, followed by sales to Elton John fan club members. Tickets for the general public are available Monday, November 24.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Festival – 4 Day New Year’s Party

Want a crazy New Year’s Eve party?  Look no further than the 4 day Hogmanay festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. EdinburghGuide.com is reporting that the Hogmanay festival has just announced it’s 4 day line up which includes chart-topping dance music act Groove Armada, a torchlight procession, a free dance party event, Family Hoog, street performances, candelight concert, film premier, triathlon and more. Now that’s what we call a party!

They report:

Over 100,000 revellers are expected to attend this year’s festival, which also includes four live music stages, each with a separate musical style.  The Waverley Stage is headlined by Glasvegas, supported by The Complete Stone Roses, Attic Lights and Broken Records.  The Scott Monument Stage brings a more Scottish flavour with the Peatbog Faeries, supported by Moishie’s Bagel, Burach and Watergaw.  The Mound Stage offers a more pop-flavoured line-up with the Great Calverto playing alongside Michelle McManus and the Concrete Jungle Collective.  The West End DJ Stage, new in 2008-2009 Hogmanay, brings DJ sets from Hot Chip, Belle & Sebastian and B-Side & the Bandit (resident DJ at Sugarbeat).

In addition, the Mound Precinct space gets kitsch this year with a new ticketed event, Boogie Wonderland, that pays homage to DISCO, showcasting 70s tribute bands including an exclusive Silent Disco, all hosted by Forth One DJ ‘Boogie.’

The full list of events is available on their site below.

- Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Reveals 4-Day New Year Party Programme [Edinburgh Guide]

photo credit: EdinburghGuide.com

Hum to Reunite for New Year’s Eve Gig – Double Door, Chicago

Examiner.com is reporting that cult alternative/”space rock” band Hum, will reunite for a special New Year’s Eve gig at the Double Door in Chicago. Hum last played together in Octobr 2005. Their best known song was “Stars” which has recently gained more attention from its use in a Cadillac TV ad.

Tickets are $65 each and available now from Ticketmaster.

- Hum to reunite for New Year’s Eve gig at Double Door [examiner.com]