More acts for Highland Gathering!

United Kingdom | by Ross Purdie | 12 October 2004

Dogs Die In Hot Cars and Lisa Lashes have been added to the line-up for the UK's biggest indoors New Year's Party. The event has also just secured its license from the council.

With Dogs Die In Hot Cars being touted to become Glasgow's next best thing and the stunning Lisa Lashes rightly described as the Queen of Hard House, their inclusion is further proof that the Highland Gathering will be THE place to be for New Year.

It all takes place at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh, on 31st December and will cater for up to 25,000 people over 12 hours!

Among those already booked to play are Razorlight, Seb Fontaine, Supergrass, Erick Morillo, Armand Van Helden, The Levellers and Lee 'Scratch' Perry - certainly a diverse line-up and a deliberate ploy by organisers, who say they are trying to capture the 'summer festival vibe' for the indoor music-marathon.

Click here for the full line-up!

More cause for celebration is that the event has just secured its license by Edinburgh City Council. The party was finally given the go-ahead at a meeting last week, after Lothian & Borders police, who had previously expressed objections in light of percieved police staffing problems, gave it the green light.

According to a council spokesman: "Highland Gathering is a very welcome addition to the City Of Edinburgh's annual festivities. We're delighted to have such a varied, international line-up appearing here in Edinburgh and this event can only strengthen our reputation as the world's number one party city for New Year's Eve."

Click here for more information on Highland Gathering 2004 and to buy tickets.