:00:17. > :00:20.Hello and welcome to the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow,
:00:21. > :00:26.where we are getting ready for our big party and starting
:00:27. > :00:32.Our audience are beginning to arrive. How many are coming? Our
:00:33. > :00:37.artists are warming up. Later tonight we'll be joined by a
:00:38. > :00:45.traditional band with a 21st century twist. The powerhouse that's
:00:46. > :00:52.Treacherous Orchestra! Straight from the BBC Two's Naked Choir, the
:00:53. > :00:58.singing sensation Choral Stimulation. The wonderful Phil
:00:59. > :01:05.Cunningham and Aly Bain are here. They'll be talent liegs us with a
:01:06. > :01:15.wee tune shortly. And we'll all be catching Rollermania as we sing
:01:16. > :01:19.Shang-A-Lang and waive Bye-Bye Baby with the Bay City Rollers! And I am
:01:20. > :01:24.beyond excited. When the clock strikes 12 tonight we'll be bringing
:01:25. > :01:38.you a bird's-eye view of the fireworks from Edinburgh Castle as
:01:39. > :01:45.well as the performances from the peoples hall and Bathgate band.
:01:46. > :01:52.Carol Kirkwood is on the Royal Mile. I'm just outside St Jiems Cathedral,
:01:53. > :01:58.where everyone is here with an enormous outdoor ceilidh. But the
:01:59. > :02:03.outdoor celebrations started last night with the annual Torchlight
:02:04. > :02:08.Procession, as thousands wound their way through the capital to create a
:02:09. > :02:12.river of file, on their way to Calton Hill. What a beautiful sight
:02:13. > :02:17.to start the countdown to 2016. Tonight however it is all about the
:02:18. > :02:23.dancing. Everyone is getting into the Scottish country dancing spirit,
:02:24. > :02:28.because in just half an hour there'll be 2,016 people attempting
:02:29. > :02:32.to break the record for the biggest ever Strip The Willow. I will keep
:02:33. > :02:36.you up to date with what's happening with that. In fact Jackie I might
:02:37. > :02:41.just check to see if they've got enough people to take part in it.
:02:42. > :02:45.For now, back to you. We know you've got the moves Carol. If you would
:02:46. > :02:50.like to see the Torchlight Procession from all angles, check
:02:51. > :02:55.out our 360 degree clips which are online now. If you are having a
:02:56. > :03:00.ceilidh, or if you're just dancing, whatever you are up to, tweet us. I
:03:01. > :03:09.will try to read as many out as I can. The amazing Scottish band Biffy
:03:10. > :03:14.Clyro are headlining the the concert in the gardens later. To whet your
:03:15. > :03:18.appetite, here is a taster of what is to come. Biffy Clyro are one of
:03:19. > :03:25.the biggest and best live bands in the UK. They rocked stadiums and
:03:26. > :03:30.festivals all over the world. Tonight for their only gig of the
:03:31. > :03:36.year they are headlining Edinburgh's Hogmanay. The Scottish trio have
:03:37. > :03:43.sold over 1.5 million albums in the UK, including their number one album
:03:44. > :03:50.Opposites, and their double platinum Only Revolutions. 2016 is going to
:03:51. > :03:55.be a huge year for these boys from Ayrshire with the release of their
:03:56. > :04:02.7th studio album. It all starts right here. Happy Hogmanay! We are
:04:03. > :04:10.getting edgy. We can't wait to play the show. It's been so long. Make
:04:11. > :04:16.sure you don't miss them. Kick-start the new year and get the fans rocky.
:04:17. > :04:20.I'm joined by some members of a band who made pop history. They reformed
:04:21. > :04:25.just a few months ago and recently had a run of sellout gigs across the
:04:26. > :04:35.land. Ladies and gentlemen, it can only be the Bay City Rollers!
:04:36. > :04:41.CHEERING. Thank you. If someone had told Jackie Macpherson from Hamilton
:04:42. > :04:45.in 1974 she would one day be standing by the Bay City Rollers,
:04:46. > :04:50.and Aly especially... Anyway. Why did you decide to get back this year
:04:51. > :04:56.after 40 years? It was that picture you texted me on my Twitter account.
:04:57. > :05:03.You and your Bay City Rollers outfit. Let's not go there. I didn't
:05:04. > :05:06.retweet it. That's kind of you. Seriously, we've got back together
:05:07. > :05:13.and we've been recording last year our new album. It is going to come
:05:14. > :05:18.out just before Mother's Day. Our single is going be called Boomerang.
:05:19. > :05:23.We thought we had better go out and do something, so we thought we'll do
:05:24. > :05:26.one gig, and it sold out in nanoseconds. But the reaction, we've
:05:27. > :05:31.seen the pictures in the paper. We've seen footage. Did that
:05:32. > :05:36.surprise even you? It surprised me very much. Unbelievable. It's been a
:05:37. > :05:41.long journey for me. I never thought I would get back into it again. Just
:05:42. > :05:46.the warmth of that reception. . It was brilliant. I find there's a lot
:05:47. > :05:52.of men there. And women of a certain age. Yeah, I like women of a certain
:05:53. > :05:57.age. Steady! This is live. Sorry, I thought it was a rehearsal! What
:05:58. > :06:03.about you, Woody, what was it like when you stepped out on stage
:06:04. > :06:08.together after 40 years? It was like going back 40 years It was doing the
:06:09. > :06:13.songs everybody are familiar with. People want the truth. That is the
:06:14. > :06:17.truth. Can you give us a taster of what you're going be playing for us
:06:18. > :06:20.on our show tonight? Well, tonight we are going to be playing
:06:21. > :06:28.Shang-A-Lang. CHEERING. Bye-Bye Baby. And Saturday
:06:29. > :06:32.Night. It is sounding great already. I can hear it all now. We look
:06:33. > :06:38.forward to it. But for the moment we are going to play out our show with
:06:39. > :06:40.our very special pals of Hogmanay. Please put your hands together for
:06:41. > :06:47.Phil and Aly. We're back at 11.30pm.