London’s turn-of-year tradition is back, bursting like a jack-in-the-box, with a sold-out arena show in the heart of Westminster – to be screened live on TV & online.
Members of the public without tickets will not be able to view the event on the streets, but it can be viewed online and on TV. LNYDP 2022 will look a little different but have a familiar vibe and has been hailed as an important milestone on the route back to normality.
Tickets were snapped up within hours when they went on sale earlier this month so the only way to watch from 1pm on January 1st, free of charge, is via LIVENow and on London Live for viewers in the capital. (Freeview Channel 8).
Media Partner BBC Radio London will be bringing regular live updates with reporter Harry Low on the ground at the event. US television network PBS (more than 250 stations) will cover the entire event live. The two and half hour ‘arena show’, on the streets of the West End, will be a shop window for overseas viewers thinking about making a foreign trip next year.
The team behind London’s New Year’s Parade, Destination Events, has amassed a cornucopia of talent to lift the spirits. The event will feature an eclectic mix of music acts, cultural and community groups and some ‘firecracker’ moments. As ever the event will reflect the extraordinary diversity of the city that it serves.
On the roster so far announced are a leading K-Pop group, dancers, acrobats, drummers, stunt riders and a myriad more including Molly Hocking – winner of The Voice 2019, South London singer/songwriter Michael Armstrong – No 1 in the US Indie Charts with Each Other’s Eyes, DJ Bodalia – the doc on the decks, the medic that has battled Covid with music and K-Pop sensations Kaachi.
They are joined by Pipe bands, brass bands, South American dancers & musicians, stunt riders and many many more artists from across the country and beyond. Eight US college and marching bands, who will be travelling to the UK for the 2023 event, have recorded special performances. The US will also be represented by Varsity Spirit & Dance, young men and women from across the country
Presenters Bob & Joe Bone are joined by Kiss FM Weekend Breakfast host Swarzy Macaly and US based event specialist Dean Oblonsky.
“Boy, do we need a party on January 1st. We couldn’t leave London out in cold as the rest of the World celebrates. The show will go on and will be seen by millions across the World. It won’t be a full-blown parade, that will return in 2023, but it will be an important steppingstone on the road back to normality.” – Bob Bone, Executive Director of Destination Events
