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David Haas speaks to Neil Macphail from the Inverness Courier about the upcoming Red Highland Fling event on Hogmanay to celebrate the New Year.
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00:00 David Haas, you are the main man behind the new look Inverness Hogmanay party. Tell us
00:07 what changes there are this year? Well Neil, we're very excited about the new format for
00:16 what has been a much loved stalwart of the Highland Hogmanay scene for many many years.
00:23 The big changes are is we're starting the party in the centre of Inverness
00:28 with an amazing parade led by fire walkers and drummers seen previously at Inverness Hogmanay
00:37 celebrations. So the party will start in the centre of the city and then it will move to the arena
00:45 and that's where the real party and the real fun begins because with Bruce McGregor and
00:53 friends along with some phenomenal Gaelic support and traditional singers and performers,
01:01 we're going to create a party, a phenomenal party and that is what our events and festivals
01:09 working group wanted to see, our chair the Provost Councillor Glynis Campbell-St Claire and
01:15 we're delivering that vision and looking forward to seeing many many thousands of people enjoy that
01:22 performance whether they want to view it or take part. We're going to have upwards of 15 or 20
01:28 dance masters on site to help people with the routines. I'm sure we'll have some experts
01:34 involved anyway, people coming along who can show others what to do but it's going to be one big
01:39 Highland party. The event is licensed for 5,000 people. 5,000. Can you see how tickets are going
01:46 so far at £12 a head? We're very very encouraged by the response. Many thousands of tickets have
01:51 been sold so far and we're encouraging people to buy their tickets online if they can prior
02:01 to the event to avoid disappointment.