Embargo – 9:30am Friday 19 July 2019 Mark Ronson to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Mark Ronson’s “Hogmanay in the Gardens” will be the first time a DJ has headlined the iconic festival Tickets on sale 10.00am Monday 22 July edinburghshogmanay.com and (+44) 131 510 0395 EDINBURGH’S HOGMANAY IMAGES HERE Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist, DJ and producer, Mark Ronson will host a massive party to ring in 2020 in Scotland’s capital, marking the first time a DJ is headlining Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. There is no artist in the world who can bring the party quite like Mark Ronson. He defies classification, a musical polymath whose CV of collaborations is a who’s who of pop icons, from Paul McCartney and Queens of the Stone Age to Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Miley Cyrus. His distinctive solo style of effervescent funk and brass-led pop has rightly earned him legions of fans around the globe. In June, Ronson released his fifth studio album Late Night Feelings, a sparkling summer soundtrack filled with leading female vocalists including Camilla Cabello, Miley Cyrus, Angel Olsen, Lykke Li and YEBBA that met mass acclaim and a stellar Glastonbury performance. Mark Ronson’s “Hogmanay in the Gardens” will be complete with iconic trumpet fanfares and more bangers than the midnight fireworks, making it the best place to welcome the new decade. Tickets to Mark Ronson’s "Hogmanay in the Gardens" will go on sale on Monday 22 July at 10.00am at edinburghshogmanay.com and (+44) 131 510 0395. Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam, directors of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, said "In our third year producing Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, we’re bringing one of the biggest DJs in the world to Edinburgh to throw one almighty party. Mark is a multi-award-winning producer and DJ whose music has been the soundtrack to this decade, there is simply no one in the world better to play out the last hours of 2019 and bring in 2020.” Councillor Donald Wilson, Edinburgh’s Culture and Communities Convener, said: “Edinburgh’s Hogmanay continues to be the best New Year’s Party in the world. With Mark Ronson as our headliner, this promises to be one of our finest celebrations yet. With his impressive back catalogue and current chart toppers what better way to say goodbye to 2019, bring in the bells and herald in the new decade.” The full programme for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, including support acts for Mark Ronson’s Hogmanay in the Gardens, will be announced in the autumn. Ticket prices: £170 - Premium Combined Ticket for Mark Ronson’s Hogmanay in the Gardens (£140) + Hogmanay Street Party (£30) Premium standing viewing area in the Gardens (hard-standing on top path) with exclusive bar, food and toilet facilities. £80 - Enclosure Combined Ticket for Mark Ronson’s Hogmanay in the Gardens (£50) + Hogmanay Street Party (£30) Exclusive standing viewing area in the Gardens (hard-standing) in- front of the Concert stage. £70 - Garden Combined Ticket for Mark Ronson’s Hogmanay in the Gardens (£40) + Hogmanay Street Party (£30) Standing viewing area in the Gardens (grass) around the Enclosure area. All tickets subject to booking fee. Tickets available from Monday 22 July at 10.00am at edinburghshogmanay.com edinburghshogmanay.com #edhogmanay @edhogmanay facebook.com/edinburghshogmanay /ENDS For further information, interviews, media passes and any other media enquiries please contact Susie Gray [email protected] 07834 073 795 Kate Bouchier-Hayes [email protected] 07825 335 489 About Mark Ronson Mark Ronson is an internationally renowned DJ and Academy-Award-winning, seven-time- Grammy-Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning artist and producer. Ronson spent the first eight years of his life growing up in London, England before moving with his family to New York City. Already a keen student of music, and a huge fan of hip hop, he was 16 when he first began creating mixtapes and trying his hand at DJing. That early passion set him on a path to music production, recording and songwriting that has resulted in a career highlighted by work on a multi Grammy-winning album by Amy Winehouse, as well as his own Grammy- winning, global smash hit with Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk." Along with releasing four successful albums under his own name, his resume includes production work for some of music’s biggest names, including Adele, Paul McCartney, Duran Duran and Lily Allen. More recently, he helmed Lady Gaga’s acclaimed fifth album, Joanne and Queens Of The Stone Age’s lauded Villains. In 2018 he released a string of singles with Diplo under the name Silk City, including the current worldwide hit “Electricity” with Dua Lipa, which earned him a Grammy Award for “Best Dance Recording” in 2019. He is a co-writer of the song “Shallow,” recorded by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper for the movie A Star Is Born, for which he earned an Academy Award for “Best Original Song,” a Golden Globe Award for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture,” a Grammy Award for “Best Song Written for Visual Media,” and a Grammy nomination for “Song of the Year.” Most recently Mark collaborated with Miley Cyrus on the hit song, “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart,” Lykke Li on “Late Night Feelings,” Camila Cabello on “Find U Again” and more, for his fifth studio album Late Night Feelings, which was released in June. He is currently based in Los Angeles where he operates his record label, Zelig Records, home to fast rising star King Princess. To date, Ronson has 1 Academy Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 2 Brit Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award and 1 MTV VMA Award to his name. ABOUT EDINBURGH’S HOGMANAY IMAGES from last year’s 3 day festival HERE Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the UK’s (if not the world’s) leading New Year Festival lasting 3 days in Scotland’s stunning capital city drawing an estimated 150,000 people from Scotland and around the world. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay continues its charity partnership with Edinburgh’s One City Trust. Underbelly will deliver an ambitious Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, working with an internationally renowned creative team, on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is supported by City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Government through the Edinburgh Festival’s Expo Fund, and EventScotland International Events Programme, all working together to create a world leading New Year in Scotland. About Underbelly Underbelly is a UK based live entertainment company. Their events and festivals division operates one of the largest operations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, selling over 460,000 tickets for over 200 shows, in 22 venues over 25 days in 2018. 2018 was the sixth year Underbelly produced Edinburgh’s Christmas for City of Edinburgh Council which saw 771,074 tickets sold to visitors from more than 40 countries, and the second year of producing Edinburgh’s Hogmanay also on behalf of City of Edinburgh Council, which welcomed 160,000 over 3 days. 2019 marks the eleventh year of Underbelly Festival on the Southbank - one of the biggest multi- arts offerings in London and London’s original pop-up festival, with over 140 shows programmed over 6 months on the South Bank. Underbelly also produces Christmas in Leicester Square, Udderbelly Festival in Hong Kong, West End Live in Trafalgar Square for Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre. In 2018 Underbelly sold over 1.5 million tickets to their various events. www.underbelly.co.uk .