A Sky Full of Stars

Once again, London's NYE fireworks were utterly breathtaking!

Enjoy:

New Year Fireworks, London 2026

Happy New Year, one and all!

Songs played:

• Ella Eyre - Good Times
• Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
• The Temptations - My Girl
• Wuki – Sunshine (My Girl)
• Noizu - Summer 91 (Looking Back)
• Gala - Freed From Desire
• Heather Small – Proud
• The Band of the Coldstream Guards - Land of Hope and Glory
• Russ Millions x Tion Wayne - Body
• Rosalia - Despechá
• Davido ft. Omah Lay - With You
• Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT
• RAYE - Where Is My Husband!
• Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
• Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
• Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
• Cynthia Erivo (featuring Ariana Grande) - Defying Gravity
• Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
• Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
• Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue
• Sister Sledge - We Are Family
• Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
• Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars
• Jack Johnson - Better Together
• Myles Smith – Stargazing
• Boney M - Auld Lang Syne

Banging in the New Year

London Fireworks, New Year 2025

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Happy New Year, dear reader!

Starting the New Year with a bang

Happy 2024 from London!!

London Fireworks 2024

No tracklist this year, but the soundtrack marked the Coronation of our new monarch, 75 years of the NHS, 75 years since the arrival of Empire Windrush and 10 years since same-sex marriage became legalised. It features a recorded message from His Majesty King Charles III, as well as readings by Sadiq Khan, Dame Helen Mirren, Bella Ramsey, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, George the Poet and Baroness Floella Benjamin - and an eclectic selection of music including bhangra, k-pop and reggaeton, alongside global and British pop classics including the Spice Girls, Calvin Harris featuring Tom Grennan, Rema & Selena Gomez, Lulu, Beyoncé, Louis Armstrong, Fifty Fifty, Jasmine Sandlas, Dua Lipa, The Kinks and Gala.

2023 arrived with a bang!

London Fireworks, New Year 2023

Tracklist:

01:37-  Freed From Desire- Gala
05:53-  Giant- Calvin Harris
06:04-  Levitating- Dua Lipa
06:18-  No Prizes- Kae Tempest
06:28-  Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond
07:02-  Unstoppable- Sia
07:29-  Stefamia- Kalush Orchestra
08:10-  Believe-  Cher
08:23-  I'm Coming Out- Diana Ross
08:41-  You Make Me Feel- Jimmy Somerville
09:21-  Stormzy- Crown
10:00-  Another Love-  Tom Odell
10:49-  Indian Summer-  Jai Wolf
11:41-  Is This Love- Bob Marley & The Wailers
11:47-  Are You Ready For Love?- Elton John
12:00-  I love You Always Forever- Donna Lewis
12:14-  Won't Let You Go- Martin Garrix
12:15-  How Deep Is Your Love- Calvin Harris & Disciples
12:22-  You Got The Love-  Florence & Machine
12:41-  Grace- Kae Tempest
12:53-  It Must Be Love- Madness
13:27-  Essence- Wizkid
13:41-  Patiala Peg- Diljit Dosanjh (Indian Punjabi Singer)
13:54-  Shivers- Ed Sheeran
13:55-  Take Me Back To London- Ed Sheeran
14:17-  Love At First Sight- Kylie Minogue
14:39-  Starlight- Dave
14:46-  Crazy What Love Can Do- David Guetta & Becky Hill & Ella Henderson
15:16-  Lionheart- Joel Corry & Tom Grennan
15:51-  We Found Love- Rihanna
16:51-  Auld Lang Syne- Boney M

Happy New Year!

Been there. And there, and there, and...

Royal Opera House


Savoy Theatre


Wilton's Music Hall


Theatre Royal, Haymarket


St Martin's Theatre


Dominion Theatre bar


Wyndham's Theatre

Fantabulosa photographs of London's magnificent theatres by Peter Dazeley.

London Theatres by Michael Coveney and Peter Dazeley (foreword by Mark Rylance) is available on Amazon.