MX23RW : Tuesday, March 19 08:18:57| >> :600:72826611:72826611:

The Big New Years & Years Eve Party confirmed by BBC

The Big New Years & Years Eve Party confirmed by BBC
© Reuters
Olly Alexander's Years & Years will perform a special New Year's gig on BBC One, with guest appearances from Kylie Minogue and Pet Shop Boys.

Olly Alexander's Years & Years will perform a special gig on BBC One to ring in 2022, the BBC has announced.

Called The Big New Years & Years Eve Party, the gig will see Alexander joined by iconic special guests in the form of Kylie Minogue and Pet Shop Boys.

"I can't quite believe the BBC are letting me entertain and party with the great British public this New Year's (& years) Eve!!! I'm so excited!!" said Alexander, who enjoyed a stellar 2021 with an acclaimed turn in the drama It's A Sin.

"I feel hugely privileged to be bringing in the new year for everybody tuning in, I promise it's going to be an extremely fun and unforgettable televisual experience!

"I'll be performing all my hits and collaborating with some iconic extra special guests, you can expect choreography, vocals, lights, outfits and wild joyful abandon!"

Commissioning editor Rachel Davies said: "I'm delighted that Years & Years will be heading up our big New Year's Eve party.

"Olly Alexander will be the perfect host and with the help of Kylie and Pet Shop Boys, I'm sure the nation will be dancing their way into 2022."

Previous musical guests on the BBC's New Year's Eve programming have included Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, Queen and Madness.

ID:471085:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2460:

Follow us on X/Twitter and like us on Facebook for the latest entertainment news alerts.

Media Mole Limited-Time Offer: Get Sky Cinema, Sky Stream & Netflix for just £27 a month + £0 upfront fee for 18 months!
Prices may change during this period. Ends 21st March 2024


Click here for more stories about Olly Alexander

Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Kelly Clarkson cover art for All I Want For Christmas Is You
Read Next:
MM's Hot New Releases, November 13: Kelly Clarkson, Billie Eilish, Children In Need
>
rhs 2.0
New TV Picks header

Friday, March 15


Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction: ITV1, 9pm
With just one week to go, time to get whittling down those numbers further...

Comic Relief: Funny For Money: BBC One, from 7pm
Hosts include Davina McCall, David Tennant, Joel Dommett - and for the last time ever, Sir Lenny Henry

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World: BBC Three, 9pm
Motsi Mabuse, Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec guest star for this week's challenge - Strictly Come Prancing...

Coronation Street: ITV1, 8pm
Roy is arrested on suspicion of the murder of Lauren Bolton