The iconic Galle Face Hotel has lined up grand New Year celebrations with top entertainers to ring in 2016. As the preferred venue for the crème de la crème of revelers to bring in the New Year, the hotel has pulled out all stops to deliver an entertainment fiesta that will surpass anything done so far. The two high profile bands performing at the Galle Face Hotel are ‘Ricky Bahar and Legacy’ and ‘Mintaka’, easily the two most popular bands in the country, who will grace the portals of the heritage structure of the Galle Face Hotel.

Ricky Bahar and Legacy, the big ticket show at the Grand Ballroom of the Galle Face Hotel, offers the last few tickets for discerning party goers. Ricky Bahar and his band Legacy are committed to playing a mix of modern and golden oldie hit songs that will appeal to a wide cross-section of party goers. The brilliant musician and entertainer has earned landmark accolades throughout his extraordinary music career.

New Year’s Eve revellers can avail of several offers for the Ricky Bahar show, with HSBC cardholders being offered the chance to purchase 8 tickets for the price of 6. The bar at the Grand Ballroom will be open throughout the night with unlimited access to alcohol with no additional charge. Moreover, children between 6 to 12 years of age will get a 50% discount on the ticket.

Mintaka will perform at the Chequerboard and the Verandha, with tickets for the show already sold out. Led by dynamic musician Chris Dhason, Mintaka promises non-stop entertaining music to keep revelers rocking into the wee hours of the morning. Playing ‘Feel Good’ music, Mintaka will serve up classic hits from various musical legends.

The majestic Galle Face Hotel has built up a reputation for providing the most spectacular New Year Balls over the decades. This New Year’s at the Galle Face Hotel will be even more memorable because the hotel has finally completed its massive restoration project. The new-look Galle Face Hotel instills timeless grandeur that dates back 150 years of its existence and yet is replete will all the modern creature comforts that luxury travelers are accustomed to.

The Galle Face is one of the oldest hotels east of the Suez still in operation today. Its handwritten guest book includes a long list of heads of state and royalty, as well as notables such as Vivien Leigh of ‘Gone with the Wind’ fame and Sir Arthur C. Clarke, who spent a year living in the hotel while writing the final chapters of ‘3001: The Final Odyssey’.