This year we play New Year’s Eve at Celtic Manor, for the Masquerade Ball. It closes out a season that starts with nine Black Tie nights in the Caernarfon Ballroom through November and December.
The Masquerade Ball
The theme is in the name: black tie and masks. It’s the biggest party night of the year at the resort, and the room is built for it - drinks, dinner, then the floor opens up and stays busy right through to the countdown. A masquerade dress code does something to a crowd. People commit to the night the moment they put a mask on.
Our Set on the Night
NYE is a long one, and we pace it for that. We play rolling sets so the energy builds rather than stopping and starting, and the room has to peak as midnight lands rather than arrive there. That is the difference between a New Year’s set and any other one: the end of it is fixed by a clock somebody else owns.
The monitoring is the same as the Black Tie nights - in-ears throughout, separate monitor and front-of-house desks.
Booking Your Night
NYE tables at Celtic Manor go through the resort directly, and this is the fastest-selling date of the festive diary - it goes well before the night itself. If you want to be in the room, book early.
If Black Tie is more your speed, the 2026 Christmas party nights run across November and December in the same ballroom.
The Brotherhood are South Wales’ premier wedding and corporate band, and a regular corporate band in Newport. Get in touch to check our availability for your event.
