[WATCH] 75,000 flock to Valletta to celebrate New Year

75,000 people flocked to Valletta to usher in 2017

Around 75,000 people took to the streets of Valletta last night to celebrate the New Year in what Valletta 2018 Foundation chairman Jason Micallef described as “phenomenal” celebrations.

The highly anticipated celebrations took place in St George's Square and included performances by Ozzy Lino, Daniel Cauchi & the Big Band Brothers featuring Marit Kesa. Hosts DJs Pierre Cordina and Clint Bajada kept the crowds entertained by playing some of the best hits of 2016.

The Digital Projections, a collaboration between the Valletta 2018 Foundation and MCAST, was projected on the Palace façade, before it was replaced with a special countdown to usher in the New Year.

X-Factor UK 2015 finalists Reggie and Bollie, with DJ Mykill and Trumpet Live closed off the night.

The event was organised by the Valletta 2018 Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government, the Ministry for Tourism, the Malta Tourism Authority and the Valletta Local Council.