Winter Moods will be performing live at the Gozitan end-of-year celebrations being held in Independence Square, Victoria.

Festivities kick off at 8 p.m. with Winter Moods going on stage at 10 p.m. to later lead the countdown to midnight.

There will be a large tent that will cover the stage and the square to cater for any kind of weather.

The celebrations are being organised by the Victoria local council.

“We are delighted to have Winter Moods with us on New Year’s Eve to end 2011 in style and welcome the new year with a bang,” said mayor Samuel Azzopardi. “The band’s mass appeal and remarkable melodies guarantee a memorable night. We are working will all the outlets in Victoria to ensure the public will have a night to remember.”

“It has been over three years since we performed in Gozo, so we are really looking forward to New Year’s Eve,” said Ivan Grech, frontman of Winter Moods. “As I’ve often said I am half-Gozitan, my father being from Għajnsielem, so performing in Gozo is always a thrill. We will be playing our hits, and we look forward to a memorable night with the Gozitans and all the Maltese who will be joining us.”

• More information may be obtained online: www.wintermoods.net or from the Victorial local council by phone on 2156 3344 or e-mail: rabat.gozo.lc@gov.mt.