Brexit campaigner and TV host Nigel Farage will host an episode of his GB News show at the Northern Golf Club tomorrow.
The prime-time show, Farage at Large, has been booked in to visit the Granite City for a live show since January.
Mr Farage, 59, will spend time chatting with his guest Neil Oliver, as well as representatives from the Alba Party and the Conservative Party.
He will also be taking questions from the audience.
Organisers say tickets cost £1.50, and anyone hoping to attend has had sign up well in advance and will need photo ID on the night.
Due to security concerns, the venue has been kept under wraps in the lead up to the event.
Tickets have been in demand after Aberdeen’s they sold out less than 24 hours after going on sale.
Seven cities around the UK have recently received a visit as part of the show’s nationwide tour.
Coming to a pub near you! 🍺 https://t.co/h67eR3PiOZ
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) January 16, 2023
Aberdeen is the only city in Scotland to be hosting a show, the other six were in England.
Could there be protests in Aberdeen?
Mr Farage’s announcement of a visit to Scotland has caused some to raise concerns that there could be protests.
The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader continues to be a divisive figure in British politics.
In 2013, Mr Farage was surrounded by protesters on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and had to be taken away on an armoured police van.
However, the show’s recent live events have passed without much incident.
What will Mr Farage talk about in Aberdeen?
So far, the only confirmed guest on the show is fellow GB News host Neil Oliver.
Ahead of the show, Nigel Farage, said: “I am looking forward to visiting Aberdeen again.
On my GB News show we will debate whether the downward spiral of the SNP brings down the independence movement too. We’ll also ask whether the North Sea oil and gas industry has a future given the negativity from Holyrood and Westminster.”
In March 2022, Mr Farage called for a referendum on the government’s target to reach net zero by 2050.
Instead, he has encouraged a continued focus on oil and gas in the north-sea, as well as other fossil fuels.
How many people will be watching?
When GB News launched in June 2021, it was criticised for poor production quality and low viewership figures.
However, viewership has been on the rise since Mr Farage launched his show in July 2021.
It has consistently been one of the most-watched shows on GB News.
In December 2022, the start-up shocked pundits after respected media firm Press Gazette reported GB News had beaten Sky News for prime-time ratings in the past month.
GB News managed an average 57,107 viewers in the evenings versus 52,230 for Sky News. BBC News remains the most watched in the country at 98,733.
Aberdeen MSP: ‘Farage should see damage Brexit has done’
At the time of the announcement in January, Aberdeen Central MSP Kevin Stewart told The Press and Journal Mr Farage might not be a popular visitor to the city.
He said: “Aberdeen is a diverse, warm and welcoming city, that has opened its arms to folk from across the world. It is also a city that benefitted hugely from European Union membership.
“This city represents so much of what Nigel Farage’s politics have tried to tear down.
“As one of the main architects of a Brexit that Aberdonians overwhelmingly rejected, Farage might not be the most popular of visitors.
“Perhaps Farage could use his visit to see the damage that Brexit has done to our city, and admit that it hasn’t worked for Aberdeen.”
Aberdeen councillor for Hilton, Woodside, Stockethill ward Deena Tissera also criticised Mr Farage’s decision to come to Aberdeen when it was announced in January.
The Labour Party member said: “Nigel Farage is about as welcome to Aberdeen as GB news is to Moscow neither are compatible with their views on real-life within an energy crisis.
“I suspect Nigel Farage will be a very lonely boy when he visits Aberdeen as he has absolutely nothing in common with our city or our people.”
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