After a short three-year hiatus , for the 2003 – 04 event , there were fireworks though only for three minutes . For the 2004 – 05 event , in the run-up to midnight , an image of candles was projected onto the Shell Centre as a tribute to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . Also , at midnight , fireworks were launched from the wheel itself for the first time
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
New Year's Eve in London