The "Sleep in the Park" event was held in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow and raised over £3m for the Scottish homeless charity Social Bite.
It was the second year of the mass sleep-out after the first one in Edinburgh last year, which raised more than £4m.
Participants contributed at least £100 each to take part. Before bedding down on plastic sheeting, concerts were laid on at the different venues by acts including Lulu, KT Tunstall and Amy McDonald.
KT Tunstall performing at Kelvingrove Bandstand in Glasgow for the Sleep in the ParkKT Tunstall and Amy Macdonald performed a whirlwind four gigs in one evening to support the Sleep in the Park event
Tunstall told the crowd in Dundee's Slessor Gardens on Saturday night: "We see it every day - people who haven't had the opportunity they hoped they'd have, and they've ended up in a really difficult situation.
"One thing I always hear is that homeless people feel like people can't see them.
"It's fantastic that we're showing solidarity tonight and we do see them, and we do want to help.
Thank you for being involved. I'm so proud to be part of Social Bite tonight."
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