A Yin-Yang symbol

With 24 performances from 7-29 Aug, this is the 66th year of the Tattoo. Erecting and dismantling the massive stands takes 12 weeks and costs about £1.5M. The seating capacity is 8,800 and all shows have been sold out for the last 16 years. A good revenue raiser for charities and an estimated £88M annual boost to the local economy.

Edinburgh

August 25th 2015
Geo: 55.9488, -3.20001Today we left at 8:30am in the Saunders' car for the two-hour drive to Edinburgh for the Tattoo and sightseeing.Although I was looking forward to the Tattoo, I had not expected to enjoy it as much as I did. It was absolutely terrific. The theme was "East meets West" and there were bands and performers from all around the world including Australia, China an ... read more

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