the first edinburgh military tattoo was held in 1949.
the first edinburgh military tattoo was held in 1949.
when was the first edinburgh military tattoo held?
1949
the first public military tattoo in edinburgh was entitled "something about a soldier" and took place in 1949 at the ross bandstand in the princes street gardens. the first official edinburgh military tattoo, with eight items in the programme, was held in 1950. it drew some 6,000 spectators seated in simple bench and scaffold structures around the north, south, and east sides of the edinburgh castle esplanade. in 2018, the capacity of the stands was able to accommodate a nightly audience of 8,800, allowing 220,000 to watch the multiple live performances.









































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royal edinburgh military tattoo
since 2004, the edinburgh military tattoo has also held free abridged performances at the ross bandstand in princes street gardens, entitled "taste of the tattoo", and as of 2008 also in george square in glasgow. the edinburgh military tattoo has also toured overseas, visiting new zealand in 2000 as part of the tattoo's 50th anniversary celebrations. it visited australia in 2005 and returned to the sydney football stadium in february 2010 as part of the tattoo's 60th anniversary celebrations. in february 2016 the tattoo sold 240,000 tickets when it was staged in wellington, new zealand and melbourne australia. there were also plans to take the show to china in 2020, with performances in shanghai, beijing, and guangzhou.
royal edinburgh military tattoo