The Edinburgh Military Tattoo

NZ Marching band below!















We really enjoyed the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The musicians were amazing and the backdrop was stunning over the castle.
There was a great fireworks display at the end as well.
Was very haunting to hear the lone piper play from the top of the castle walls and very stirring to sing Auld Lang Syne with abour 5000 other people singing it at the same time.

Here is the program for the evening:

The Massed Pipes and Drums

The 1st Royal Tank Regiment 1st Battalion Scots Guards The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes and Drums Queen Victoria School Pipes & Drums Singapore Police Gurkha Pipes & Drums

The Golden Eagles Marching Band

Music, marching and percussion from South East Missouri State University

Massed Highland Dancers

The Tattoo’s own Highland Spring Dance troupe join forces with dancers from the Canadiana Celtic Association for this year's 59th Edinburgh Tattoo

The Singapore Police Force Band With The Singapore Women's Police Pipes and Drums, Gurkha Pipes and Drums and Cultural Group

This colourful Singaporean ensemble provides the essence of the country's culture and music

The Lochiel Marching Drill Team

Precision movements of complex intricacy performed with an air of effortless ease

The Indian Army Chief's Military Band

Pulsating tunes and mesmerising performances from one of India's renowned military bands

His Majesty The King's Guards Band and Drill Team of Norway

The finest display unit in the Norwegian Armed Forces

Queen Victoria School, Dunblane

A special exhibition of piping, drumming and dancing to mark this year's school centenary celebrations

The Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines

A demonstration of the exceptional musical skills of the Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland, Plymouth and Portsmouth

The Massed Military Bands

The Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland, Plymouth and Portsmouth Joined by: The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland The King's Guards Band of Norway The Indian Army Chief's Military Band The Singapore Police Force Band

The Massed Military Bands and Massed Pipes & Drums

The stirring sounds of the combined bands Hielan' Laddie We'll Take the Good Old Way Gael

Finale

Featuring the 1,000-strong cast with the Guard of Honour and Castle Drawbridge sentries provided by His Majesty The King’s Guards of Norway Scots Wha Hae The Sodjur’s Return National Anthem Auld Lang Syne Evening Hymn - Prelude (Eternal Father) & Sunset Lone Piper - The Centenary Toast

March Out

Scotland The Brave We're No Awa' to Bide Awa' The Black Bear