2017 Royal Edinburgh Tattoo – in Pictures

All the performers assembled on the stadium floor for the last few numbers. The Royal Edinburgh Tattoo, Scotland.

Welcome to the 2017 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoothe second of a series of posts on our tour of Scotland.

Since the City of Edinburgh is Festival City in August we were busy all 10 days that we were there. And if you go to Edinburgh in August do not miss the Royal Military Tattoo.

See the Photo Gallery below for our story of the 2017 Tattoo.

About the Royal Military Tattoo

The word ‘tattoo’, in this context, means ‘an evening drum or bugle signal to recall soldiers to their quarters.’ A tattoo precedes ‘taps’, which is the signal for ‘lights out’ at the end of the day. A Military Tattoo is a military show of music, marching and exercises. The annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo grew out of a small performance called ‘Something About a Soldier’ in 1949. Today, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Ltd holds the event in a large outdoor stadium in the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. The Tattoo has never been cancelled. (Update: The Tattoo was cancelled for the first time in 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic.)

The Tattoo’s theme, bands and tributes vary each year. This year’s Tattoo featured a wonderful tribute to the Canadian singer, songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen. There was also a tribute to the Viking heritage of the Shetland Islands.

Buy your tickets in advance at Tattoo.

The 2017 Edinburgh Tattoo Photo Gallery

Click on the photos below to discover the magic of the 2017 Tattoo.

Then click on Travel Scotland for more stories about our adventures in Scotland, including our campervan tour of the Highlands, the Hebrides, and the mysterious and abandoned St. Kilda Islands.

The 2017 Edinburgh Tattoo Video Gallery

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