Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Brigadier David Allfrey will step down as Managing Director and Producer of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo


The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo announces that Brigadier David Allfrey will be stepping down as General Manager and Producer at the end of 2020 after ten years. Event Fans who want to join this iconic festival can buy Edinburgh Tattoo Tickets from our most consistent and unfailing online platform.

Over the last ten years, Brigadier Allfrey has been instrumental in turning the Tattoo, which was a popular annual event in Edinburgh, into an ambitious international entertainment brand that celebrates military music, tradition and the power of to unite the cultures of the whole world.


Attracting 220,000 spectators annually to the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and 100 million viewers around the world, the Tattoo continues to grow. Under his tenure, he has expanded his global footprint to host shows in Australia and New Zealand and plans to hold an annual overseas event with performances in China and Canada by 2021.

At the same time, Tattoo - a non-profit organization - has grown considerably as a company, contributing more than £ 70 million to the UK economy and supporting charitable donations up to £ 1 million each year.

In this context, Brigadier Allfrey, in agreement with the full support of the Board of Directors, believes that this is a good time to step back and withdraw from the role.

In the future, the Board of Directors will appoint the General Manager and the Creative Director to two separate positions to continue Tattoo's growth and guide it through the next phase of its development, with the goal of double its turnover to 20 million pounds by 2025.

Peter Lederer, President of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, said: "By joining the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo, David immediately began to evolve the show and transform the organization. After ten exceptional years, he decided to retire as General Manager and Producer.

His achievements are vast; He has led the development of the Pipers Trail, Hjaltibonhoga, Tattoo Band and Tattoo Dance Company. He has built excellent and productive relationships around the world.

He has secured a waiting list of countries wishing to perform in Edinburgh and the whole world and introduced new technologies in sound, lighting and staging to make the show the grand spectacle it is today.

His creativity is legendary and his ability and diplomacy to turn difficult and difficult ideas into reality is admired by all.

"Over the next 15 months, we will celebrate David's tremendous contribution to the Tattoo, Edinburgh and Scotland, and we will enjoy the lasting legacy he will undoubtedly leave to his successors."

Brigadier David Allfrey said, I am extremely proud to have held this position for the past nine years and to witness the success of tattooing at home and abroad.

I feel particularly privileged to work with a fabulous team here in Edinburgh, excellent collaborators in Scotland, many world-renowned experts and an extraordinary array of talents from around the world.

It was also very fun to be an ambassador for the tattoo, the armed forces and our great country. I am very excited to lead the Edinburgh Tattoo on our 70th birthday and move on to the next leg of our international journey. It's easy to describe my work as "The best of the world!"

The mission of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is to organize world-class public military events, rooted in a Scottish tradition that exceeds the expectations of its public and partners. He contributes to its charitable goals and prestige, prosperity and prosperity, people of the nation, to his friends, and allies.

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