Do you know about first non-military band which joins Edinburgh Tattoo

Top Secret Drum Corps is a accuracy drum corps which based in Basel, Switzerland. Top Secret Drum Corps is the first ever non-military band which performed in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2003 and after their first successful performance of their six minute routine with 25 drummers and color guard members; Edinburgh Tattoo were invited that band in 2006 with some improved and new routines and then they were invited in 2009, 2012 and again in 2015. The first performance of Top Secret Drum Corps in Edinburgh Military Tattoo made them famous. Top Secret Drum Corps is the first non-military, non-British Commonwealth performers who have been performed in the public walk at Edinburgh Castle. Erik Julliard was the leader of the band and due the Top Secret Drum Corps band Basel Tattoo found just like similar to Edinburgh Tattoo but it held annually in Basel only.

Top Secret band has their unique Drumming style. They have roots in the ironic drumming traditions of the band’s home city which is located in Basel, Switzerland which is identified for its annual carnival that called Fasnacht. The amazing thing of that city is that it has over 3,000 active drummers any time. These drummers show their talent in traditional events like Fasnacht, the Vogel Gryff and Charivari. These drummers also performed in some parades related with the city’s guild. Basel drumming is actually derived from military drumming drills of Swiss soldiers of middle ages. Top Secret follows by the military nature of Basel drumming in many ways but much different in many respects. Top Secrets Drum Corps members belongs to loyal college students with different day jobs, bankers, civil servants and factory workers etc. they devoted their extra time to practice nearly every day of the year and due to different nature of work, its membership changes frequently.

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Performers participated in Edinburgh Military Tattoo from start to now

Throughout many years many International Military bands and even African bands had been performed at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Royal Netherlands Grenadiers band was the first regiment who join the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1952 and up to now more than 30 countries represented at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo from approximately all the continents. The Swiss Top Secret Drum Corps who known well popular performers also participated at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2000, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and this band was the first non-military drum corps who participated in it. The King Guard of theNorwegian Army’s band and drum has also been performed at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo on forgoing eight occasions ever since 1961 and they also adopted a penguin, Nils Olav as their good luck charm in 1972 at Edinburgh Zoo. From some past years, cultural and traditional dances and items has also been counted in Edinburgh military Tattoo from different countries.

The best part of every Tattoo continues with the massed pipes and drums on the other hand, provided by the British Army and go to see civilian and military pipes and drums around the world. Every evening arranges with the traditional massed pipes and drums trooping to join the massed military bands and after it, it is followed by National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne before hand down flag ceremony with sounding the Last Post. In 2005, there was seemed the second largest gathering of pipes and drums bands on parade which were the 13 in the numbers in which the pipes and drums of all six steady infantry teams of the Scottish Division and it was the last when all six bands participated at the Edinburgh military Tattoo.

These were the six bands:

·         Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)

·         Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)

·         King's Own Scottish Borderers

·         Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

·         The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)

·         Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) 

In accumulation, there were also the pipes and drums of the Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Gurkha Rifles, Scottish Officers Training Corps, South African Irish Regiment, the Rats of Tobruk, the City of Wellington pipe band and The Scots College Pipes and Drums band, participated. The largest ever gathering of massed pipes and drums was on 50th anniversary of Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2000 when there were 15 bands participating on parade, including 7 of the eight Scottish regiments. During the period of the Tattoo, the performers are provide somewhere to stay at the city's Redford Cavalry Barracks, with the parade square used for rehearsals.

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How much Edinburgh Military Tattoo familiar in now-a-days

Officially Edinburgh Military Tattoo starts in 1950 in which eight items included in the program and it attracted 6,000 views which was seated around the path of north, south and east sides of Edinburgh Castle on simple benches with supported structures. In 1952, Edinburgh Military Tattoo successfully fetched 7,700 viewers night by night and accommodated 160,000 viewers to watch live performance every year. Later the 1970s, viewers increased over 217,000 to see the live performances on the public walk of Edinburgh Castle every year and from the last decade it sold out on early payment(advance). Approximately 30% viewers belong to Scotland and 35% belongs to Great Britain. The left behind 35% viewers belongs to foreign countries in which 70,000 viewers came to watch. The temporary grandstands of 8,600 capacity which were used 1975 to 2010 on the castle public walk is changed into new viewersstands included corporate hospitality boxes of £16 million and these new facilities uses from 2011.

The Tattoo performances features on every evening of weekend and two times on Saturdays all the way through August and it never cancelled until the weather is change into storm or harsh conditions. In second Saturday’s nigh performances display of fireworks included even though every performance uses pyrotechnics and later 2005, son et lumière also merged on the top of the smokescreen of the castle. In 2000, Edinburgh Military Tattoo visits New Zealand as part of the Tattoo’s 50^th anniversary ceremony and from then, Edinburgh Military Tattoo toured to foreign countries included tour of Australia in 2005 and in 2010 at Sydney Football Stadium for its 60^th anniversary ceremony celebrations. In 2016 Edinburgh Military Tattoo toured Wellington, city of New Zealand after 16 years and Melbourne, city of Australia after 6 years. Many bands within country and overseas participated in Edinburgh Military Tattoo. One of the most popular band, The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie also performed in 2007 at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It broadcasted in 30 countries and over 100 million people see the event live on television worldwide.

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From its first event to now, Edinburgh Tattoo become the global event

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo becomes the one the most popular international festival in which more than 48 countries’ artists take part in the military tattoo and crossed over the 220,000 audience every year in which more than 30 percentaudience belongs to overseas. Each year Edinburgh military tattoo event gathers many global audiences as well as talent in which musicians and performers participated from every corner of the world. The Edinburgh military tattoo featured as an international event and the prove is that the Edinburgh military tattoo broadcasted more than 40 countries and more than 100 million viewers watches the broadcasting worldwide.

The main element of Edinburgh military tattoo is to entertain the audience from the multicultural and historical tradition and music. The Royal Edinburgh military tattoo successful to made its interest in audience due to its music and entertainment which display the response of audience and no sign of fading of ceremony. The Royal Edinburgh military tattoo included it in the list of the greatest show on earth. Once again The Royal Edinburgh military tattoo event is setting to stage in August 2016 to honor the HM The Queen’s 90^th birthday even though will have good time with ‘Tunes of Glory’ and also showcasing music, dance and display of multicultural tradition around the world. ‘Tunes of Glory’ is not just a tune it included the unforgettable ability to see and sound of Massed Pipes (Musical Instruments) including performance of drums compared to the brooding of Edinburgh Castle. In amongst others, this remarkable production also included the New Zealand Army Band and Lochiel Marching Drill Team, in the company of His Majesty, The King’s Guard from Norway and the Imps Motorcycle Display Team alongside the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces and Drill Team.

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The Edinburgh Tattoo spread their plans for Gulf States and Asia

After recently finished colorful event of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo which was run in Wellington, the organizers wishes in near future for The Gulf States and Asia for increases their traditional business. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo event contains massed pipe bands and dancers which funds £77 Million to the Scotland’seconomy per annual. Brigadier David Allfrey, producer and chief executive of The Royal Military Tattoo said that the audience welcomed them very nicely and they behave very friendly to the entertainment band which made us to take the show abroad regularly even some places didn’t have any historical links to Scotland. Now the Brigadier, David Allfrey is wishes to go on the roads of The Gulf States and China with The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Royal Military Tattoo event began since 1950 and it started to motivate and entertain the people of Edinburgh after World War II.

They are talking about the show of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with the authorities of The Gulf States including Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates. Brigadier David Allfrey said that they are very hopeful about this traditional business in The Gulf States until 2018 and then this event will take to China in 2020 after making some great prize from The Gulf States. Brigadier David Allfrey also said that the event will create all sort of prospects for that cultural business in the countries included for the large International Tattoos. In recently event, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo sold about 265,000 tickets in Melbourne and Wellington. Before couple of weeks, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s four performances were sold more than the 82,000 in Wellington at Westpac Stadium and it was the fourth time of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo that they perform abroad their country in their history of 65-years and also second time in New Zealand after a smash hit show in 2000. Brigadier further said that he has been told that the performances of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo sold many tickets in Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium than any event before and every year, many people take their interest in it.

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