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TICKETS FOR TATTOO SELL-OUT IN RECORD TIME
Posted 25th July 2003

The 54th Edinburgh Tattoo has sold out in record time. With seven days to go before the show opens next Friday (1st August), the Tattoo has smashed all previous records with 100% of the available seats snapped up. This represents the fastest ever sell out in the event's 53-year history.

217, 275 tickets for the 3-week military showpiece on the Castle Esplanade have now been sold generating some £3.7million in box office receipts, marking the 54th Tattoo as the most successful ever.

Brigadier Melville Jameson, Tattoo Chief Executive & Producer said: "All of us here in the Tattoo Team are extremely proud of this fantastic achievement, and one which marks our fifth successive sell-out season. It is of course the hard work of everyone involved that has brought about this extraordinary accomplishment."

"Our thanks must also go to our sponsor partners who have helped create the conditions for the Tattoo to flourish once again. We are in particular most grateful to our main sponsor, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Dewar's World of Whisky, Ford, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh, and the Caledonian Brewery."

Sir George Mathewson, Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group said: "It comes as no surprise that the Tattoo has sold out so quickly this year judging by the quality of acts. It is truly an international event drawing a viewing audience of 100 million worldwide. I regularly attend the Tattoo and think it provides a wonderful spectacle."

The 'sold-out' signs were raised at mid-day today though some re-sale tickets may be available for performances until the end of the run on August 23rd.

Next year's Military Tattoo runs from August 6-28 and bookings will be accepted from 10.00am on Monday 1st December 2003.

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For further information, please contact:

The Tattoo Office, 32 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QB
Tel: 0131 225 4783    Fax: 0131-225 8627