Late sell out baffles Tattoo organisers
Despite a dip in ticket sales reported earlier this year, tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo have officially sold out.
The final tickets for the world-renowned event held annually at Edinburgh Castle were sold on 26 February, over five months before the Tattoo’s opening night, scheduled for 1 August. However, this was a comparatively late sell-out compared to ticket sales over the past decade.
An Edinburgh Military Tattoo spokesman told The Journal that there was nothing surprising at what was earlier described as a “slowdown” in ticket sales, claiming that it is merely a reflection of consumer spending in 2008.
He said: “We have sold every ticket for the past nine seasons by the month of January and sales have got faster and faster every year.
“This is the first time we have had tickets still available in February but it’s far from what we would call a slowdown and certainly not a meltdown.
“The hype surrounding ticket sales is probably to do with the fact that we have spent the last nine years bragging about how quickly they have sold out, so this year people from the press started saying, 'What’s happened?'”
“We suspect that the fact that it took slightly longer than normal to sell out may be connected to a tightening of consumer's belts. Nowadays, we are seeing people becoming increasingly careful in terms of what they do with their personal income.”
The 2008 Tattoo will take place over the period of 1-24 August with performances from Monday to Friday at 9pm and Saturday at 7.30pm and 9.00pm.
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