page_title: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
section_title: Performers
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo / Performers
caption_attribution_description: Edinburgh Military Tattoo
context_page_description: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and international military bands, and artistic performance teams on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in the capital of Scotland. The event is held each August as one of the Edinburgh Festivals.
context_section_description: Each service is usually represented by bands from the British Armed Forces, along with drill and display teams as well. On special occasions, the Tattoo will feature bands from more than one service at the same time. In both 2002 and 2012, bands from all three services were featured to mark Elizabeth II's Golden and Diamond Jubilees. In 2003, the music of Westlife was featured at the event.
  From 1950 until 1994, the show mainly featured acts from military organizations.  However, the show began to diversify and feature civilian acts beginning in 1995.  While this was initially met with resistance from some fans, the inclusion of civilian acts has become more and more present in the show over time.  One of the most popular acts featured at the Tattoo is the Top Secret Drum Corps from Basel, which has performed in the 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018 Tattoos. By 2018 performers from 48 countries had appeared in the tattoo since its inception.
  Since 2014, a house pipe band was introduced to allow individual pipers and drummers from not only Scotland but across many parts of the world to play in the Tattoo.  Known as the Pipers' Trail, they join in with the massed pipes and drums each year and are the first pipe band with no military connections to play in the Tattoo.
  A stage band made up of volunteer musicians from around the world has been assembled for the 2019 program.
caption: The 2005 Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrated Trafalgar 200
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