Monday 30 April 2012

Monday the 13th and Tattoo for 2010

Photo of band of Royal Marines from www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk - with thanks.

Fringe 2009 is filling up nicely and we have events on every day except for Monday, July 13th. I can't imagine that there are strange, irrational superstitions at work here. Anyway, there is a clear gap in the market and any entrant would have the whole audience at her disposal! This information is all part of the friendly, Fringe service - free and gratis.

Something of a scoop - and I find this impossible to comprehend - but in Fringe 2010 there is going to be a military tattoo in the Dome. Now I've only seen the Edinburgh version on telly but it seemed to include galloping horses, pyramids of motor cyclists, cannons being taken apart and reassembled at breakneck speeds and all sorts. I assume we won't have all of that - which would be a shame in some ways but you have to be realistic. Even at this early stage we can safely bet that the Buxton Tattoo will draw the biggest Fringe crowd in 2010.

This is the last week of budget-priced entries for 2009 so we can anticipate a rush, the website will be updated to show entries as they arrive - next week we'll try and give you a feel for what's in store between July 8-26th.

Before we take your leave for this week can we send out a plea to any local businesses? Already dozens of premises provide spaces for performances and exhibitions during the Fringe - we and the artists and performers are very grateful for the support and cooperation so many hotels, pubs, cafes, restaurants, schools, churches, galleries and private houses. However that doesn't mean that we couldn't use more spaces. Only this week a local artist was telling me how tricky it was proving to be to find space for a smallish exhibition. From the business point of view it looks like a fairly safe proposition. You can make a modest charge for the use of the space, the event gets free advertising for you (on the Fringe website, in the 20,000 printed programmes and in the Buxton Advertiser Festival supplement) and it brings potential customers to your premises. So, if you'd like to be part of the biggest arts Festival in England this July let us know and we can talk!


by Keith Savage - Published 22/02/2009

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