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| Edinburgh Tattoo takes on Glasgow | Edinburgh Tattoo takes on Glasgow |
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| The Edinburgh Military Tattoo will take to the streets of Glasgow on Tuesday to boost its profile in the west of the country. | |
| The massed pipes and drums will lead the parade of international bands to George Square at 1130 BST, where they will give a free performance. | |
| The move comes as organisers hope to raise £15m for a brand new grandstand on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. | The move comes as organisers hope to raise £15m for a brand new grandstand on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. |
| The current stand, which holds 8,600 spectators, has been used since 1975. | The current stand, which holds 8,600 spectators, has been used since 1975. |
| Most famous | Most famous |
| It was based on a system used for the Munich Olympic Stadium and was seen at the time as an ambitious solution to the growing demand for tickets for the event. | It was based on a system used for the Munich Olympic Stadium and was seen at the time as an ambitious solution to the growing demand for tickets for the event. |
| The stand is now considered cramped and uncomfortable. | The stand is now considered cramped and uncomfortable. |
| It also takes six months to erect and dismantle and organisers of the sell-out show believe a replacement is long overdue. | It also takes six months to erect and dismantle and organisers of the sell-out show believe a replacement is long overdue. |
| The Tattoo, which is set up and run for charitable purposes, features thousands of performers from 40 countries. | The Tattoo, which is set up and run for charitable purposes, features thousands of performers from 40 countries. |
| It has been one of the city's most famous sights for almost 60 years. | It has been one of the city's most famous sights for almost 60 years. |
| We could go on with things the way they are but to be honest the infrastructure is now over 30 years old Major General Euan Louden | We could go on with things the way they are but to be honest the infrastructure is now over 30 years old Major General Euan Louden |
| Over the years, it has gifted about £5m to service and civilian organisations. However, this means it could struggle to raise the money needed for the new stand. | Over the years, it has gifted about £5m to service and civilian organisations. However, this means it could struggle to raise the money needed for the new stand. |
| According to the show's producer Major General Euan Louden, they are already at a key stage in talks with private and public funders. | According to the show's producer Major General Euan Louden, they are already at a key stage in talks with private and public funders. |
| He said: "I am hugely confident that we are going to get the funding for the stand. | He said: "I am hugely confident that we are going to get the funding for the stand. |
| "We could go on with things the way they are but to be honest the infrastructure is now over 30 years old, it takes six months to build the stand and take it down. | "We could go on with things the way they are but to be honest the infrastructure is now over 30 years old, it takes six months to build the stand and take it down. |
| "That I think is inappropriate and unacceptable in the 21st Century, sitting as we do right at the heart of our capital city en fete in August." | "That I think is inappropriate and unacceptable in the 21st Century, sitting as we do right at the heart of our capital city en fete in August." |
| Pipes and drums | Pipes and drums |
| Major General Louden said he was confident that he would be able to announce details of the new stand by the autumn, with plans for it to be in place by 2011. | Major General Louden said he was confident that he would be able to announce details of the new stand by the autumn, with plans for it to be in place by 2011. |
| One of the biggest draws at the Tattoo is the massed pipes and drums - a regular date for many Scots servicemen and women. | One of the biggest draws at the Tattoo is the massed pipes and drums - a regular date for many Scots servicemen and women. |
| Drum Major Matt Smith, of the second battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, said: "I've done loads of Tattoos, from being a drummer at the back, I am now at the front as drum major. | Drum Major Matt Smith, of the second battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, said: "I've done loads of Tattoos, from being a drummer at the back, I am now at the front as drum major. |
| "It does not matter how many times you do the Tattoo, every time you go through the drawbridge the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. | "It does not matter how many times you do the Tattoo, every time you go through the drawbridge the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. |
| "It's really special to do it." | "It's really special to do it." |