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The thirteenth edition of the Basel Tattoo Military Music Festival ended Saturday night after ten days. About 74,000 spectators attended the events in the barracks arena. It was about 4,000 more than the previous year.
Among the highlights of this year's Basel Tattoo, there were the musicians from rock "The Red Hot Chilli Pipers" from Scotland. (Photo: KEYSTONE / PATRICK STRAUB)
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The use of the capacity of the eleven performances was 87%, as announced organizers Sunday night.
At the Military Music Festival with over 1000 participants On approximately 8.5 million francs, formations from Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, and the United States. South Africa, Australia and Ukraine were presented. From Switzerland, the Top Secret Drum Corps and the Swiss Army Central Band were present. The latter collaborated with the Basel singer at the Basel Tattoo, Lisa Stoll
Highlights included the Monumental Banda of Mexico City with a joyous music from Mariachi and Aztec dancers, a mini-final with 200 bagpipes and drums from Massed Pipes and Drums as well as bagpipes. Rock music by Red Hot Chilli Pipers from Glasgow to Glasgow with songs like Thunderstruck by AC / DC or Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water.
Last Saturday, during the parade with about 2000 participants across the city of Basel, the organizers had 120,000 free Zaungäste next to the people doing shopping. More than 1000 visitors also attended tattooed children's day Saturday afternoon
Swiss TV SRF will broadcast a recording of the Basel Tattoo 2018 on 22 September. The 14th edition of Basel Tattoo is announced from July 12 to 20, 2019.
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