We really didn’t think it would be so wet! The sky kept showing promising patches of light grey during the afternoon. We had our waterproof jackets, but we really should have bought ponchos to go over the top! Well we didn’t, so by the time an hour had passed of sitting in the drizzle, our jeans, bags, shoes and socks were soaked. Oh well, as the Brits would say. Nothing was going to stop the show and it was fabulous.
I tried to take half decent pics, but it was slippery and the iPad wasn’t cooperating! I was starting to think we’d have a better time relaxing at home watching on the tele. But then the bagpipes started, and the drums, the kilts and sporrans were swaying and I was happy.
There were bands from the USA, New Zealand, Switzerland, Mexico and Peru (I think), as well as massed pipes and drums. Highland dancers and a modern Scottish group. They packed a lot into 90 minutes, it was a very well oiled production, so glad we finally enjoyed it live, rain and all!
Chris Godman 
Such a shame that the weather was so unkind but what an experience! 💙🏴💙
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We survived! Haha, but I haven’t been that soaked for decades…probably not since outdoor concerts in the seventies.
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Fabulous reporting!
Admirable performers to give such a brilliant show in those conditions.
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Yes! All smiling and putting on their best face. I just kept thinking about their expensive costumes eg feathers and dancing shoes and the instruments…hoping they weren’t being ruined.
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Very interesting
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That’s an awful lot of bagpipes! What an experience!
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There can never be too many!🎵🎵🎵🏴🏴🏴
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Glad you got to the tattoo even though the weather wasn’t good. TV doesn’t come close to the live experience. What a setting! 😮
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The crowd were so enthusiastic, water off a duck’s back for many of them I think! Haha
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I think I would have been quite emotional actually being there listening to the bagpipes. Must have been a bit slippery for those dancers doing the Mexican Hat Dance in the rain!
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I was! After seeing it for so many years on TV. The music was Mexican Hat Dance and Tequila…the dancing was different. I couldn’t believe the Highland dancers splashing about in their lace-up ballet shoes. It’s a shame the photos are so dodgy! I didn’t want to totally wreck the iPad.
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