The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Omdömen 

Absolutely disgusting what's happening to our tradition. Director is probably a non binary transsexual with his pronouns they/them and the top brass aren't allowed to have an opinion to what's happening just incase his feelings get hurt. Hang your head in shame for this singing dancing high five slapping over price crap

Bollywood, flaming bagpipes, swing singers, we have been 5 times in the last 15 years and this is without a doubt the worst show ever! as an ex-soldier I was always under the impression that this was a Military Tattoo, obviously now this is a woke weakened piece of nonsense, we hope that the amount of poor reviews will change this, but we are also sure that it won’t and that it will only get worse, Wayne Sleep next technical director🤔😟🧙‍♂️⁉️

Dreadful evening of woke entertainment.
Where were our other armed forces?
Dull and uninspiring other than the pipers drummers.
Waste of money especially as we travelled from Spain to see this.
Get a REAL military man to put on the show.
We don't want Broadway entertainment

So, this is only the second time I’ve been to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Last year was my first time. I work for the military, and received 2 tickets this year and last. Last year was amazing!! This year was ok. Last year was a lot more involved across all parts of military, navy, RAF, army etc. This year was hosted by navy, but it seemed like that was it. I know there was pipes and drums from an army regiment, but that was about it. Last years performers were great. They were from all over. There was something for everyone, and brought together a great show. This year was nothing compared to last. I personally know some of the pipes and drums who have previously performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and not having them perform this year makes me feel like the army should have more involvement going forward. As the title says, Royal Edinburgh “Military” Tattoo.

It's visually spectacular but has become less and less military based over the years. 2024 felt like a sickly Disney inspired film in parts, especially the ballad singing. The organisers have lost their way. More bagpipes, traditional dance and marching please.

Shocking!
I’m Scottish and have been raised on attending the tattoo
I took my English partner , ( his first time] and was frankly, embarrassed!
3rd rate broadway show.
Scotland what are we doing? Let’s show off our traditions and heritage before we lose this
The pipers forced to do some type of Can Can !

This version is really bad and a complete waste of money. The military bands are now the backing track to a very mediocre song and dance production, if I’d wanted to see American showtime, Bollywood and a DJ set, I’d have gone and seen better elsewhere at a fraction of the price. My partner is ex armed forces and had been looking forward to seeing this for a long time. We came away feeling very disappointed, angry and fleeced frankly.

If I could give 0 stars I would, someone obviously forgot the Military in the title. If I wanted to see a dance show I would have gone to a dance show. As ex Military I found this a joke

Loved the whole thing I have a friend in usa 🇺🇸 navy who I speak to in the UK 🇬🇧 at various times

American bands, American singers, American flag? What was going on? I thought I was going to a Scottish Military show. Wish there had been more bagpipes, the lone piper in the castle was best bit.

I have been attending the Edinburgh Military Tattoo for over 40 years, sadly the last two years have seen it lose its attraction.
Firstly the positive, the booking and online tickets make it far easier to enter.
Last year we had no narrator, hence no audience participation, as a result the atmosphere of the past sadly missing. This is obviously a cynical attempt to sell programs at £10. Displaying the act on the wall of the castle very difficult to read and frankly pointless.
I wonder if they are trying to create a situation to bring the event to an end, if so they are doing a good job. I noted the number of empty seats in the stands somethin you would not have seen a few years ago.
Next year is the 75th and I and my group have booked again, however if we do not see a return to the traditional Military Tattoo it will be our last visit.

If I want to go to a rock festival or dance festival then I will book it, for goodness sake get back to basics. Give control to the military as they know how it is done.

What a waste of money! It used to be excellent. Only couple of bands worth watching now but the rest was too amateur for this type of event. To add facilities poor and drinks over priced. Save your money!

This is my second time at the Edinburgh military tattoo, the first time being in 2009 when I was blown away by it. However i can't tell you how disappointed my friends and I were this time around. It was a woke dance show that had limited amounts of military displays in it. Its the military that we come to see, hence the title!! Please restore this amazing traditional Military event and stop trying to make everything so woke

We came all the way from Australia to see the famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo as we had seen the Tattoo when it came to Australia about 10yrs ago. we enjoyed it so much we said if we ever came to Scotland the Tattoo was a must see. We'll what a disappointment, a big disappointment it was
more like a song and dance production with a bit of Bollywood thrown in for what reason
I have no idea, the show seemed to be
dominated by America, there were absolutely
no introductions of the bands it was just a
see and guess, there was very little in the
way of Military theme, the whole show
seemed to be a mish mash of bands, no one
from Scotland spoke, it was like the whole
show was just a new age WOKE version. Will NOT be coming back again. Scotland and I say this having Scotish ancestry but your
organisers and powers to be have turned the
Edinburgh Military Tattoo into a 2nd rate bag
pipe hip hop show led by American singers.

Absolutely terrible! Only a few highlights like Majesticks Drum Corps and the pipe bands, the rest of the acts, which made up the majority of the show, seemed like cheap fillers, dull and uninspired! 4 of us paid £220 each expecting to be dazzled and were left feeling we wasted our money. Very disappointing!

This was an exceptional event , exceedingly well organised and displayed .
The stewards and support staff were polite and friendly yet offered clear directives .
The show itself was beyond words and truly worth every penny - what skill and ability each participant had !!! A fabulous experience not to be missed

So disappointed, Not my first REMT but may be my last. Titled Journeys (no idea what journey we were supposed to be on) compared to last years “Storey” which got 10 out 10 in every section.
For us someone this year forgot that “Military” in
the title is what makes the difference from just a show. Why did we not have bands from all the different armed forces, why did we have Bollywood in the middle or a DJ on a pedestal thing, I have nothing against either in rightsetting but there nothing military about it , actually embarrassing how badly they looked compared to the precision military ladies and gents.
The drummers were fantastic but so far down the parade ground area that unless you were a VIP of in lower end of the area you couldn’t see what they were doing. If you sat in section 17 mayas well not be there as apart from seeing entry on to parade you basically looked at the back of the heads of musicians etc.no one came up in singing sections, or dancing parts.
To clarify I have sat in various sections over the years for variety of reasons from cost to wanting a different view(we certainly got that). The personnel who took part were fantastic and skilled, many thanks for your time and sharing with us.
Lastly to the makers of journeys please take note of a lot of disappointed tattoo goers , we want the Edinburgh Military Tattoo back with all our forces marching ,playing making us gasp with appreciation for how they do do it all;
They deserve to have their moment .

Agree with everything said by others
Not going again until they bring back a proper military tattoo!
Have been going for 20 years, every year. Really upset at always part of our summer holiday in Edinburgh
Shame on the organisers to have a non Scot as CEO
Put the present one in the tower in the castle and throw away the key!😁

Dress code for Royal Edinburgh Tattoo states no sports shoes. Does the organisers not realise that most elderly people now wear sports shoes for comfort. Visit to Doctor today where I was advised to only wear sports shoes for health.

Eventually phoned as I notice from other reviews they did not reply. Enquired about the footwear I have for age and health and got a positive answer.

I came all excited to see a MILIATARY tattoo, i had been told and seen shows from previous years, how wonderful it was.
What we felt we got was an americanised disneyisque production, with an end song that just went on and on and on, with pretty twinkling stars and cartoons being projected onto the castle.
Dont get me wrong the pipers were amazing, but the glitz and glamour of everything else had us perplexed.
Although hosted by the Royal Navy, a guard with 2 lines doesnt cut it. Any military performance was dominated by the yanks.
We walked away feeling a little disappointed and maybe a little ripped off. It was my first time to Scotland, the birthplace of my grandparents, and the tattoo was going to be a highlight, but alas it was a dissapointment. I will say the cast and crew did an amazing performance for a disney show, lots of hard work and practise, so they should feel proud of themselves. This review does not reflect on the performers.