FESTIVAL NEWS P I C O F T H E W E E K
EIF FIREWORKS: GOING OUT WITH A BANG
Forget the nightly l y-bys of the Military Tattoo; nothing heralds the end of a jam-
packed month of festivals like the Edinburgh International Festival’s Fireworks Concert. This
year’s centrepiece is Musorgsky’s orchestral
showpiece ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, complete
with its vivid depictions of Russian paintings
and barnstorming brass fanfares. Princes Street Garden, Sun 1 Sep, 9pm.
Jupiter Artland: away from Jupi the festival thrall but still the offering a beautiful slice of offer E the Edinburgh Art Festival. thettttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt Gorgeous stuff.
Over-sharing. Whether in a bar Over-sha or show queue, we love a bit of festival stranger sharing.
Booze-fi lled bladders. Pee before the performance,
people; don’t cause a ruckus by leaving ten minutes in.
The booze prices. Two ciders for £9.50? Be gone festival e festiva
pricing.
FIREWORKS IN NUMBERS
400,000 fi reworks will be used to set the city alight . . . . . . attracting an audience of 250,000 watching from around the city
The fi reworks will travel at 200 miles an hour . . . . . . and rise to 750 feet above Edinburgh Castle
The famed fi reworks ‘waterfall’ will descend a gallus 131 feet in just 1 minute It took 15 pyrotechnicians 7 days to prepare the event around the castle, so enjoy it
OVERHEARD IN EDINBURGH
‘It’s art. Make sure you wipe your feet before we go up.’
A woman nagging her husband before they climb Martin Creed’s Scotsman Steps.
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