<P> The first public military tattoo in Edinburgh was entitled `` Something About a Soldier '' and took place at the Ross Bandstand , Princes Street Gardens , in 1949 . The first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo was held in 1950 with eight items in the programme . It drew some 6,000 spectators seated in simple bench and scaffold structures around the north , south , and east sides of the Edinburgh Castle esplanade . In 1952 , the capacity of the stands was increased to accommodate a nightly audience of 7,700 , allowing 160,000 to watch the multiple live performances . </P>
<P> The first public military tattoo in Edinburgh was entitled `` Something About a Soldier '' and took place at the Ross Bandstand , Princes Street Gardens , in 1949 . The first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo was held in 1950 with eight items in the programme . It drew some 6,000 spectators seated in simple bench and scaffold structures around the north , south , and east sides of the Edinburgh Castle esplanade . In 1952 , the capacity of the stands was increased to accommodate a nightly audience of 7,700 , allowing 160,000 to watch the multiple live performances . </P>
when was the first edinburgh military tattoo held
when was the first edinburgh military tattoo held
1949
1949