Walled City Tattoo

A troupe of 48 Highland dancers from Londonderry and Strabane are among those performing in one of the largest events taking place in Northern Ireland this year.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jun 2013, 17:11 BST
Paula Braiden (World Champion Drum Major) and the Afrikan warriors, who will take part in the Walled City TattooPaula Braiden (World Champion Drum Major) and the Afrikan warriors, who will take part in the Walled City Tattoo
Paula Braiden (World Champion Drum Major) and the Afrikan warriors, who will take part in the Walled City Tattoo

The Walled City Tattoo, which will be staged on Ebrington Square in Londonderry as part of the UK City of Culture 2013, is the first event of its kind to take place in Ireland.

A hit with ticket buyers, the show is proving so popular a fourth night has just gone on sale. The Walled City Tattoo will now run Wednesday 28th – Saturday 31st August.

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The dancers make up only a small proportion of the 500-strong cast of performers from Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK who will participate in this summer’s Walled City Tattoo. The Walled City Tattoo will combine the pomp, ceremony and grandeur of traditional Tattoo events with a special Derry~Londonderry twist and bring together an unforgettable cast of musicians, dancers and actors to entertain the 16,000 strong audience in a production that will be unlike anything ever seen in Northern Ireland.

The event’s line-up will also feature The Crossed-Swords Pipe Band, Afrikan Warriors, Sontas, various mass brass and melody flute bands and Highland and Irish Dancers. The ever-popular age old tradition of the Massed Pipes and Drums will also be performed comprising a spectacle of over 100 pipers and drummers from counties Tyrone, Donegal, Fermanagh, Londonderry, as well as pipe bands from Newcastle upon Tyne and Germany. Tickets from £18.50

For more information visit www.walledcitytattoo.com

To book visit www.millenniumforum.co.uk or call 028 7126 4455

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