The last few weeks have rushed past in a blur of taking photographs, selecting, editing and uploading images to various online albums, drafting articles and posting blog updates about the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014, and re-connecting with many of the amazing folk who work tirelessly for long hours behind the scenes to make this…
The dress rehearsal for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014 at the Castle of Good Hope on Wednesday night, 05 November 2014 knocked my socks off. Given that rehearsal time in the arena had been limited by the inclement weather, that the entire layout of the arena had changed this year, and that there had…
A group of musicians from the SA Army Band Western Cape and a couple of pipers from the various bands played the beautiful “Highland Cathedral” on the Espresso Morning Show today. Captain Vernon Michels conducted the group, and was interviewed afterwards, together with “the sir with the long title”, WO2 Charles Canning, Pipe Major of…
On Tuesday night, we finally had our first run-through of the entire programme for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014. I’d been really curious to see how it would all come together, and from where the bands would be marching onto the arena, and exiting it after each performance. In the end, everything came together…
It was an action-packed afternoon and evening at the Castle of Good Hope, in preparation for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014. The wet and drizzly weather of yesterday continued for most of the morning, but the sun appeared around midday – just in time for the post-lunch rehearsals in the arena. We got a…
Today had been a dark, cold and wet day in the city. As I walked back to my car late at night, I could hear, somewhere, in the distance, the wail of a piper and the deep roll of bass drums echoing within the Castle walls, the sound seeming to linger long after they had…
Today was a baking hot summer’s day in Cape Town. At the Castle, there was hardly a breath of wind, and the heat was reflecting off the massive stone walls. The main arena felt like an oven under a cloudless blue sky. Luckily for me (I had forgotten to bring bottles of water), the kiosk…
I headed down to the Castle of Good Hope again this morning to see what had happened since yesterday.
The team from Gearhouse were hard at work in the arena, assembling the seating stands. The little green forklift was dashing hither and thither. 3 Electronic Workshop in Wonderboom had finished constructing the lighting towers, and were busy affixing all the lights to the tracks high above. Maintenance guys were painting the inside of the Kat archway. At the rear, a large marquee was being assembled. And the troops of the Cape Town Highlanders were drilling on the rear field behind the Castle.
Remember to go and get your tickets! Quick-quick!
The Castle of Good Hope was positively buzzing with activity today. The sense of excitement was palpable. Gearhouse (a well-known technical supplier to the live event industry) had arrived early in the morning, and off-loaded all the various components of the seating stands. A forklift and a hand-drawn cart were taking turns to ferry the…
It is almost time for one of the highlights of the Cape Town events calendar: the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014 at the Castle of Good Hope from Thursday 6 November to Saturday 8 November 2014!
Check out the fabulous new website for the Tattoo here: http://www.capetattoo.co.za/. There is a brilliant line-up of bands and performers, with some newcomers making their first appearance. Also, this year they’re really promoting the use of social media, so there is much activity on their new Facebook page. Remember to ‘Like’ it to keep updated with the latest developments.
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