Edinburgh festivals: Was the city right to worry about ticket sales?
Edinburgh festivals: Was the city right to worry about ticket sales?
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It's hard to fathom the scale of Edinburgh's festivals unless you're in the thick of them. Or, as happened in 2020, there is nothing to see at all.
In 2020 there were only two shows to choose from at the Edinburgh Fringe, an art installation at St. John's Church as part of the Just festival, and a socially distanced live art event in Leith that marked South Korea's Independence Day .
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) was online, as was the book festival. The tattoo, art festival and jazz festival were all dropped.
Then in 2021 there was a partial return. About 10% of the normal volume of International Festival and Fringe events, all held outdoors, under plush marquees in the case of the EIF and multi-storey parking in the case of the fringe.
There was understandable concern about the risks associated with returning this year.
The latest headlines from ScotlandRead more stories from Edinburgh, Fife and the East of Scotland? What about audiences who have the exact same concerns?
It's hard to fathom the scale of Edinburgh's festivals unless you're in the thick of them. Or, as happened in 2020, there is nothing to see at all.
In 2020 there were only two shows to choose from at the Edinburgh Fringe, an art installation at St. John's Church as part of the Just festival, and a socially distanced live art event in Leith that marked South Korea's Independence Day .
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) was online, as was the book festival. The tattoo, art festival and jazz festival were all dropped.
Then in 2021 there was a partial return. About 10% of the normal volume of International Festival and Fringe events, all held outdoors, under plush marquees in the case of the EIF and multi-storey parking in the case of the fringe.
There was understandable concern about the risks associated with returning this year.
The latest headlines from ScotlandRead more stories from Edinburgh, Fife and the East of Scotland? What about audiences who have the exact same concerns?
Image source, PA Media
