Organisers of the Olympic Flame Evening Celebration at Edinburgh Castle are delighted to announce the release of 500 extra tickets. More than 8,000 tickets were snapped up in just six hours when they became available last month – now additional tickets for the two-and-a-half-hour concert on Wednesday 13 June will be available on a first come first served basis through Ticketmaster from 10am today.
Tickets can be collected from the Usher Hall Box Office between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesday 13 June.
The Evening Celebration begins at 5.45pm (doors from 4.45pm) and will feature a headline performance from top Scottish artist Emeli Sandé.
For anyone without a ticket to the Evening Celebration, the event will be screened live on the Big Screen in Festival Square, with seating provided. The Screen will show live coverage of the Torch Relay from lunchtime until the start of the Evening Celebration.
Deputy Lord Provost Deidre Brock said: “The Evening Celebration at Edinburgh Castle is going to be a once in a lifetime experience and we’re delighted to have these extra 500 tickets to release. The event will be a spectacular finale to the journey of the Olympic Flame through Scotland’s historic Capital. We’re expecting big crowds of people to turn out to welcome the Torch and cheer on the Torchbearers – it promises to be a great occasion and a wonderful opportunity to showcase Edinburgh to the watching world.”
The Evening Celebration event at Edinburgh Castle will see the arrival of the Olympic flame on stage along with music and entertainment from the Torch Relay’s presenting partners: Bank of Scotland, Coca Cola and Samsung. Emeli Sandé will be performing a short set during the Evening Celebration, while Kim Edgar and The Big Project, featuring young people from Edinburgh, will perform two 10-minute sets during the show. Towards the end of the event, the Olympic Flame will arrive at the Castle and the cauldron will be lit on stage.
The timings for the event are:
16:45 – Doors open
17:45 – Show starts
19:20 – Arrival of the Olympic flame
20:15 – Show ends
Please note that there will be no re-admission. Alcohol is not permitted, nor are open containers or bottles, although sealed plastic bottles of soft drinks are allowed. Bottled water will be available within the arena (provided free).
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