Edinburgh International Festival 8th-31st August 2008

People enjoying the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert on Princes Street on Sunday 31 August can win tickets for next year's concert thanks to a brand new competition.

 

During the spectacular finale to the Edinburgh International Festival, spectators with Bluetooth facility activated on their mobile phones will have the chance to win gardens tickets for 2009 as a team of 30 Bluetooth operators scattered along Princes Street throughout the concert beam Bluetooth messages into the crowd.

 

The Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert features a fantastic evening of central European folk dance music performed live by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nicolae Moldoveanu. From 9.00pm for an unforgettable 45 minutes a breathtaking choreographed firework display, designed by international fireworks artists' Wilf Scott and Keith Webb from Pyrovision, will see over 100,000 fireworks soaring into the night sky against the backdrop of Edinburgh's historic castle.

 

Spectators on Princes Street with Bluetooth facility on their mobile phones turned on and who accept a message from 'Bank of Scotland' will be in with a chance of winning one of 25 pairs of tickets to next year's Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert.

 

The ticket competition is an instant win or lose voucher. Winning messages contain instructions on how to claim the prize. If you don't win, your message will contain a free download of exclusive Fireworks photography.

 

In addition to the exciting competition, all Bluetooth users accepting a message can download the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert programme to help them follow the music as it is performed.

 

Spectators on Princes Street, which is closed to traffic for the evening, can also enjoy the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's performance from the Ross Bandstand through an enhanced system of speakers placed along Princes Street.

 

For more details about the competition and the concert visit www.eif.co.uk/bankofscotlandfireworksconcert