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EDINBURGH PREPARES FOR BANK OF SCOTLAND FIREWORKS CONCERT

This week the Edinburgh International Festival is building up to its annual spectacular finale, on Sunday 31 August at 9.00pm the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert is performed live by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Pyrovision.

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BLUETOOTH IT TO WIN TICKETS TO THE BANK OF SCOTLAND FIREWoRKS CONCERT

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.

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Last tickets go on sale

The final allocation of tickets for the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert go on sale on Sunday 24 August at 10.00am, only from the counter of Hub Tickets, The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh.

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The unmissable festival finale

The annual spectacular finale to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert takes place in Princes Street Gardens on Sunday 31 August at 9.00pm. The event promises to be a fantastic evening of central European folk dance music performed live by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a breathtaking choreographed firework display against the backdrop of Edinburgh's historic castle.

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