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Our granddaughter was a participant with the Highland Dancers. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance from start to finish! We are from Alberta Canada so this was a much anticipated trip, and it did not disappoint. We enjoyed the Highland dancers, the military bands, and the voice musicals. The band on the bicycles was just great too! We hope to return to this event I need the future. Thank you Norfolk!!đ„łđ„ł
WOW! What a show! This was a FANTASTIC evening! We were there for the NATO parade, the pipe band competitions during the day, and the show that night! We will be going back to watch this, annually!
Best show yet. Myself and my wife really enjoyed the time.
We saw it in 2019 before COVID and was amazing. This year was ok. Maybe because of COVID they didnât have as many performers as years before. Still was a nice show
My wife and I have attended almost every Tattoo since they began. I got very concerned a few years ago that it was becoming a rock connect with the introduction of several rock numbers that had no place in a military tattoo. But this one was on target. Definitely one of the best ever. Patriotic, uplifting, honoring our military heroes! Thank you!
Very well orchestrated and choreographed! A wide variety of entertainment...dancers, drill teams, bands, countries. Loved it all!
This is one of our most anticipated events of the year, and the 2022 production did not disappoint. Everything was great!
Less International participation Specially the Asian Sector
Loved sharing this wonderful experience with our grandchildren! It met all our expectations!
Other than precision drill team competitions, this was the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Words fail me to diatribe it, but everyone should see it without a doubt. I would go every night if the budget would afford it!
This performance totally exceeded all my expectations. The friends I was with were unfamiliar with this type of performance and enjoyed the entire show. It was worth the drive from Illinois to attend.
We sat in section 122, first row. I though these seats would be awesome but they were just okay. They focus the show on the back of the arena, so thatâs were everyone faces and where the dancers perform. For the best seats, sit across from âthe stageâ and donât be afraid of higher seats. Lower to the ground means closer to the bagpipes and boy do they get loud! Otherwise this show was amazing and we really enjoyed the music. The show was about two hours and if you can, get to the pre-show, if offered. It was pretty cool as well.
Tremendous signing and music from members of the military, a canât miss show.
We had attended in the past and loved the tattoo. We heard some poor feedback about the 2019 tattoo as we weren't able to attend. The 2020 tattoo was canceled with the pandemic but they held the international tattoo once already in 2021 in June outside at Kornblau field (ODU) to allow socially distanced seating. My mother flew in from Missouri to attend as she wanted to support something she had enjoyed in the past during the economic recovery from the pandemic. It was a miserable hot day (rained out one of the other days) and there was almost no international presence. Some odd acts were brought in from Chicago and elsewhere and one precision performance but the whole thing was lackluster. Some local scouts paraded around with some flags of different countries and a couple of high school bands from other US states played. Nothing international about it at all. The price per ticket was still just as high and the food at the stadium was awful and overpriced as well. Shame on ODU for not giving back to the community and state that supports it during this time. Now I see on ticketmaster here tickets being sold for and event at the scope again in fall of 2021 but nothing online or in the paper about it. Don't fall for it. Seems suspect at the least, but we feel so shortchanged from the earlier one that the only was we will attend again is if they offer free 'we apologize for not being a real international tattoo in 2021' tickets.
Something for everyone. Proud to be an American and Virginian.
Absolutely wonderful! Been going for years & it never fails to produce a great show!
I used to attend VA International Tattoo every year. This was the first time I have been in several years. The last time I had gone the Bank was sponsoring it. This yearâs Tattoo did not measure up to the ones I had seen before in years past which were always very patriotic, inspiring, fast paced, entertaining and larger than life! I did not find that to be true this year. It was okay but not great, missing the mark on so many accounts. I had always enjoyed the bagpipers who were previously heavily featured, the military bands, the military precision teams, the varied groups from foreign countries who offered more in size, skills, and entertainment than this yearâs. Previously it seemed big and grand; not so this year. I enjoy the patriotic theme of a Tattoo, which does not include show music and rock and roll! The groups seemed smaller this year as did everything else. The city chorus was replaced by Granby High School chorus which did not have the same impact. Even band units and groups didnât fill the arena the way they used to. And the finale was not the Grand Finale of years past. It totally missed the mark for me this year. Disappointed for sure and not likely to return in the future. It is definitely not the larger than life patriotic spectacle it used to be.
Loved the first song and was worth the price of admission on it's own.The choice of some of the songs didn't fit the spirit of tattoo and were not what I want to hear at a tattoo. For example, Rockin Robin, Respect, Why Do Fools Fall In Love and maybe a couple more I've tried to forget.The performances were not bad but if this becomes a trend I feel Tattoo will have lost it's identity and my interest.
We arrived at 4:30 for a show that began at 7:30.....that's because we wanted to participate in the festivities outside of Scope.....some of the same countries that would perform in Tattoo were performing for the masses waiting to enter the arena.....music, drumline competition, marching units etc....they were polished and enthusiastic. Food vendors were few and the quality lacking.....cold hot dogs and buns......under-cooked sausage....The show was worth the wait.....our seats were at floor level......first row up from the rail....the music was perfect.....excellent selection .....it was amazing to watch some of the countries combine on different songs and dance......there were storylines pumped out over the big screen....never a dull moment....two consecutive hours the pipes, drums, instruments of all sorts.....very well done....we're planning to attend in 2020
Great performance. Loved the bagpipes. We will definitely return 2020. Excellence.
