Virgin Money to Sponsor Festival Fireworks For 2 More Years

Submitted by edg on Tue, 12 Mar '13 9.28am

Virgin Money will continue as headline sponsor of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Concert performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, for the next two years.

‘We are delighted after two years of supporting our stunning fireworks finale that Virgin Money has decided to continue its sponsorship," said Jonathan Mills, Edinburgh International Festival Director. Virgin Money, which has 4 million customers, has its corporate headquarters in St Andrew Square.

This year's festival fireworks concert takes place at 9pm on Sunday 1 September. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday 23 March.

The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert will see over 100,000 fireworks set to live music against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.

An audience of around 250,000 are expected to watch the finale to the summer festivals from vantage points around the city.

The concert is also broadcast live on Radio Forth One and Two, allowing people across the city to enjoy the sound of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with their view of the fireworks.

Organisers have confirmed that for the second year a limited number of Priority Entry Tickets will be available and, for an extra £5, some can gain access to the Princes Street Gardens a full half hour before the gates open.

  • Princes Street Gardens tickets are £12.50 and £17.50 with Priority Entry.
  • Ross Theatre (seated) tickets are £27.50 standard entry.
  • Tickets are limited to 10 per booking.
  • Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday 23 March.

A limited final allocation of Garden tickets will be released for sale the day before the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert. These can only be purchased in person from The Hub, Edinburgh, from 10.00am on Saturday 31 August.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is internationally recognised as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. The Orchestra will perform in its home city of Edinburgh no less than 28 times in the forthcoming 40th Anniversary season. The programme for the 2013/14 Season is announced on Thursday 14 March.

Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Concert