- Early Times - The Vikings Invade
Pipes & Drums from the Massed Pipes & Drums
Massed Brass from the Massed Bands
Men from 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
The Largest Bass Drum in the WorldFanfare
"Up Helly-Aa"
Garrity
- The Chief is Proclaimed
Fanfare
"Chieftain"
Garrity
Performers from the Scottish Community Drama Association
The opening has been composed by Major CRC Garrity LTCL psm
Director of Music The Blues & Royals and Tattoo Director of Music
- The Massed Pipes and Drums
Directed by Captain GNM Stoddart BEM RHF Director of Army Bagpipe Music
Senior Drum Major: P Robson BW Senior Pipe Major: G Webster SG- Queen Margaret - 1093
- »The Tattoo Choir (Kevock Choir)
- The Guard of His Majesty The King of Norway
A traditional display of music and drill by HM Kongens Garde and HM Kongens Garde Musikkorps
- »The Band of The Guard of His Majesty The King of Norway
- Mary Queen of Scots Massed Scottish Dancers
The Tattoo Company of Dancers accompanied by Massed Pipes & Drums and Fiddlers from the Lothian Schools Strathspey & Reel Society under the direction of Susan Hay and Avril Smillie together with Highland Dancers under the direction of Marjory Rowan
Musical Director: Yla Steven- »Tattoo Highland Dancers
- King James VI - 1566 The Lochiel Marching Team with the Wanganui Brass Massed Bands and Pipes and Drums of the Scottish Division
For the Final Parade in their current form under the direction of Captain D Thompson LRAM ARCM psm BW Director of Music Infantry North and Captain GNM Stoddart BEM RHF Director of Army School of Piping
The Regimental Band & Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Pipes and Drums 2nd Battalion Scots Guards and Aberdeen University OTC join the parade- »The Lochiel Champion Drill Team
- »Wanganui Brass Massed Bands
- »Pipes and Drums of the Scottish Division
- Finale - The Arrival of The Honours of Scotland
Fanfare
"Come by the Hills"
"The Honours of Scotland"
Garrity
- The State Entry of King George IV into Edinburgh - 1822
The Mounted Band of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) with the Scottish State Coach
- » The Mounted Band of the Blues and Royals
- »The Scottish State Coach
- The Royal Party Leaves:
Auld Lang Syne
The National Anthem
The Lone Piper: "The Mist Covered Mountain"
March Out
Scotland the Brave
We're No Awa' tae Bide Awa'
The Black Bear
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