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Buy Basel Tattoo Tickets: The World's Second Largest Open-Air Tattoo
Buy Basel Tattoo tickets for the world's second largest military music festival: Since 2006, the Basel Tattoo has transformed the courtyard of the Basel barracks into one of Europe's most impressive stages. The 2026 anniversary edition celebrated the festival's 20th anniversary from July 17 to 25, featuring around 1,000 participants from around the world, three British Guards, the Kilgore College Rangerettes from Texas, and the Top Secret Drum Corps, which presented its original composition “Evolution” for the anniversary. You can find tickets for upcoming editions at ticketbande.The Basel Tattoo originated from a Basel success story. The Top Secret Drum Corps, founded by Erik Julliard in 1991, made its debut at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2003 and remains the only civilian formation to have been invited six times to this globally largest tattoo. The festival itself launched in 2006 with five sold‑out shows and 38,000 spectators. Since then, according to official figures, over 1.1 million people have attended the live shows in the barracks courtyard, and another 4.8 million have watched broadcasts on television. The Top Secret Drum Corps, the heart of the festival, has performed twice at the birthday of the late Queen Elizabeth, played at the Eurovision Song Contest final before millions of viewers, and was hired for the film “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. No other act embodies the brilliance of this festival better.
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