Fringe exceeds expectations
FESTIVAL FRINGE IS ONE HOT TICKET
Better than expected ticket sales could make this the most visited Fringe ever.
The success so far of this year’s 63rd Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which runs until 31 August and includes 34,265 performances of 2,098 shows in 265 venues, has many believing that sales throughout the festival can take this year beyond the record 1.7 million tickets sold in 2007.
Steve Cardownie, Edinburgh City Council said: "Year on year people predict the Fringe has peaked, but this is the evidence that it's not the case. There is evidence that more people are staying in the UK for their holidays and there is no better place than Edinburgh in August, no other city can compete."
"All the indications in terms of ticket sales and numbers look very positive” said Neil MacKinnon, head of external affairs for the Fringe, “We are cautiously optimistic that this years Fringe will be one of the best."
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