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More audience friendly acts were added including music from military bands, re-enactments, Musical Rides by the Cavalry and Musical Drives by the Artillery. Crowds began to flock to performances at the Agricultural hall and during the early 1900’s the show outgrow its home and moved to the west London venue of Olympia . The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force also became involved. The show was renamed a number of times until it finally became the Royal Tournament. After the Second World War , the Tournament once again moved to a larger stage and opened its doors to the public at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre . With the exception of the war years, the Tournament was staged every summer from 1880 to 1999. On Monday 2 August 1999 , the Royal Tournament closed for the final time after the ruling Labour party decided it would be a good cost-cutting measure. Not surprisingly, the Edinburgh Tattoo remains open. Nevertheless the Royal Tournament entered the history books as the First, Oldest & Biggest Military Tattoo in the World. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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