0:00:19 > 0:00:27Welcome to the SSE Arena and the Belfast Tattoo 2016.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49BAGPIPE MUSIC
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Wasn't that a magnificent ensemble?
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Ladies and gentlemen, will you welcome the band, bugles,
0:04:44 > 0:04:49pipes and drums of the Royal Irish Regiment!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51APPLAUSE
0:04:56 > 0:05:01MUSIC: Run by Snow Patrol
0:07:37 > 0:07:42MUSIC: The Last Of The Mohicans by Trevor Jones
0:13:24 > 0:13:27They were just magnificent, absolutely wonderful -
0:13:27 > 0:13:30the Royal Irish Regiment.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34And we've lots of other wonderful music for you to hear this evening.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Next though, welcome the Belfast Tattoo 2016
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Highland Dance Team.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56MUSIC: Scotland The Brave
0:15:36 > 0:15:40That was just a perfect display from our hugely talented
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and award-winning Highland dancers.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Now, next this evening,
0:15:48 > 0:15:53musicians from across two battalions of guards,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56all infantrymen with operational experience,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00who also play a key role in ceremonial duties
0:16:00 > 0:16:02such as Trooping the Colour
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Ladies and gentlemen...
0:16:24 > 0:16:28MUSIC: No Man's Land by Eric Bogle
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Quick march!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57PIPE BAND MUSIC
0:19:14 > 0:19:18APPLAUSE
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Quick march!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Just brilliant.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Now, when we first began the Tattoo back in 2013,
0:22:14 > 0:22:19it was a daunting challenge for our performers to take on.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21But take it on they did,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25which is why we are delighted to welcome back to this year's line-up,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28from County Antrim...
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Quick march.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46MUSIC: Colonel Bogey March by FJ Ricketts
0:25:54 > 0:25:58The Dunloy and Vow Accordion Bands. Wonderful.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Our next performers are back by popular demand
0:26:02 > 0:26:08after they entertained audiences in 2014 with their skill and precision.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Welcome...
0:26:21 > 0:26:25BAGPIPE MUSIC
0:28:35 > 0:28:38That was wonderful, they just didn't put a foot wrong.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41A magnificent display.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46Now, from the Netherlands, dressed in the uniforms
0:28:46 > 0:28:50of the 1888 Engineer Corps, will you welcome...
0:29:03 > 0:29:07MARCHING BAND MUSIC
0:30:06 > 0:30:11MUSIC: Colonel Bogey March by FJ Ricketts
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Spectacular music and marching from the Dutch Engineers.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Our next band have played for presidents of Ireland
0:32:13 > 0:32:14and the United States,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18as well as three of the kings and queens of our royal family.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Will you welcome...
0:32:31 > 0:32:36MUSIC: It's A Long Way To Tipperary by Jack Judge and Harry Williams
0:35:48 > 0:35:53In this centenary year, we turn our thoughts to the men and boys
0:35:53 > 0:35:59who faced the enemy over the 141 days of the Somme Offensive.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06We remember their courage, their endurance, their heroism,
0:36:06 > 0:36:11and we especially remember the many who made the ultimate sacrifice.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15WHISTLE BLOWS
0:36:15 > 0:36:19MACHINE GUN FIRE AND BOMBS
0:36:21 > 0:36:24In Flanders fields the poppies blow
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Between the crosses, row on row,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28That mark our place, and in the sky
0:36:28 > 0:36:30The larks, still bravely singing, fly
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Scarce heard amid the guns below.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35We are the dead; short days ago
0:36:35 > 0:36:39We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Loved and were loved,
0:36:41 > 0:36:42and now we lie
0:36:42 > 0:36:44In Flanders fields.
0:36:57 > 0:37:06# No more bleeding, no more fight
0:37:06 > 0:37:14# No prayers pleading through the night
0:37:14 > 0:37:23# Just divine embrace, eternal light
0:37:23 > 0:37:31# In the Mansions of the Lord. #
0:37:45 > 0:37:52# Lay me down in the cold cold ground
0:37:52 > 0:38:00# Where before many more have gone
0:38:00 > 0:38:08# Once a year, say a prayer for me
0:38:08 > 0:38:14# Close your eyes and remember me. #
0:38:41 > 0:38:50# Where no mothers cry and no children weep
0:38:50 > 0:39:00# We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
0:39:00 > 0:39:10# All through the ages safely keep
0:39:10 > 0:39:19# The Mansions of the Lord. #
0:39:22 > 0:39:24APPLAUSE
0:39:31 > 0:39:34For the first time in Northern Ireland...
0:39:39 > 0:39:43AIR-RAID SIREN
0:40:04 > 0:40:09MUSIC: Colonel Bogey March by FJ Ricketts
0:40:39 > 0:40:43MUSIC: The Wild Rover
0:42:06 > 0:42:08The Band of Liberation.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11They tour all across Europe and we were delighted
0:42:11 > 0:42:13to hear them here this evening.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Now, next this evening,
0:42:15 > 0:42:20they wowed TV audiences on Britain's Got Talent.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Since then they have been touring locally, across Europe
0:42:24 > 0:42:25and into the Middle East.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
0:42:35 > 0:42:40TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC
0:45:13 > 0:45:17Fabulous. 47 dancers - you know, the youngest was just eight,
0:45:17 > 0:45:19and they're absolutely brilliant.
0:45:19 > 0:45:24Now, the Pride of Ballinran Flute Band begin
0:45:24 > 0:45:27by taking us all to the movies.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35MUSIC: 20th Century Fox Fanfare by Alfred Newman
0:45:50 > 0:45:55MUSIC: Star Wars by John Williams
0:46:28 > 0:46:32MUSIC: Titanic by James Horner
0:48:29 > 0:48:35And finally this evening, led by the Royal Irish Regiment,
0:48:35 > 0:48:39let's begin the Belfast Tattoo 2016
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Grand Finale.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51MARCHING BAND MUSIC
0:51:57 > 0:52:01MUSIC: Highland Cathedral by Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb
0:55:35 > 0:55:38And, in a special appearance this evening,
0:55:38 > 0:55:41we welcome the Chelsea Pensioners.
0:57:27 > 0:57:33And with a final rendition from our magnificent performers,
0:57:33 > 0:57:38we wish you a safe journey homewards and say,
0:57:38 > 0:57:43haste ye back for the Belfast Tattoo 2017.