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Every month, free cultural events in Scotland cause thousands of deaths, destroy property, generate pestilence, cause poverty, spread intolerance and drain the economy of billions of euro. Free event cowboys prevent legitimate cultural facilitators, such as Tayto et Tayto, from fully exploiting the cultural economy and Inspiring Capitalism.
This April 1st, Tayto et Tayto will be rendering scaffolding dangerous at key sites in the Scottish capital in support of the Scottish Government’s new licences for free cultural events. This fully licenced event will draw attention to the dangers of free events. Tayto et Tayto will facilitate interns to repeatedly climb and fall from Edinburgh City Council’s erections: grazing knees, dislocating joints, splitting chins and breaking bones in the good cause of a safer, and more exclusive, cultural capital. Incidents will occur throughout the city throughout the day. The pratfalls will be announced by a quick blast of the Happy Mondays ‘Brain Dead’: “why then do you do it again and again and again?”
The facilitators of this performance are generously supported by the Trump Foundation for the Arts, NATO and Strathclyde Regional Council.
Photography is not permitted.
Disclaimers:
Tayto et Tayto ‘You’re Rendering that Scaffolding Dangerous!!’ is open to residents of Scotland aged 16 and over but nobody over 38.
Falling from scaffolding is not open to employees of Tayto et Tayto, their family members or anyone else connected to the organisation.
Entry into the event is acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
To enter the event you must fill out the online entry form two months in advance. If you have any questions about this, please call us on (0)123 – 456 – 789
Only one entry per person. Entry pretending to be another person will not be accepted.
No responsibility is taken for pratfalls that are delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered for any technical or other reason.
Tayto et Tayto collects personal information when you enter our event. We will use this information to pretend to be you and may contact you to discuss possible conscription to the TA or Tesco Clubcard.
The event closes at 12 midnight on 02 April 2012. People falling off scaffolding after that date and time will not be considered part of the performance.
One intern will receive an iPad 2.
Tayto et Tatyo accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the event and not not specifically included in the event.
The event is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other events.
Tayto et Tayto retains the right to substitute the event with another event entirely in the event the event offered is not available.
Injured jumpers may be required for promotional activity.
No purchase necessary.
Tayto et Tayto accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of jumping off scaffolding or being hit by a jumper. Tayto et Tayto further disclaims liability for any injury or damage to you or any other person relating to or resulting from participation in the event even though it’s funded and licenced.
Tayto et Tayto reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this event with or without prior notice due to whatever reasons without limitation, even though it’s funded and licenced. The decision of Edinburgh City Council in all matters under its control is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
Tayto et Tayto shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where there is failure. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, dandruff, flood, nuclear weapons, hurricane, ghosts, strike, industrial dispute, rabies, war, slippy pavements, hostilities, indigestion, political unrest, running with scissors, riots, civil commotion, bad hair, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation by the Scottish Government or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure even though this event is funded and licenced and is headlining a big festival.
