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Edinburgh festival celebrates its 75th year — with more than 3,000 shows to choose from

The launch of the 75th Edinburgh International Festival
The launch of the 75th Edinburgh International Festival -  Copyright  Andrew Milligan/AP
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Thousands of performers from across the world are in Scotland for the world's largest arts gathering.

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Thousands of performers from across the world are in Scotland for the Edinburgh festival — the world's largest arts gathering.

The festival is perhaps most famous for its fringe events in which relatively unknown performers seek to break it into the big time — often staking high in search of their dream.

This year's 75th anniversary of the fringe will host more than 3000 shows from 58 countries.

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