PIPING LIVE!

Piping Live!, the world’s biggest week of piping, celebrates Scotland’s national instrument and it’s culture. There are concerts from the world’s top traditional musicians, performances by pipe bands from across the globe, family fun days and even come and try sessions.

With home-grown and international artists including Project SMOK, Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton Quartet, Catlin Magi and Jarlath Henderson, the festival will also feature daily performances by some of the best pipe bands from across the world, for free, in Glasgow’s main shopping thoroughfare, Buchanan Street. You can also enjoy hearing bagpipes from other countries such as

Estonia, France and Ireland which look and sound very different from the Great Highland Bagpipes. With young people at the heart of the festival, we have emerging talent groups performing through the week and our Pipe Idol U21 Competition is a prestigious international competition with young pipers from across the world competing. With late night sessions and more, there is something for everyone at Piping Live! 2023.

For more information and to book tickets: www.pipinglive.co.uk

DATES: 12th – 20th August 2023

LOCATION: Glasgow, various venues