LIVE: World Pipe Band Championships 2025 – Grade 1 MSR & Medley | Glasgow Green | 15 Aug (on NPC)

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The National Piping Centre is delighted to host a simulcast of Glasgow Life's stream of the World Pipe Band Championships.

Watch every beat of the Grade 1 action from the legendary World Pipe Band Championships, streamed live and free from Glasgow Green. The world’s top 14 bands face off across two high-stakes disciplines – March, Strathspey & Reel (MSR) and the crowd-pleasing Medley – as they compete for the ultimate pipe band prize.

📅 Friday 15 August 2025 (BST)

• 09:00 Pre-show highlights – features from this week’s Piping Live! festival, behind-the-scenes rehearsals and exclusive clips
• 09:30 Grade 1 MSR – live performances in draw order (see lineup below)
• 11:30 Interval – on-site vox pops, features and festival flavour
• 11:50 Grade 1 Medley – all 14 bands return to the arena
• 14:20 Post-contest interviews, exclusive features and crowd reaction
• 15:00 Stream ends – highlights available on demand after processing

🥁 Grade 1 Running Order (MSR & Medley)
1. Manawatu Scottish (New Zealand)
2. Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland)
3. ScottishPower (Scotland)
4. Police Scotland Fife (Scotland)
5. Closkelt (Northern Ireland)
6. Johnstone (Scotland)
7. Inveraray & District (Scotland)
8. St. Thomas Alumni (USA)
9. 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada)
10. St. Laurence O’Toole (Republic of Ireland)
11. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland)
12. Simon Fraser University (Canada)
13. Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
14. Ravara (Northern Ireland)

💖 Help keep The Worlds free to watch
You’re experiencing history in the making. If you love the sound of 8,000 pipes and drums ringing round Glasgow Green each August, please consider a donation. Every contribution supports future competitions, young musicians and the city that welcomes the world.
Donate securely at https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-culture/world-pipe-band-championships

ℹ️ About the event
• Established 1930, the pinnacle of pipe-band competition, run by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Glasgow Life.
• More than 207 bands across all grades entered for 2025, with five nations represented in Grade 1 alone.
• Part of a bumper August in Glasgow that also features the week-long Piping Live! festival (11-17 Aug).

🎥 How to watch
This programme is simulcast on:
• Glasgow Life YouTube (host)
• TRADtv YouTube
• National Piping Centre YouTube

Catch-up will be available on all channels shortly after the live broadcast, subject to rights clearance.

Live programme produced by Inner Ear for Glasgow Life.
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