The World Pipe Band Championships are coming back to Glasgow this summer.
Tickets for the exciting event, which attracts thousands of pipers and drummers from all over the world to compete for the ultimate prize in pipe band competitions, have now gone on sale.
Taking place on Glasgow Green close to the city centre, the championships will run on August 18 and 19 and are a much-anticipated highlight of Scotland’s summer events programme.
This will be the 75th anniversary of Glasgow hosting the renowned event for the first time in 1948, and the city has staged the Worlds ever since 1986.
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Last year’s Championships saw 40,000 spectators descend on Glasgow Green to watch and hear 146 bands from Scotland and as far afield as the USA, Canada, Austria and Australia battling to be crowned the winners. The title of 2022 world champions went to Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band, with Inveraray and District Pipe Band finishing runners-up.
The event takes place alongside Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival – which celebrates its 20th edition from 12 to 20 August 2023.
Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Chief Executive, Colin Mulhearn, encouraged people to book as early as possible to avoid the disappointment of missing out on a spot in the Grade 1 Seating Arena, he said: “The huge attendance last year’s spectacular event attracted, and numbers of the bands competing, is testimony to how much these iconic Championships mean to the international piping community and to fans of traditional Scottish music.
“I’ve no doubt that this year’s special 75th anniversary of the Worlds coming to Glasgow will be an unforgettable event. We’re expecting a tremendous turn-out, so I would urge everyone planning to attend not to delay in booking so they ensure they secure their tickets in advance.”
How to get tickets for the World Pipe Band Championships 2023
When: Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19
Where: Glasgow Green
How to get tickets: Tickets are available from: https://www.theworlds.co.uk.
