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Fraser Lewry

World's largest bagpipe ensemble pays tribute to Bon Scott in Australia as AC/DC break out a classic for the first time in decades

Bagpipers seen performing during a record-breaking attempt at Federation Square in Melbourne Bagpipers gather at Federation Square in Melbourne to take part in a record-breaking attempt for the world's largest bagpipe ensemble. .

As AC/DC began the Australian leg of their Power Up tour in Melbourne, the world's largest group of bagpipers gathered in the city's Federation Square to pay tribute.

The bagpipers – all 374 of them – came together to play the AC/DC classic It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll), and in doing so became the the largest bagpipe ensemble, a record previously held by the team of 333 pipers who performed at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2012.

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