8th – 14th August 2011
Tickets: Ticket prices vary from event to event
Location: Various locations around the city
Piping Live! is a week long piping event that makes Glasgow the centre of the world stage for piping brilliance. It’s exciting and challenging, traditional and contemporary and very much alive.
You’ll discover the experimental energy of today’s newest talent to the awesome accomplishment of established musicians from across the globe. There is something going on morning, noon and night: from workshops to masterclasses, and from ceilidhs to concerts and street performances. As part of Piping Live, the World Pipe Band Championships will also take place on the 15th of August in Glasgow Green.
This year’s festival line-up has not yet been announced, but last year saw reknowned pipers such as Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Willie McCallum, Alasdair Gillies and Jack Lee, bands including Ecletnica Pagus, Pipedown and the wonderful Capercaillie, alongside featured artists such as Neil Johnstone and Craig Ross.
The venues are as varied as the performers, ranging from open-air performances in Glasgow Green and George Square, to those in the Piping College and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
It’s fast, fun, moving, informative, entertaining, exhilarating – it’s Piping Live!
Tickets
Ticket prices vary according to event and venue. For information on specific events visit the Piping Live website. A number of money saving tickets are available for the 2011 festival:
- Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children under 16) – £40 per evening concert
- Season Ticket – a ticket to each of the 6 evening concerts – £75 per person (only available from TicketSoup.com)
- The Pipe Band Discount – buy 10 tickets for any evening event at once and get 20% off… Thats 10 tickets for the price of 8 – great credit crunchy value!
Tickets for evening concerts can be purchased over the phone from the piping hotline on 0141 353 8000. For tickets to events staged at the National Piping Centre, call 0141 353 0220. More information on how to get your tickets can be found on the Piping Live website.
I had a lovely time watching the pipe bands at the Glasgow Green with my family. keep up the good work.