Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge

Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge

Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

This Piping Live! staple event returns for 2025, with top notch sets from 5 fantastic solo pipers.

Date and time

2025-08-14 19:30:00

Venue

Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Tickets

Tickets: £20 Standard / £18 Over 65s & U16s + £1.50 booking fee per ticket

5 top solo pipers will each perform a 25 minute medley of their favourite tunes, to become the champion for 2025! MC John Wilson will host this year's pipers: Callum Beaumont, Connor Sinclair, Finlay Johnston, Angus J MacColl and the 2024 event winner Angus D MacColl.

This event usually sells out, so we would recommend getting your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

Thanks to event sponsors McCallum Bagpipes for their continued support of this competition.

The Artists


Finlay Johnston


Callum Beaumont


Angus D MacColl

The Venue


Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

A versatile space which will be made into a concert venue for some of our events. 


Accessibilty
Strathclyde Suite is most easily reached from the North Entrance on Killermont Street, which has a car pull in, hands-free door opening, and a lift from street level to main hall level.
From there a lift is available to take you to the Strathclyde Suite level
You can see full venue information at AccessAble here

Date and time

2025-08-14 19:30:00

Venue

Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Tickets

Tickets: £20 Standard / £18 Over 65s & U16s + £1.50 booking fee per ticket


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