Glasgow is preparing to host the world’s biggest week of bagpipes this summer, with the return of Piping Live! from Monday 11th to Sunday 17th August, and The World Pipe Band Championships on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th August. Renowned as a UNESCO City of Music, the city is tuning up for the events that attract attendees and participants from across the globe.

The world’s biggest piping festival, Piping Live! – which is organised by The National Piping Centre and is now in its 22nd year – attracts over 30,000 attendees annually to Glasgow for an eclectic programme of entertaining events at venues across the city to celebrate the contemporary and traditional sounds of Scotland’s national instrument.

This year, organisers are proud to unveil a show-stopping reimagined outdoor ticketed space at their home on McPhater Street, complete with a Centre Stage, The Bothy (an acoustic tent) and other exciting new additions to the already hugely successful event that shines a global spotlight on Scotland.