Replay: World Pipe Band Championships 2025 – Grade 1 MSR & Medley (on Glasgow Life)

Watch every beat of the Grade 1 action from the legendary World Pipe Band Championships, streamed live and free from Glasgow Green. The world’s top 14 bands faced off across two high-stakes disciplines, the March, Strathspey & Reel (MSR) and the crowd-pleasing Medley, as they competed for the ultimate pipe band prize.

⏱️ Chapters (jump to what you want)

00:00:00 Introduction & Piping Live! features
00:30:10 Grade 1 MSR – performances begin
 00:30:10 Manawatu Scottish
 00:37:53 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
 00:48:17 ScottishPower
 00:56:58 Police Scotland Fife
 01:03:46 Closkelt
 01:13:43 Johnstone
 01:21:34 Inveraray & District
 01:30:37 St Thomas Alumni
 01:40:04 78th Fraser Highlanders
 01:47:35 St Laurence O’Toole
 01:56:33 Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
 02:05:42 Simon Fraser University
 02:14:47 Field Marshal Montgomery
 02:24:07 Ravara
02:25:49 Morning break – interviews & Piping Live! features
02:50:05 Grade 1 Medley – performances begin
 02:50:05 Manawatu Scottish
 03:01:01 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
 03:12:36 ScottishPower
 03:25:38 Police Scotland Fife
 03:36:40 Closkelt
 03:47:54 Johnstone
 04:00:08 Inveraray & District
 04:12:16 St Thomas Alumni
 04:22:30 78th Fraser Highlanders
 04:33:41 St Laurence O’Toole
 04:44:52 Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
 04:57:17 Simon Fraser University
 05:09:04 Field Marshal Montgomery
 05:19:46 Ravara
05:28:00 Post-show interviews, features & wrap

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ℹ️ About the event
• Established 1930, the pinnacle of pipe-band competition, run by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Glasgow Life.
• More than 207 bands across all grades entered for 2025, with five nations represented in Grade 1 alone.
• Part of a bumper August in Glasgow that also features the week-long Piping Live! festival (11-17 Aug).

🎥 How to watch
Enjoy the full programme archive at any time. This programme was simulcast on:
• Glasgow Life YouTube (host)
• TRADtv YouTube
• National Piping Centre YouTube

Watch out for early bird 2026 ticket announcements in the near future.

Live programme produced by Inner Ear for Glasgow Life.
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