With one month to go before the action starts at Piping Live 2024, it is time to get your tickets for the events which sell out every year. The Pipe Idol Grand final is always a hot ticket event, and the 16 competitors who will compete in the four heats have been announced.
In Heat One on Monday, August 12, these four pipers will compete for a place in Thursday’s Grand Final: Nicholas Shelburn, Australia; Liam Forrest, Canada; Alex Pavlovic, USA; and MacKenzie Fraser, Scotland.
In Heat Two on Tuesday, August 13, the competitors will be: Andrew Pattison, Scotland; Lewis Maxwell, Scotland; Eala McElhinney, Scotland; and Thomas Fallon, Scotland.
In Heat Three on Wednesday, August 14, the competitors will be: Camron MacPhail, Scotland; Grace Kelman, Scotland; Jamie Brownlie, Scotland; and Reece Doherty, Northern Ireland.
In Heat Four on Thursday, August 15, the competitors will be: Leland Reid, USA; Catriona Norman, Scotland; Bobby Allen, Scotland; and Darran Forrest, Canada.
All Pipe Idol heats take place in the Piping Live! Street Cafe starting at 3pm, with free entry – but arrive early if you want a seat! The Grand Final takes place on Thursday, August 15, in the NPC auditorium with a 5pm start.
Click here to purchase tickets to the Piping Live Grand Final
Pipe Idol is sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes – and your chance to hear Fred Morrison’s lunchtime recital has gone, as it has already sold out. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the audience for the International Quartet Competition and PM Alasdair Gillies Recital Challenge – there is now limited availability for both concerts – with tickets available through the concert hall weblinks above.
Previous winners of Pipe Idol can be found in the link below.