Guards Club Knockout promoter, Jimmy Banks, has announced the draw and dates for the 2024/25 heats. Each matchup takes place on a Sunday, starting at 4pm, at the Scots Guards Club, Haymarket, in Edinburgh.
Round 1: Cameron May v Christopher McLeish – October 27th, 2024
Round 2: Sandy Cameron v Craig Muirhead – November 24th, 2024
Round 3: Callum Wynd v Bobby Allan – January 26th, 2025
Round 4: Brodie Watson-Massie v Jamie Elder – February 23rd, 2025
The pipers are required to perform a set lasting 30 minutes. The set needs to contain one March, Strathspey and Reel and the ground of a piobaireachd. An audience vote decides the winner of each heat – although the final will include judges.
The draw for the semi-finals will be held after after the completion of round four. The heats take place at the Scots Guards Club in Clifton Terrace, Haymarket (opposite the railway station) in Edinburgh. Entry is £6 and half-time pies are available.
The Knockout has been held for over a decade now and has become a feature of the piping scene in Scotland’s capital city.
The Scots Guards Club was formerly a military club but membership has for many years now been open to all.