Results from the European Pipe Band Championships 2025

The European Pipe Band Championship took place on Saturday, August 9 in Perth, which is traditionally the date of the Perth Highland Games. There were 135 performances which was and increase of 12 on the Scottish Championships on July 26, and this could partly be attributed to overseas bands already in Scotland for the Worlds next Saturday, August 16.

Inveraray and District won the MSR and Medley making them European Champions and giving them their first major win of the season. The major spoils have been shared so far in 2025 with Field Marshal winning the Scottish Championships and St Laurence O’Toole winning the UK Championships.

Grade 1 overall

1. Inveraray and District
2. Field Marshal Montgomery
3. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
4. Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
5. St Laurence O’Toole – EP
6. Police Scotland Fife
7. Scottish Power
8. Manawatu Scottish
9. St Thomas Alumni
10. Johnstone
11. Closkelt
    Drums Medley: St Laurence O’Toole
    Drums MSR: Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia

Grade 2

1. Ulster Scottish 
2. North Stratton
3. The Glasgow Skye Association
4. Uddingston
5. Royal Burgh of Annan
6. Los Angeles Scots
7. Vale of Atholl – EP
8. Manorcunningham
9. Buchan Peterson
10. Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band Association
11. City of Edinburgh – EP
12. Grampian Police Scotland
13. Oban
14. Coalburn I.O.R.
15. Bucksburn and District
    Drums: Uddingston

Grade 3A

1. TEXO Deeside Caledonia
2. Dunbar Royal British Legion
3. Methil and District – EP
4. City of Discovery
5. Uddingston Strathclyde
6. Burntisland and District (1245) – EP
7. Canterbury Caledonian Societys Pipe Band
8. City of London
9. Macanta
10. Mackenzie Caledonian
11. City of Newcastle
12. Johnstone
13. City of Inverness – EP
14. City of Stirling Pipe Band
15. Arbroath – EP
16. Livingston Caledonia
17. Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band
18. Buchan Peterson
19. Milngavie
    Drums: Canterbury Caledonian Societys Pipe Band

Grade 3B

1. Elgin and District – EP
2. Carnegie Mellon University Pipes and Drums 
3. Wallacestone and District
4. Scottish Borders
5. Prince Charles
6. Lower Clyde Pipes and Drums
7. Fraserburgh Royal British Legion
8. Rothesay and District
9. Tweedvale – EP
10. Kilbarchan
11. Camelon and District
12. Royal Army of Oman
13. Stockbridge
14. Mid Argyll
15. City of Manchester
    Drums: Carnegie Mellon University Pipes and Drums 

Grade 4A

1. Vale of Atholl
2. National Youth Pipe Band – Germany
3. Northwest Junior
4. Culter and District
5. Williamwood
6. Kirkcaldy and District
7. Govan Community
8. Strathendrick
9. East Ayrshire Caledonia Pipe Band
10. Denny and Dunipace Association
11. Sons of Holyland and District
12. R.A.F. Central Scotland Pipes and Drums – EP
13. Troon Blackrock
14. Stockbridge
15. Perth and District
    Drums: Vale of Atholl

Grade 4B

1. Barrhead and District
2. Dunoon Argyll – EP
3. City of Discovery
4. City of St. Andrews
5. Uddingston Strathclyde
6. Royal Air Force of Oman – EP
7. City of Brechin
8. Irvine and District
9. Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew
10. Paisley and District R.B.L
11. Arbroath
12. Durham Regional Police Pipes & Drums
    Drums: Royal Air Force of Oman

Juvenile

1. Dollar Academy
2. George Watson’s College
3. Preston Lodge High School
4. Renfrewshire Schools
   Drums: Dollar Academy

Novice Juvenile A

1. Lochgelly High School
2. George Watson’s College
3. High School of Dundee
4. Dollar Academy 
5. Brisbane Boys’ College Pipe Band – EP
6. West Lothian Schools
7. Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band
8. The Scots College Sydney
9. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
10. Oban High School
11. North Lanarkshire Schools
12. St John’s College Zimbabwe
    Drums: George Watson’s College

Novice Juvenile B

1. Scotch College No 2
2. The High School of Glasgow
3. Oban High School Pipe Band
4. Bucksburn and District Novice
5. The Scots College – Sydney
6. Lochgelly High School Junior – EP
7. Burntisland and District
8. Falkirk Schools
9. Uplanders Pipe Band
10. St John’s College Harare – EP
11. Stirling and District Schools Junior – EP
12. Tynecastle Youth Community Pipe Band
13. High School of Dundee
14. North Lanarkshire Schools
15. Hutchesons’ Grammar School
16. Dollar Academy
17. Scots College New Zealand
18. Renfrewshire Schools Development Pipe Band
19. West Lothian Schools
20. Falkirk Schools’
    Drums: Oban High School Pipe Band