Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Red Hot Chilli Pipers bring their bagrock to Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, on 30 December 2026. Formed in Glasgow in the early 2000s, the band blends rock, pop and Scottish traditional music around a frontline of Highland bagpipes backed by guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. On stage, they thread marches and reels into tight riffs, shift from driving instrumental sets to more melodic passages, and recast well-known rock themes for pipes without losing the pulse of the originals.

Their discography, from Music for the Kilted Generation to Octane and Fresh Air, maps out that balance between standards, original themes and contemporary writing, and the show draws freely from it. The lineup revolves around seasoned pipers and a rock rhythm section, sometimes expanded with brass and additional percussion for a fuller ensemble sound. The result is a set that sits between the precision of pipe band craft and the direct, amplified energy of a rock gig, with arrangements built for the stage and a flow that moves from anthemic tunes to more lyrical moments.