Red Hot Chilli Pipers - the Back To Roots Tour

Red Hot Chilli Pipers bring the Back To Roots Tour to Waterfront Hall, Belfast, on 8 May 2026. Formed on the Scottish circuit in the early 2000s, the Glasgow band fuses Highland pipes with guitar, bass, keys and drums, shaping a bagrock sound where traditional airs, instrumental originals and reworked rock standards sit side by side. On stage, multiple pipers lead from the front while a tight rhythm section drives the set; arrangements move from unison marches and reels to riff-driven covers and more melodic pieces.

Back To Roots nods to the group’s pipe-band DNA and to the material that built their profile, spanning brisk medleys and lyrical themes heard across albums like Music for the Kilted Generation, Octane and Fresh Air. The live format often shifts between a compact core lineup and an expanded setup with brass and extra percussion, keeping the thread between Scottish tradition and a modern rock stage. A show anchored in pipes-led energy, arranged with the craft of a rock band that knows how to frame the tunes.