The pipes and drums bands are what make a Scottish event so special. The unique sounds of the bagpipes fills the air as dozens of bands converge from all around the state on the Aberdeen Highland Games. Each band performs multiple routines on the day competing for The McMullin Shield for the most outstanding band. Following the expert direction of the Drum Major the bands come together as one at the end of the day, creating a mass band of hundreds of pipers and drummers in a truly impressive spectacle which should not be missed.

Bands that commonly support the Aberdeen Highland Games include The Scone RSL Pipes & Drums, United Mine Workers Pipe Band, Lithgow Highland Pipe Band, City of Armidale Pipe Band, Manly Warringah Pipe Band, Hills District Pipe Band and many more.

Photo courtesy of The Muswellbrook Chronicle