{"id":140161,"date":"2025-02-05T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T02:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140161"},"modified":"2025-02-05T21:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T02:57:00","slug":"the-red-hot-chilli-pipers-are-coming-to-the-state-theatre-mar-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140161","title":{"rendered":"The Red Hot Chilli Pipers Are Coming to the State Theatre, Mar 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether performing reimagined classics like\u00a0<em>Amazing Grace<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Hills of Argyll<\/em>\u00a0or rocked-up anthems such as Queen\u2019s\u00a0<em>We Will Rock You<\/em>\u00a0and AC\/DC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Thunderstruck<\/em>, the\u00a0<strong>Red Hot Chilli Pipers<\/strong>\u00a0deliver a live experience like no other.\u00a0 For the past two decades, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have taken the world by storm with their infectious blend of\u00a0groundbreaking fusion of traditional Scottish music with rock and pop anthems which they proudly call \u2018Bagrock.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And now you can see the Red Hot Chilli Pipers live at the <strong>State Theatre on March 6th &#8211; For tickets visit:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/statetheatre.org\/events\/red-hot-chilli-pipers-11\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/statetheatre.org\/events\/red-hot-chilli-pipers-11&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738876010953000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0KxbP50ikgdnBvLf2pAVUC\">https:\/\/statetheatre.org\/events\/red-hot-chilli-pipers-11<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and for more information about the band and their unique sound, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rhcp.scot\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/rhcp.scot\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738876010953000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0S7c2pjYTKTf0p0BsmnHLf\">https:\/\/rhcp.scot\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chillis\u2019 signature fusion of traditional Scottish bagpipes with rock and pop anthems have made them a viral sensation &#8211; their 2019 hit\u00a0<em>Leave a Light On<\/em>\u00a0with Tom Walker boasts over 12 million views on YouTube (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mfd1izwEd9E\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DMfd1izwEd9E&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738876010953000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EvjDIsq2T5h774W-QJ1kS\">watch\u00a0here<\/a>). Another standout performance is their electrifying rendition of\u00a0<em>Insomnia<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7uqoJ1_spiQ\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D7uqoJ1_spiQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738876010953000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35RC3s8KW1uH350FAKcTha\">watch\u00a0here<\/a>).\u00a0 And this new tour coincides with the Pipers latest CD release titled\u00a0<em>Back To The Roots<\/em>\u00a0which\u00a0celebrates 23 years as a group and looks back at the tracks that have inspired them over the years.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Back To The Roots<\/em>\u00a0is their 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0album and a nod to their original bagpipe roots with a rock element added in.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140162\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image004.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image004.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image004-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image004-300x350.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Hot Chilli Pipers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The nine-piece ensemble\u2014featuring world-class pipers, guitarists, drummers, and keyboardists\u2014has a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as impressive as their sound. With roots in Scotland and a talent pool that includes musicians with world championship titles and degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, the Chillis redefine live music.<\/p>\n<p>Since forming in 2002, the Chillis have achieved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A viral YouTube hit with their cover of Avicii\u2019s\u00a0<em>Wake Me Up<\/em>\u00a0(2.5+ million views)<\/li>\n<li>Triple platinum success for their album\u00a0<em>Blast Live<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cBest Live Act in Scotland\u201d honors\u2014twice<\/li>\n<li>Sold-out tours across the USA, UK, Australia, China, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether performing reimagined classics like\u00a0<em>Amazing Grace<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Hills of Argyll<\/em>\u00a0or rocked-up anthems such as Queen\u2019s\u00a0<em>We Will Rock You<\/em>\u00a0and AC\/DC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Thunderstruck<\/em>, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers deliver a live experience like no other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether performing reimagined classics like\u00a0Amazing Grace\u00a0and\u00a0The Hills of Argyll\u00a0or rocked-up anthems such as Queen\u2019s\u00a0We Will Rock You\u00a0and AC\/DC\u2019s\u00a0Thunderstruck, the\u00a0Red Hot Chilli Pipers\u00a0deliver a live experience like no other.\u00a0 For the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140161\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Red Hot Chilli Pipers Are Coming to the State Theatre, Mar 6<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5718,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easton","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Red-Hot-Chilli-Pipers.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/140163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}