They provided the pipers for the big concert. There’s a great report on their website, written by “Piper and resident Rock Star Louise Rowland”, about the Bon Scott unveiling, from the perspective of the pipers! It’s pretty cool. I’ll quote the whole thing here for you:

Sunday 24th February, Pipers: Maureen, Steven, Robyn, Laura, Louise, Ian and Mel as cameraperson

Claremont Showgrounds.
We all arrived around 8ish, to play at 9.30pm. While the pipers were tuning, Mel went down to the concert area to find a good filming spot.

Our “on stage” instructions were to walk on between the red carpet and drum kits, play Scotland the Brave, then go off stage, don’t play Long way to the top, and don’t step on the red carpet. Maureen did a fantastic solo of Amazing Grace up in the stands to draw the crowds attention away from the stage while the “Bon statue” was wheeled out from his hiding spot. The camera men must have been having difficulty with the zoom, as Maureen’s nose suddenly filled the whole screen, then they panned back to include all of her…quite scary really!! When Maureen finished playing, the pipers marched on stage playing Scotland the Brave. The roar of the crowd was sooo loud, that the skirl of the pipes was drowned out.

Bon was pushed out from between the drum kits with Doug Thorncroft draped over his shoulders, finally revealing his face to the mass of ACDC fans. Fire works went off at the front of the stage, sizzling the nose and eyebrow hairs of those that were closest (and possibly a wig hair or two on some of the old rockers). The Party Boys launched into “Its a Long Way to the Top”, and there was absolutely no way the pipers were leaving that stage. We didn’t have any microphones for the pipes (which normally isn’t a problem), so I walked across the red carpet ….yes, I stepped on the red carpet!!..to a mic with the lead guitarist and played the pipe break with him.

At the conclusion, we marched off to Scotland the Brave again. Robyn was so star struck that she had to be dragged off !! Steve seemed quite interested in a young lady in the crowd that had mysteriously misplaced her shirt. Luckily she was right against the fence at the front, so the offending articles were able to hang over the fence and she was able to maintain her balance.

Meanwhile, Mel had braved the mosh pit to get that all exclusive video footage. She was punched, slapped, pushed to the ground, her kilt lifted, her sgian dubh stolen, and mobile phones shoved up under her kilt. So unfortunately the film includes greasy heads, sweaty bodies, and a close up of the grass. Thanks for trying though Mel. And as to the where abouts of her knife, we all reckon some guy woke up the next morning with it in his chest.

Our last gig for the night was a quick snake through the VIP tent area, with Mel drumming, and dodging people who were determined to see exactly what was worn under the kilt. And it seems we have a true Scotsman in the band!

We were congratulated by everybody…..singers, fans, and even the producers, with most saying that the bagpipes made the concert.
All in all, absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

Louise

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