Aberdeen attracts some big named groups and musical events such as Texas, KT Tunstall, Status Quo, The Proclaimers, Oasis, Lord of the Dance, Franz Ferdinand, Disney on Ice, Operas, Ballets, Musicals, Fiddlers, Jerry Springer The Opera and much more at venues such as The Lemon Tree, The Music Hall, His Majesty's Theatre and The Aberdeen Exhibition Conference Centre and Press and Journal Arena.

During the summer parks such as The Duthie Park and the gardens of castles such as Crathes Castle in Banchory, Aberdeenshire hold live open air concerts and gigs to audiences as much as 5000 people.

Every other year local station Northsound Radio holds a free open air concert with top acts like Sandi Thom, The Sugababes and Girls Aloud in Aberdeen City areas like the Quay, Duthie Park and Hazlehead Park.

Click the links below to go to read about each concert venue and music event throughout Aberdeenshire:


Wizard Festival	Hazlehead Park Concert
Live On The Lawn	Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Jazz Festival	Open Air Concerts Banchory
Scottish CDs	Touch of Tartan Ball
His Majestys Theatre	Music Hall
Duthie Park Ballet and Opera Concerts	Status Quo
Feugh Fest	Castlegate Hogmanay Concert
Box Office	Rootin About
Disney on Ice	Doric Festival
Free At The Dee	Events Listing
Festival4stars	Exhibition Centre (AECC)
Flower Of Scotland Words	Gang Show
Radio 2 Roadshows	Nightclubs
Deveron Music Festival	Balmoral Castle Concert Queen'\s 80th Concert
Madama Butterfly	Scrooge The Musical
Cowdray Hall Aberdeen	Little Britain Live
Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen

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Fired Up

The Aberdeen music event FIRED UP will feature Bucksburn and District Pipe Band and Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band in an end of season concert on the 9th October 2010 at the Aberdeen Music Hall.

This Aberdeen concert, which is one of the largest undertakings Bucksburn and District Pipe Band has ever undertaken, will go down in the North East of Scotland’s Pipe Band History as one of the greatest events to take place there for over 20 years. Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band are delighted to have been asked to play at such an event and will take with them a 40 strong Band to entertain the audience in Aberdeen. This Aberdeen concert event hopes to attract a sell-out crowd with Boghall and Bathgate being the main attraction with performances from Bucksburn’s youth and senior Bands where the experience and talents of Pipe Major Robert Stewart and Leading Drummer Scott Niven will command from the front.

Gus McAskill, Bucksburn Band President, says

It’s great to have such an event like this here in Aberdeen. To secure a top class Grade one Band of the calibre of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia is wonderful, not only for Bucksburn Pipe Band, but for the whole of the North East. Boghall and Bathgate are a fantastic Band with very talented players and are guided by 2 of the best in the business, Pipe Major Ross Walker and Leading Drummer Gordon Brown.

There is a huge buzz in the Bucksburn Band and the North East of Scotland about this. It is a venture, now started, that must continue and it is one that will, in turn, help strengthen the standards of the North East Pipe Bands. The whole idea of the concert is to heighten the interest and excitement within the North East Pipe Band world and to hopefully encourage youngsters to take up piping or drumming. If one youngster looks and likes what is on offer and, not only dreams about being a piper or drummer, but achieves Grade One standard or becomes a top solo player, then we have achieved our goal.

Malcolm Swan, President of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia adds

We are delighted and honoured to be invited to what promises to be a cracking night of piping and drumming in the Aberdeen Music Hall. This celebration of everything that is good about the presentation of pipe band music across the generations and grades is something that is close to our hearts here at Boghall. We are looking forward very much to this venture with Bucksburn and both organisations promise to lay on an evening of immense entertainment and enjoyment for the performers and audience alike.

For further information and to book tickets please contact www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tickets@bucksburnpipeband.com or phone Aberdeen Box Office on 01224 632400 or Bucksburn Pipe Band on 01224 312979.

Ceilidh Aberdeenshire

Below are details of each Ceilidh Aberdeenshire:

Monday 19th July 2010 - CAIRNGORMS CÈILIDH TRAIL - CONCERT AND FAMILY CEILIDH. Cèilidhean air chuairt sa Mhonadh Ruadh. Traditional Music, Song and Dance in and around the Cairngorms National Park, presented by some of Scotland’s best young performers. Cèol traidiseanta air a cluich leis an òigridh as fhèarr bho feisean air feadh na Gàidhealtachd. Na caill iad! Doors Open at 7.30pm. Tickets £5.00 & £3.00 (conc). Family Ticket £15.00 (2 + 4). Licensed bar & soft refreshments available. For more information 019756 51779 or visit
www.feisspe.org.uk/index.asp?pageid=238651

Friday 6th August 2010 - ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL – EXTENDED FESTIVAL at Lonach Hall at Strathdon with performances from BIFOLK and Andrew Kagumba on Friday 6th August as part of the AIYF 2010 Extended Festival. BIFOLK come from Gomel, one of our twin cities. Andrew Kagumba will be playing traditional African Music. Start time: 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 (4 can be purchased for £16). Available from Simon Crouch on 01975 651779 or visit
www.aiyf-listings.org.uk/listing.php?listing_id=248

BIFOLK is a modern, slavic-celtic, folk-rock band. Their musical style is a result of the musicians’ creative synthesis of different European musical traditions. They perform many loose renditions of Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian folk songs, along with some even looser variations on medieval European music compositions and classic rock songs.

The Belarusian band formed in 2001 by musicians Ignat Gerdecki (flute, vistle, Belarusian bag-pipe and vocals) & Artsiom Fred Kuzmichiov (guitar). The music of BIFOLK, in spite of being a combination of various genres, is well crafted and artistically unique. Their songs are full of imagery and have emotionally charged melodic patterns making poetic lyrics, understandable to people from all walks of life. BIFOLK's repertoire is still growing and expanding not only due to new songs being written by the band members, but also by giving traditional folk songs a new interpretation.

At Lonach Hall, Strathdon there will be a Fundraising Ceilidh with Clachan Yell on 19 June 2010 from 7:30pm until midnight. The cost of tickets for this Ceilidh Aberdeenshire are £15 or £10 for concessions. The Lonach Hall ceilidh is organized to raise funds for Help for Heroes, Horseback UK and Huntly Rugby Club. It is being held to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Mathieson. Everyone is welcome and a meal of mince and tatties is included in price of this Aberdeenshire ceilidh. Real ale will be available on the night. For more information visit: www.mungodor.co.uk/clachan.htm

2 May 2009 at 7pm - Brass Band Concert - Bon-Accord Silver Band will be featuring in a fundraising concert in aid of band funds. To be held in the superb acoustics of St Machar Cathedral, The Chanonry, Aberdeen. Conductor: Tim Tricker (A Band) and Richard Kidd (B Band). For more information visit www.bonaccordband.org.uk Tickets available via band website or at the door.

Band and Pipes & Drums of the Scots Guards

Band Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards

Band Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards

27 April - The Band and Pipes & Drums of the Scots Guards are giving a one night concert at the Music Hall. Book a ticket to a concert, event or a performance at the Box Office.

Ythan Fiddlers Annual Fiddlers Rally

29 November 2008 - The Ythan Fiddlers Annual Fiddlers Rally at the Old Academy Hall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire at 7.30pm. The conductor will be Graeme Reid with guest artist the Internationally acclaimed Fiddler Karen Steven. Proceeds will all go to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Brain Trauma ward. Tickets from ythanfiddlers website or from Patersons Shoe shop in Ellon. For more information visit www.ythanfiddlers.org and http://www.brainhelp.co.uk/KarenSteven.htm
Ythan Fiddlers

US Minister Musicians

Friday 12 September 2008 - Larry Ford, Lorne Matthews and Alan Parks are three ministers and musicians from the US. They will be in concert at Queen's Cross Church, Albyn Place at 7:30 pm.

Larry Ford is a Grammy award winning tenor best known as a featured soloist on the Bill and Gloria Gaither Homecoming videos. Mr Ford has sung in 49 states in the United States and over 30 countries abroad. A pastor in the US described Mr Ford as gospel music's ambassador to the world. He is regarded as having one of the most powerful voices in Christian music.

Lorne Matthews is a classically trained pianist who was educated at the Toronto Conservatory of Music and at London Bible College, London, Ontario. In 2003 Mr. Matthews received the "Living Legend Award" for over 45 years in Gospel music. While presenting a concert in Nigeria in 2006 Mr Matthews played for over 8 million people at that one concert.

Alan Parks began singing publicly over 40 years ago. He has recorded 16 albums of Christian music which have been sold in 178 countries around the world. He has travelled to 58 countries. Both a singer and songwriter, Mr. Parks is the writer of the song, My Redeemer, which as earned numerous international awards. For information, please call +44 1224 644742.