{"id":316423,"date":"2025-11-14T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=316423"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:56:23","slug":"bagpipers-play-tribute-to-ac-dc-in-world-record-attempt-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=316423","title":{"rendered":"Bagpipers play tribute to AC\/DC in world record attempt in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hundreds of bagpipers have made history in Melbourne&#8217;s Fed Square, breaking the world record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A crowd of thousands gathered in the CBD to watch 374 bagpipers play along to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?tag=ac-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AC\/DC\">AC\/DC\u2019<\/a>s It\u2019s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll), shattering the world record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous record was held by 333 bagpipers, who gathered at Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YTDown.com_YouTube_Bagpipers-claim-world-record-with-AC-DC_Media_uabsX9wBhM0_002_720p.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Bagpipers claim world record with AC\/DC&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s a Long Way to the Top&#8217;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a few hours on Wednesday afternoon, Fed Square became a sea of tartan, as pipers from across the city came to contribute their pipes<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>to the world record attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new world record came nearly 50 years after the filming of AC\/DC&#8217;s iconic music video for It\u2019s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll), which took place nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music video, filmed along Swanston Street in Melbourne&#8217;s CBD, featured lead singer Bon Scott playing alongside bagpipers from the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AC\/DC - It&#039;s A Long Way To The Top [Official Music Video], Full HD (Remaster, Resync and Upscale)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-qkY2yj4_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the pipers in the AC\/DC video is Les Kenfield, who first joined the Rats of Tobruk in 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having played alongside one of Australia&#8217;s greatest ever rock bands, he admitted he had jitters before the big performance on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I always get nervous when I have to perform for the public, I can&#8217;t help it,&#8221; Mr Kenfield said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" id=\"106002642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8339be3a01d7dadeb44c258aa086fbbf.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8339be3a01d7dadeb44c258aa086fbbf.avif 862w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8339be3a01d7dadeb44c258aa086fbbf-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8339be3a01d7dadeb44c258aa086fbbf-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Les Kenfield is ready to play the bagpipes, 49 years after performing in AC\/DC&#8217;s iconic music video.&nbsp;(ABC News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He said he hoped the world record would serve as a jolt in the arm for the piping community and revive interest in the art form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Piping is really a dying art, young kids don&#8217;t really want to play, [whether] it&#8217;s too difficult or whatever reasons,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting old. 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