World’s live-streaming: it’s on

The Grade 1 competitions on Friday, August 16th, will be broadcast without commentary, apart from that of Fergus Muirhead, who will announce bands as they enter the competition arena.

The Grade 1 events on Saturday will be live-streamed by BBC Scotland with the usual commentary.

Fourteen Grade 1 bands have entered for the 2024 World’s.

The order of play for both Medley and MSR events on Friday, beginning at 10:30 am GMT (5:30 am ET):

1. Closkelt (Northern Ireland)
2. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland)
3. Police Scotland & Federation (Scotland)
4. ScottishPower (Scotland)
5. Simon Fraser University (Canada)
6. St. Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)
7. Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
8. Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland)
9. City of Dunedin (USA)
10. 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada)
11. Inveraray & District (Scotland)
12. Johnstone (Scotland)
13. Police Scotland Fife (Scotland)
14. St. Thomas Alumni (USA)

Order of play for both events on Saturday, beginning at 10:30 am GMT (5:30 am ET):

1. St. Laurence O’Toole
2. Simon Fraser University
3. Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
4. Inveraray & District
5. Field Marshal Montgomery
6. Police Scotland Fife
7. Closkelt
8. ScottishPower
9. City of Dunedin
10. St. Thomas Alumni
11. Johnstone
12. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
13. 78th Fraser Highlanders
14. Police Scotland & Federation