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13th February 2018
03:57pm GMT

Described as 'the most famous bagpipe band on the planet' - and if that wasn't true before, it certainly is now - the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have been on the go for about 16 years, winning BBC talent show When Will I Be Famous? in 2007 for good measure.
The Pipers' Wikipedia entry literally begins with the warning "not to be confused with Red Hot Chili Peppers" so there's really no excuse.
"When I clicked on and got tickets in row Q and for 30 each I thought what a bargain, there must not be many tickets left and snatched them up straight away," said Robb.
"Also, I saw the date was Feb 10, so I could make it into a Valentine's Day weekend - kill two birds with one stone."
"We just had to laugh about it," he added. "What else was there to do! The only saving grace was that we had found out three days before and not while we were in the arena!"
The pair reportedly went to the gig anyway, and had a good evening.
It capped off a fine weekend for the Scottish cover artists, having enjoyed their maiden bow in Dublin, too.
https://twitter.com/chillipipers/status/963008149837025285
Apropos of nothing, here's a famous quote by Nick Cave:
"I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers."Explore more on these topics:

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