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City of Discovery

Grade 4B · 2025 season
Contests
5 in 2025
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
3 of 5
Season form
11535

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 4A5 contests2nd best— majors won6th15th
2025Grade 4B5 contests1st best— majors won5th10th
2024Grade 4B6 contests1st best— majors won5th5th
2023Grade 4B4 contests1st best— majors won10th9th
2022Grade 4B4 contests4th best— majors won8th3rd

2025 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

16 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 5th of 12
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
8
EnsembleE
9
TotalTot
22
Full result — 12 bands
1 Carrigaline 5 pts
2 Letterkenny & District 15 pts
3 Queen Elizabeth 19 pts
4 Youghal Pipe Band 20 pts
5 City of Discovery 22 pts
6 City of Plymouth 25 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

European

9 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 12
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
6
TotalTot
20
Full result — 12 bands
1 Barrhead and District 14 pts
2 Dunoon Argyll 20 pts
3 City of Discovery 20 pts
4 City of St. Andrews 21 pts
5 Uddingston Strathclyde 22 pts
6 Royal Air Force of Oman 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

Scottish

26 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 5th of 20
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
11
TotalTot
22
Full result — 20 bands
1 Dumfries 7 pts
2 City of St. Andrews 17 pts
3 Dunoon Argyll 19 pts
4 1st Troon Boys Brigade 21 pts
5 City of Discovery 22 pts
6 Uddingston Strathclyde 25 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Lochore

21 Jun 2025 Full field ›
Result 1st of 2
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
4
Full result — 2 bands
1 City of Discovery 4 pts
2 City of St. Andrews 8 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Banchory

11 May 2025 Full field ›
Result 1st of 10
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
6
Full result — 10 bands
1 City of Discovery 6 pts
2 City of St. Andrews 11 pts
3 Bucksburn & District NoviceNJB 12 pts
4 Dunnottar Pipes & Drums 16 pts
5 City of Aberdeen 21 pts
6 Granite City 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Grade 4B Champion of Champions form · 2025 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandEuropeanScottishThe WorldsUnited KingdomPts
1 Barrhead and District 18—1 12
2 Dunoon Argyll 2388 9
3 City of St. Andrews 42—— 8
4 Uddingston Strathclyde 5672 8
5 City of Discovery 355— 8
6 Carrigaline ——1— 6
6 Dumfries —1—— 6
8 Letterkenny & District ——2— 5
9 Penicuik and District —7—3 4
10 Queen Elizabeth ——3— 4
11 Irvine and District 89—4 3
12 1st Troon Boys Brigade —4—— 3
12 Youghal Pipe Band ——4— 3
14 Granite City —10—5 2
15 City of Plymouth ——6— 1
15 Dunnottar Pipes & Drums ———6 1
15 Royal Air Force of Oman 6——— 1
18 Paisley & District R.B.L 1011107 0
19 City of Brechin 713—— 0
20 Arbroath 1112—9 0
21 Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew 9——— 0
21 Tullylagan ——9— 0
23 Badenoch & Strathspey ———10 0
24 McDonald Memorial ——11— 0
25 Durham Regional Police Pipes & Drums 12——— 0
25 Vienna Pipes & Drums - Austria ——12— 0
27 City of Aberdeen —18—— 0
27 Dumbarton and District —17—— 0
27 Ellon & District Royal British Legion —16—— 0
27 Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun —19—— 0
27 Kilbarchan —15—— 0
27 Kilsyth Thistle —20—— 0
27 Queensferry —14—— 0