Inverurie
Playing up. 47TH Culter Boys Brigade, Bucksburn and District Novice entered the Grade 4B section from a lower grade. They contest the result here but aren't Grade 4B bands, so they don't appear in the Grade 4B roster or Champion of Champions.
Best piping
Bucksburn & District Novice
Best drumming
Dunnottar Pipes & Drums
Best ensemble
Granite City
AdjudicatorsPipingJames Campbell & James Semple·DrummingDavid Brown·EnsembleMaurice Rhodes
| #▲ | Band | Piping 1 | Piping 2 | Drumming | Ensemble | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucksburn & District NoviceNJB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Ellon & District Royal British Legion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Granite City | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Dunnottar Pipes & Drums | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Towie and District | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | 47TH Culter Boys BrigadeNJB | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Every cell is a placing from one adjudicator's sheet — lower is better, deeper blue = higher placing. Piping, drumming and ensemble are judged independently, so a band can win a discipline and lose the contest.