and Inverness Hogmanay Cancelled
31 December 2009
Sad news Chilli fans. Owing to the very bad weather in Inverness, the decision was taken by the police that it would not be safe for the public to travel to the party and so the whole event was cancelled. The Chillis were very sad to hear the news - especially as we know that so many of you were planning to make a special journey to bring in the Bells of 2010 with the guys.
But that's not all.
Tonight was to be the very last gig for super Willie Armstrong! Hard to believe I know but from tomorrow the Chillis will be without the services of this amazing piper on stage with them.
Willie is one of the founder members of the band and has played such a huge party of the Chilli story and the Chilli success. Willie has decided to spend more time with his family and take up his career in the Fire Service which he left to travel the world with the band. So his future is likely to be Red Hot - but in an entirely different way.
Willie - we shall miss you and we cannot thank you enough for all you have done for the band. You put your heart and soul into everything you ever did and you will always be our best friend. Good luck with the future big man and thanks for everything.
Wallace and Gromit are Chilli Fans!
06 December 2009
I don't know if anyone else noticed but, the new Marks and Spencer Xmas ad shows Wallace and Gromit unwrapping presents and guess what Gromit gets? A cd featuring 'The Red Hot Chilli Puppies' Nice one eh? Have a look! And if you click on the picture you can watch the whole ad. Merry Xmas from the Chillis. x
Chillis make a huge impact
02 December 2009
Saturday 28th November saw the Red Hot Chilli Pipers play a very special part in Scotland's Homecoming celebrations for 2009. The final event of the year was in Glasgow's SECC and Clyde Auditorium. Two stages with the most amazing line up of Scottish talent ever assembled in one place. What an honour it was for us to be able to open the first half of one show and the second half of the other. Look at what the press have said about our performance.
'Thousands of music fans partied the night away as the cream of Scottish
music - new and old - brought the Homecoming celebrations to a
thrilling finale on Saturday evening after the Red Hot Chilli Pipers had got things off to a raucous start.'
The Glaswegian
'From the stunning and emotional opening march of the Red Hot Chilli
Pipers, the evening unfolded across three stages as a musical
rollercoaster of stunning performances, surprise collaborations and
superb musicianship from some of the nation’s finest artists wowed an
audience of over 6000 people with a diverse and eclectic line up that
had huge and wide ranging appeal.'
Safe Concerts
'The Red Hot Chilli Pipers provided the opening flourish in the Lomond
Suite, heralding a bill of respected stars from the folk and classical
worlds.'
Homecoming Scotland
'From the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, who exploded into their pipes and
rock’n’roll thing to open proceedings, through Hue and Cry, to Lloyd Cole, reunited with a couple
of Commotions for the evening,
there wasn’t a duff moment all night.'
The Herald
So thank you to everyone who came along to support us.
Kevin and GMan on Local Radio
30 November 2009
Tuesday nights between 20:00 and 22:00 you can tune in to a brand new local radio station - East Coast FM 87.7 - broadcasting to the Haddington and Borders areas - and hear the new show featuring the Chilli heroes Kevin and GMan. There will be chat and music and loads of chilli fun. Phone or email the show to ask for your favourite Chilli anthems or to find out more about Gman's unsavoury personal habits. Find out if he really does sleep in a skip behind Morrisons in Gartcosh or ask Kevin where on earth that weird accent is from! Anyway, it's sure to be a Blast so if you are in the area, then be sure to tune in or you can listen in online by clicking on the following link
Refunds available now
24 November 2009
Sincere apologies to everyone who bought tickets for the Chilli show at The Victoria Halls in Selkirk on Friday 11th December 2009. We have had to cancel this. Please contact TicketWeb or wherever you bought your ticket from and we will make sure that you are given an immediate refund. Sadly, our schedule for writing, arranging and recording the tracks for the brand new album has been badly hit by the pressure of work recently. The only studio time available to us is around this time and so we had no choice. If we had not taken this step then there was a chance we may not have had a new album for release next year. We are really sorry but are very much looking forward to releasing details of the new album in due course.
Free for download now
11 November 2009
Hey Chilli Fans. If you really love the Chillis and have a iPhone - there's an App for that! Yes - totally free and available for download right now from the iTune Store it's the new Red Hot Chilli Pipers iPhone App. Go get one now.
Tickets on sale from midnight Monday 26th October
26 October 2009
In response to huge demand from our fans in the borders we have arranged a special Chilli Christmas Spectacular just for you. The date for your diary is Friday 11th December and the place is The Victoria Halls in Selkirk. Tickets are on sale from TicketWeb from midnight on Monday 26th October or from Spence's Music Shop in Hawick. They are going to sell out quickly so make sure you go get one now if you want to join in the festive fun. Doors open at 19:00 and it's £17.50 for adults and £10 concessions. Oh - almost forgot - Ho! Ho! Ho!
Live Act of the Year 2009
13 October 2009
OK so listen up Chilli fans. Your red and black heroes need your help. In 2007 we won the prestigious 'Live Act of the Year' award from the nice people at Hands Up For Trad. We think it's time we won again and, judging by the 'House Full' signs which have been going up all over the country at our concerts, we think that you might just agree with us. However, we can only do this with your help. So here's what to do. Follow the link below and click through to question 8 and enter 'The Red Hot Chilli Pipers' in the top box. That's all you have to do. Easy. We hope we can rely on your support so get clicking.
Latest information
18 September 2009
Here is the latest information on our tour dates for Germany in April/May 2010. There are links to the booking offices for tickets. All phone numbers are in Germany so +49 will need to be added if calling from outside Germany and the first digit of the number should be left out.
RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS
Blast Tour!
13.04.10 Leverkusen – Scala
02171 767959
14.04.10 Hamburg – Fabrik 20 oo
01805 / 626280 (0,14 EUR/min.)
15.04.10 Berlin – Columbia Club
030 780 99 810
16.04.10 Rostock – Moya
0381/60 93 50
17.04.10 Neubrandenburg – Konzertkirche
0381/60 93 50
18.04.10 Eisleben – Landesbühne Sachsen-Anhalt
http://www.theater-eisleben.de
20.04.10 Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
06021/27239
21.04.10 Mainz – Frankfurter Hof
http://www.frankfurter-hof-mainz.de
06131 221935
22.04.10 Pforzheim – Kulturhaus Osterfeld
07231/3182 15
23.04.10 Roth – Kulturfabrik
http://www.kulturfabrik.de
24.04.10 Augsburg – Parktheater Göggingen
0821/906 2222
25.04.10 München – Circus Krone
089/54 81 81 81
27.04.10 Ulm – Roxy 20 oo
0731/968620
28.04.10 Illingen – Illipse
http://www.illipse.de
29.04.10 Essen – Zeche Carl 20 oo
http://www.impuls-promotion.de
30.04.10 Meißen – Albrechtsburg, Mittelalterfestival
01.05.10 Bremerhaven – Open Air an der Stadthalle
(mit Torfrock u.a.)
0471/591759
02.05.10 Buchholz – Empore
http://www.empore-buchholz.de
http://www.pavillon-hannover.de
04.05.10 Waiblingen – Kulturhaus Schwanen
08.05.09 Hannover – Pavillon (Masala Festival)
09.05.10 Hiddenhausen – Gut Bustedt
Watch Willie and Kevin's interview from STV
07 September 2009
Click on the picture above to watch Willie and Kevin's STV interview following the band's show at Cowal Games.