The Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band was founded in 1969, to promote good public relations and to play at the funerals of police officers. In 2012, the band played for the return of Olympic athletes at the Ottawa International Airport. The band won the
Pipers' and Pipe Band Society of Ontario grade 2 Champion Supreme Award in 2012, 2013, and 2014. On 7 July 2013, members of the band performed
Mull of Kintyre on stage with
Paul McCartney as part of his
Out There concert tour. The band performed to a sold-out hometown crowd at the
Canadian Tire Centre in
Ottawa,
Canada. The band won the North American Pipe Band Championship in grade 2 at the
Glengarry Highland Games in 2013 and 2014. In October 2014, the band was promoted to grade 1 by the Pipers' and Pipe Band Society of Ontario after a merger with neighboring Glengarry Pipe Band, also in grade 2. In 2007 and 2018, the band opened for
Rod Stewart at the British rock singer and songwriter's Ottawa concerts. The band requested a downgrade to grade 2 for the 2019 season after a two-year hiatus, citing a drop in numbers after the departure of lead-drummer Brendan Kelly and pipe major Andrew Hayes. ==External links==