The LCCB celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2007. This page chronicles the more notable events in the Band's history, year by year, since its foundation. For a detailed version of our history click here.
| 1986 | Band formed in July, first public performance at “Fringe at the Seaside”, August. Regular rehearsals followed. |
| 1987 | Band appeared for first time for Norwegian Constitution Day – and has done so every year since! |
| 1988 | 30 Concerts and 10 Parade appearances at the Glasgow Garden Festival. Concert in Princes Street Gardens. |
| 1989 | First appearance in the Festival Cavalcade. |
| 1990 | First appearance in the Festival Cavalcade. |
| 1992 | June; BBC World Service broadcast. July; Tour in North Rhine–Westphalia. Involved in the “Keep Our Scottish Battalions” (KOSB) campaign (launch in Leith, parade to take Petition to Waverley en route to London). |
| 1993 | First visit to Ypres to participate in the Remembrance ceremonies. December; “KOSB” Campaign demonstration during European Summit Conference. |
| 1994 | First appearance in new dress uniforms at Concert in Princes Street Gardens. |
| 1995 | Concert programmes and Parade for “Tall Ships” events, July. |
| 1996 | Band played for the Royal opening of the new Scottish Office (now the Scottish Executive), 1 July, combined with South Queensferry Caledonian Pipe Band. |
| 1997 | First Retreat Beating with St. Thomas’-Junction Road BB Pipe Band at the Piazza on the Shore, June. Festival Cavalcade with the South Queensferry Caledonian Pipe Band . |
| 1998 | Norwegian Constitution Day Parade with Greenock “Steadfast” BB Brass Band and massed BB Pipes and Drums. |
| 1999 | Festival Cavalcade massed with Broxburn Silver Band. Band returned to Ypres, this time with the Pipes and Drums of St. Thomas’ Church. Last Band to play at the final 11.11 Last Post Ceremony of the 20th Century. |
| 2000 | Played as Mess Band for RAF Leuchars Officers’ Mess, and in Great Hall of Stirling Castle for 49 Squadron Reunion. Only Band to have played at the last 11.11 Last Post Ceremony of the 20th Century and the first of the 21st!.Filmed by Belgian Public Service TV when marching through Poperinge. |
| 2001 | Festival Cavalcade massed with Rosyth Concert Band. |
| 2002 | Massed Bands Concert with Rosyth Concert, Buglers, Pipes and Drums in St. Mary’s Cathedral for 25th Anniversary of IMMS. First annual Leith Mini-Tattoo. Concerts in Recklinghausen and Lippe with the Wehrbereich 2 Musikkorps (Münster), the Royal Scanian Dragoons (Swedish TA) and the Royal Lancers Bands plus the St. Thomas’ Pipes and Drums. |
| 2003 | Festival of the Sea appearances, Scottish–American Memorial Day, Princes Street Gardens, Massed Bands for Cavalcade with the Baden-Lichtental and Rosyth Bands. St. Maarten’s Day Parade, Ypres. |
| 2004 | Mini-Tattoo was the Capital’s D-Day commemoration. Joined for Cavalcade by Rosyth and the Band from the Hilversum Police, Holland. |
| 2005 | Shoppers’ Concert in Ocean Terminal for Tsunami Funds. Opened the Miles Baster Memorial Concert at St. Andrew’s and St. George’s Church |
| 2006 | Concerts in St. Andrew’s and St. George’s Church and St. Giles’ Cathedral. |