Hundreds of bagpipers have made history in Melbourne's Fed Square, breaking the world record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble.

A crowd of thousands gathered in the CBD to watch 374 bagpipers play along to AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll), shattering the world record.

The previous record was held by 333 bagpipers, who gathered at Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2012.

For a few hours on Wednesday afternoon, Fed Square became a sea of tartan, as pipers from across the city came to contribute their pipes to the world record attempt.

The new world record came nearly 50 years after the filming of AC/DC's iconic music video for It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll), which took place nearby.

The music video, filmed along Swanston Street in Melbou

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