Editing Runrig (section)

===''The Last Dance'' and disbandment (2017–2018)===
[[File:Runrig at Stirling, 18-08-2018 (1).jpg|thumb|right|Runrig on stage during ''The Last Dance'' in Stirling, August 2018]] 

On 26 September 2017, Runrig announced that after forty-five years they would be "pulling the curtain down" on both recording and performing. Following the announcement, the band announced a final concert tour entitled ''The Final Mile'' which would include dates in [[Germany]], [[Denmark]] and the United Kingdom. The tour concluded with a final show in [[Stirling]]'s City Park entitled ''The Last Dance'' which took place over two days and was attended by over 50,000 people over the course of the two dates.<ref name="Runrig - The Last Dance">{{cite web |title=Runrig's last dance - thousands in Stirling for emotional farewell |url=https://www.whfp.com/2018/08/24/runrigs-last-dance-thousands-in-stirling-for-emotional-farewell/ |website=West Highland Free Press - www.whfp.com |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=en |date=24 August 2018}}</ref> During the tour, all members of Runrig were given the opportunity to be "front and centre" for a period of time during the setlist, from a drum set which included Iain Bayne and Calum MacDonald and keyboardist Brian Hurren  who performed vocals during "In Search of Angels".<ref name="Runrig - The Last Dance"/> 

Original lead singer of the band, Donnie Munro, who left in 1997 to pursue a career in politics, joined the band to perform "Cearcal a’ Chuain" and "Cum ‘Ur n’Aire" alongside the Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir. To conclude the concert, Macdonald thanked fans for "45 years of memories you’ve given to us" and vowed that whilst the band "will not perform on stage as Runrig again, the music lives on".<ref name="Runrig - The Last Dance"/>