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GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND
July 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Price: From £14
Venue: Lichfield Cathedral
LAST FEW TICKETS in nave; good availability in side aisles
Festival Associate Band and now hugely anticipated visitors to Lichfield, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band returns for a summer extravaganza of brass in Lichfield Cathedral!
Formed in 1917 during the First World War, the Band is a British institution. National and British Open Brass Band Champions on numerous occasions, Grimethorpe’s contest successes remain legendary. These include 16 Brass In Concert Championship titles, 11 Yorkshire Regional Championships, 2 English National Championship victories, 4 British Open Championships and 4 National Champion Brass Band of Great Britain wins.
Grimethorpe’s many performances include those at the World Cup, the Proms, the BAFTAs, Eurovision and the London 2012 Olympic Games, together with a wealth of television/radio appearances and recordings. The Band has been awarded two gold discs, as well as a BAFTA nomination for its contribution to the global hit movie Brassed Off, of which Grimethorpe was the focal point.
Sponsored by Lichfield Festival Friends
Tickets £40/£30/£20/£14 child
