17F GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND

We have released a FEW EXTRA SEATS for this event which can only be booked by phone and are not listed on the seating plan – please call 01543 306271 for further details.

STREAMING TICKETS are also now available – please click on  “BOOK STREAMING TICKETS” button below.

Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary. These include 16 Brass In Concert Championship titles, 11 times Yorkshire Regional Champions, two English National Championship victories, four times British Open Champions and four times National Champion Brass Band of Great Britain.

Grimethorpe’s diverse noted concert performances include those at the FIFA World Cup, BAFTA Awards, BBC Proms, Eurovision and London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, together with a wealth of national and international television/radio appearances. and professional recordings. The band has been the recipient of two gold discs, as well as a BAFTA nomination for its contributions to the global hit movie Brassed Off for which Grimethorpe was the focal point.

“Grimethorpe Colliery Band – the finest jewel in the world of brass bands, a unique cultural asset” Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

“Sensational – performing favourite classics in spectacular style!” The Times

www.grimethorpeband.co.uk

This event is also running at 7.30pm.

Sponsored by Lichfield Festival Friends