Following four weekends that have seen around 15,000 musicians compete for bands from as far afield as Scotland down to the West Country, the full list of challengers is now known.
The full list of qualifiers for 2015 is as follows:
Championship Section
The following bands will compete on Saturday 10th October at The Royal Albert Hall, London.
Black Dyke [Defending Champion]
Brighouse and Rastrick
Camborne
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Co-operative Funeralcare
Cory
Desford Colliery (LCIWTF)
Fairey
Flower's
Foden's
Friary Guildford
Grimethorpe Colliery
NASUWT Riverside
Northop Silver
Reg Vardy
Tongwynlais Temperance
Tredegar
Virtuosi GUS
Whitburn
Zone One Brass
Sections 1-4 to take place at The Centaur, Cheltenham on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September.
First Section
Final taking place on Sunday 20th September 2015
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
Freckleton
Fulham
Goodwick
Gresley Colliery
Haverhill
Jackfield Elcock Reisen
Kirkbymoorside Town
Newtongrange Silver
Roberts Bakery
Roche Brass
Shirley Band
Strata Brass
Unison Kinneil
Unite the Union (City of Sheffield)
Westoe
Yeovil Town
Second Section
Final taking place Saturday 19th September 2015
A W Parker (Drybrook)
Carlton Brass
Chapeltown
Colchester Band
Croy Silver
Deiniolen
Ebbw Valley
Eccles Borough
Jedforest Instrumental
Lockwood Brass
NASUWT Concert Band
Old Silkstone
Rushden Town
Tyldesley
Wotton under Edge & District
Yiewsley & West Drayton
Third Section
Final taking place on Sunday 20th September 2015
BAE Systems
Blackpool Brass
Boarshurst Silver
Camborne Junior Contesting
Cold Ash Brass
Dunston Silver Band
Foss Dyke
Horbury Victoria
Houghton Brass
Hucknall & Linby MC Brass
Ifton Colliery
Irvine & Dreghorn
Old Hall Brass
Renfrew Burgh
Rhyl Silver
Slaithwaite
Soundhouse Brass
Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda
Fourth Section
Final taking place on Saturday 19th September 2015
Abertillery Youth & District
BD1
Bearpark & Esh Colliery Band
Castleton Brass
City of Norwich
Cubbington Silver
East Coast Brass
Formby
Knaresborough Silver
MacTaggart Scott
Oughtibridge
Pleasley Colliery Welfare
Pillowell Silver
Porthleven Town
Porthywaen Silver
Skelmersdale Prize
Totnes
Usk
Whitburn Heartlands
