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Euro tickets on sale from 20th January

Tickets for the 2025 European Brass Band Championships will go on sale from Monday January 20th.

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  Stavanger Concert Hall (above) will host the main events

The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) has confirmed that tickets for the 46th European Championships that will take place in Stavanger from the 3rd — 11th May 2025, will go on sale on Monday 20th January.

EBBA and the Norwegian Band Federation (NMF) will organise the event, which this year will include the main Championship, Challenge and Youth band competitions as well as the Conductors Competition and Gala Concert.

Demand

The main venue will be the magnificent Stavanger Konserthus which has a seating capacity of 1500 seats — demand for which are sure to be high.

A full Combi ticket that will cover major competitive events from 8th to 11th May will cost 150 Euro.

General Sale

The general ticket sales for all European Brass Band Championships events will open at Noon (CET) on 20th January via the Stavanger Konserthus website: https://www.stavanger-konserthus.no/

Sales will also be made accessible from ebbc.musikkorps.no as well as EBBA and The Norwegian Band Federation closer to the date.

A full Combi ticket that will cover major competitive events from 8th to 11th May will cost 150 Euro4BR

Prices:

Combi ticket: (all events included from 8th to 11th May): 150 Euro

8th May

Conductors Competition Final Concert: 15 Euro

9th May

Championship Section (set -test piece): 55 Euro

10th May

Challenge and Championship section (own choice): 59 Euro

10th May

Gala Concert and award ceremony: 35 Euro

11th May

EBBA Youth Championships — Development and Premier Section (including Farewell Concert and Award Ceremony: 15 Euro

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