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Albert Hall tickets to go on sale in May

You will be able to secure your seat for the top section National Final at the Royal Albert from 1st May.

Albert Hall
  Tickets will go on sale from 1st May

Tickets of the Royal Albert Hall Championship Section National Final of the National Championships of Great Britain will go on sale later this week.

Tickets

The event takes place on Saturday 11th October at the iconic venue with tickets for Royal Albert Hall Friends & Patrons on sale from Thursday 1st May (10.00am), with a General Public sale from Friday 2nd May (10.00am).

Tickets will be available directly from the Royal Albert Hall Box Office:
Tickets can still be bought in person at Door 12 (open daily from 9am-9pm except when there's no show in the auditorium, when it closes at 5pm)

Box Office: 020 7589 8212 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
contact@royalalberthall.com

Competing bands

19 bands will compete for the title of National Champion Band of Great Britain 2025 on Edward Gregson's 'Symphony in two movements'. The results will be preceded by a Gala Concert.

Invited bands:

Aldbourne
Black Dyke
Brighouse & Rastrick
City of Hull
Desford Colliery
East London Brass
Ebbw Valley
Flowers (Defending Champion)
Foden's
GUS Band
Hepworth
Leyland
NASUWT Riverside
Oldham Band (Lees)
St Dennis
the cooperation band
Tredegar
Whitburn
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