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National finals line-ups and schedules confirmed by Kapitol

93 bands will battle for National titles in York and London later this year.

Kapitol
  The line-ups and schedules have now been confirmed by Kapitol Promotions

Kapitol Promotions has announced the official schedule of the Sections 1-4 National Finals to be held at York Barbican over the weekend of Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September.

Official list

The official list of 93 bands that have been invited to compete at the National Finals in all sections has also been confirmed. The Championship Section event will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday 3rd October.

Saturday 19th September in York will see Section 2 followed by Section 1. Sunday 20th September will start with Section 4 followed by Section 3.

Championship Section:

Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 3rd October

York Barbican


Saturday 19th September
Sections 2 & 1

Sunday 20th September
Sections 4 & 3

Competing bands:
Championship Section:

Aldbourne
Black Dyke (pre-qualified)
Cory
Derwent
Desford Colliery (pre-qualified)
EverReady
Flowers (pre-qualified)
Foden's
Grimethorpe Colliery
GUS Band
Hepworth
Kirkintilloch
KNDS Fairey
NASUWT Riverside
Sandhurst Silver
the cooperation band
Tredegar
Verwood Concert
Whitburn (pre-qualified)
Zone One Brass

Section 1:

Blackburn & Darwen
Bournemouth Concert Brass
Durham Miners' Association
East of England Co-op
Fulham
Haydock
Hucknall & Linby MC
Kirkintilloch Kelvin
Lochgelly
Lympstone
Marsden Silver Prize
Parc & Dare
Raunds Temperance
Roche Brass
Rushden Town
South Yorkshire Police
Tyldesley
York Railway Institute

Section 2:

Abertillery Town
Bollington
Campbeltown
Ellington Colliery
Felling
Harborough
Hatfield & Askern Colliery
Jersey Premier Brass
Johnstone
Kippax
Lanner & District Silver
Leicestershire Co-op
Lewes
Lostock Hall Memorial
Markham & District
Staines
Uppermill
Verwood Town
Wotton under Edge & District

Section 3:

Allerton
Avonbank (Evesham)
Barton Community
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
Bream Silver
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 2
Clock Face Miners Heritage
Cwmtawe
Drighlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
Epping Forest
Littleborough
Market Rasen
Selkirk Silver
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
St David's Brass
St Pinnock
Swindon
Tadley Concert
Wetherby & District Silver

Section 4:

Bon-Accord B
Brighton & Hove City
Brindle
City of Oxford Silver
Coalburn Intermediate
Crystal Palace
Cubbington Silver
Driffield Silver
Garforth
Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Matlock
Pendennis
Queensbury Music Centre
Shaftesbury Town Silver
Swinton & District Excelsior
Wardle Community

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