It's been announced that the 2029 and 2030 European Championships will be hosted in Belgium and Denmark.

The agreements were made at an EGM of European Brass Band Association delegates and confirmed by EBBA President Ulf Rosenberg in an interview with 4BR at the Siddis Entertainment Championships in Stavanger.

Antwerp

He revealed that the Queen Elisabeth Hall in the heart of the Belgium port city of Antwerp will be the musical focal point for the 2029 event, led by the Vlamo organisers. The original 1960 hall was completely overhauled in 2016 and now has a seating capacity of up to 2,000 seats.

It will be the fourth time that Belgium will have hosted the championships, following Brussels in 2002 and Oostende in 2009 and 2017.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen's 1800 seat DR Koncerthuset, home of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will be the focal point for the 2030 event. Opened in 2009 it was voted as one of the world's 10 finest concert halls of the new millennium by the Gramophone magazine.

It will be the second time the event has come to the Danish capital, after hosting the event in 1985.

Further interest

Ulf Rosenberg stated that mandates to officially confirm the events will be signed in due course with both The Netherlands and France also expressing interest in hosting the events in Utrecht and Paris in 2031 and 2032.

The 2027 and 2028 Championships will be held in Montreux and Birmingham.