The countdown is on for the 2026 Brass in Concert Championships — and you won't miss a single moment of it all over two packed days thanks to the live-stream broadcast on Wobplay.

Elite bands

This weekend, the 2026 Brass in Concert Championships take place at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead, where on Saturday 11 elite level bands present their programmes in search of the most prestigious entertainment prize in the banding world.

There is going to be full day of great action — starting at 10.45am (GMT) when Tertnes Band form Norway take to the stage.

Over the next eight houses they will be followed by Brighouse & Rastrick, Desford Colliery, Flowers, Hepworth, the cooperation band, GUS, Cory, Aldbourne, Foden's and Milnrow in pursuit of the £4,000 first prize and Yamaha Newsome Brass in Concert Championship Trophy.

So make sure you join 4BR Editor Iwan Fox for a fantastic day of entertainment going to www.wobplay.com

Youth bands

All that and the following day we have live-broadcast action from 12.15pm of the Youth Brass in Concert Championships, where eight bands — Elland Silver Youth, Lancashire Youth, Lions Youth, Hampshire Youth, Youth Brass 2000, Houghton Area Youth, Shepherd Youth and Wardle Academy Youth look to claim the Roy Newsome Memorial Trophy.

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