The National Brass Band Championships
of Great Britain

presented by Kapitol Promotions Ltd.

Friday 29 November 2024

Changes to Nationals Rulebook 2025

CHANGES TO NATIONALS RULES 2025The National Forum, comprising of the elected representatives from the seven Regional Championships plus the Scottish Brass Band Association, meet twice-yearly to decide any rule changes regarding the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. Following their most recent meeting in November 2024, the Forum decided to change...read more

Tuesday 8 October 2024

National Championships 2024

Now that the dust has settled on an incredible day yesterday at London’s Royal Albert Hall, we can recap on a fantastic Championship Section Final 2024, organised by Kapitol Promotions. Firstly, many congratulations to the newly-crowned National Champions Flowers Band, conducted by Paul Holland and incredibly a first ever "major" win for...read more

Monday 9 September 2024

Associate Sponsors & Exhibitors

With only five days to go until the Sections 1-4 Finals 2024 begins at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse), today is a great opportunity to feature our associate sponsors & exhibitors of this event. ASSOCIATE SPONSORSThe international magazine Brass Band World is once again supporting the National Finals, and we are grateful as...read more

Monday 9 September 2024

Sections 1-4 Finals 2024 | Test Pieces

Please see a brief overview of eac set test-piece for this weekend's Sections 1-4 Finals 2024. SECTION 1 - EXCALIBURJan van der Roost is at the forefront of brass band composing, having written several critically-acclaimed works for the medium. His first brass band work - Excalibur, written in 1987 - was commissioned...read more

Monday 9 September 2024

Sections 1-4 Finals 2024 | Venue Information

With just over a week to go until the National Finals for Sections 1-4, visitors will be starting to plan their trip in greater detail.Therefore, we’d like to offer some tips & information relating to next weekend’s event - which should hopefully help you make the most of your visit to...read more

Thursday 5 September 2024

National Finals 2024 | Trophies

National Finals Trophies Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce that the bands achieving 3rd Prize at the National Finals this year - in all sections - will receive brand-new, bespoke silver-plated trophies donated by the Nicola Morris Trust. (These will replace the existing 3rd Prize trophies). The Nicola Morris Trust trophies have been...read more

Thursday 5 September 2024

Sections 1-4 Finals 2024 | Competing Bands

Competing Band Profiles The Sections 1-4 Finals 2024 will take place at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse) over the weekend of Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September. From now until contest weekend, we will be publishing one post a day on social media to promote different aspects of this event. At this event, 76...read more

Thursday 22 August 2024

Adjudicators’ Experience Day at Cheltenham

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) and Kapitol Promotions are pleased to announce the four participants who have been selected to take part in the jointly promoted Adjudicators’ Experience Day on Saturday 14th September at the Section 1-4 National Finals at Cheltenham. Melissa Brown, Joe Galuszka, Jen McCausland and Andy Wareham...read more

Tuesday 20 August 2024

Adjudicator Swap at Sections 1-4 Finals

ADJUDICATOR SWAP AT SECTIONS 1-4 FINALS Two adjudicators are swapping roles at the upcoming Sections 1-4 Finals 2024, which is being held at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse) over the weekend of Saturday 14-Sunday 15 September. Andrea Price will now be adjudicating the Section 2 Final, with Nicholas Garman swapping to the...read more

Thursday 1 August 2024

Finals 2024 Adjudicator Announcement

FINALS 2024 ADJUDICATORS Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the adjudicators for this year’s National Finals. CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION The experienced trio of Arsène Duc, Dr Stephen Cobb & Dr Rob Wiffin have been appointed as the adjudicating panel for the Championship Section Final, being held at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall on Saturday...read more

Thursday 25 July 2024

Adjudicators' Experience Day at National Finals

ADJUDICATORS' EXPERIENCE DAY AT NATIONAL FINALS The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) and Kapitol Promotions are pleased to announce a jointly-promoted “Adjudicators’ Experience Day” on Saturday 14 September at the Sections 1-4 Finals 2024, being held at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse). The day is aimed at both those interested in becoming an...read more

Wednesday 3 July 2024

Kapitol Promotions Ltd Announces New Directors

Kapitol Promotions Ltd, owners & promoters of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain has today announced the appointment of four new Directors to the Board. Dr Robert Childs, Tony Griffiths, Tim Jones & Tony Morris will join existing Director Nicola Bland and Managing Director Philip Morris, and their appointments were...read more

Monday 1 July 2024

His Majesty King Charles III Accepts Nationals Patronage

The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain is delighted to announce that, following a review of the patronages of The Late Queen, the former Prince of Wales and the former Duchess of Cornwall, Buckingham Palace has confirmed that His Majesty King Charles III is delighted to accept the Patronage of...read more

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Championship Section Final 2024 - Ticket Update (Friday 24 May Release)

Kapitol Promotions Ltd has been advised by the Royal Albert Hall Box Office Management that tickets for this year's Championship Section Final will not go on sale today, but will instead go on sale this Friday at 10:00. The RAH apologises for any inconvenience that this may cause. Please contact the RAH...read more

Tuesday 19 March 2024

Finals 2024 Schedule

We can now announce the eagerly-anticipated schedule for this year’s Finals 2024 events (all sections). Once the Regional Committees for the seven Regional Championships and the Scottish Championships have completed their post-event administrative tasks, Kapitol Promotions will contact the bands who’ve qualified for an invitation to the Finals 2024 with more information. Excitingly,...read more

Monday 23 October 2023

National Championships 2023

So there we are: the Championship Section Final 2023 (and therefore the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2023) are over. Black Dyke Band were crowned National Champions yesterday at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Ultimately though, brass banding won. We had 20 fantastic performances of Edward Gregson - Composer’s wonderful...read more

Monday 4 September 2023

Sections 1-4 Finals 2023 | Band Profiles

As part of our Sections 1-4 Finals 2023 coverage, each band has been asked to submit information for their individual Band Profiles on this very website! Every band is unique - so information such as the band's history, Principal Players, full band photo, and links to their website/social media platforms have been...read more

Monday 4 September 2023

Sections 1-4 Finals 2023 | Exhibitors

We are delighted to announce the extensive list of exhibitors that will be supporting the Sections 1-4 Finals 2023 on 16/17 September at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.There will be a total of 22 exhibition stands in the Main Foyer & Istabraq Bar locations across the weekend, encompassing a diverse mix of...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

Finals 2023 Adjudicator Announcement

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the 15 adjudicators for the Finals 2023 events of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. Please see below: Championship Section Final - Dr Robert Childs, Stephen Cobb, Prof. Roger Webster Section 1 Final - David Hirst, Paul Holland, Glyn Williams Section 2 Final - Alan...read more

Friday 28 April 2023

RAH Final Tickets To Go Onsale Soon!

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce that general sale tickets for the highly-anticipated @Championship Section Final 2023 are scheduled to go on sale at 10:00 on Friday 5 May. 20 of the finest bands from across Great Britain will each perform @Edward Gregson’s incredible composition “Of Men and Mountains” at London’s...read more


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