Concerts

You’ll find us performing concerts in Bournemouth, Dorset and further afield as we go on tour every two years. 

Here’s where we’re playing in 2024 – save the dates…

  • Sunday 4 August – Regent’s Park Bandstand, London, from 3pm
    We’re honoured to have been asked back to perform at this wonderful venue as part of the Regent’s Park Music Festival. Join us if you can, and relax to a fabulous programme of music against the backdrop of a lovely lake. This is a free open air concert.
  • Wednesday 4 September – 1812 Fireworks and Proms Concert, Eastbourne Bandstand, Sussex, 8pm (doors and bar open at 7:30pm)
    We’re so excited to perform at Eastbourne Bandstand for the very first time. It’s considered the busiest bandstand on planet Earth. We’ll conclude our programme by going out with a bang, to 1812! You can buy tickets to this iconic event on the Eastbourne Bandstand website.

    • Advance tickets cost £9 for adults and £6.25 for children
    • Full price tickets cost £10.50 for adults and £7.50 for children
  • Saturday 5 October – joint concert with Medina Choir at Newport Minster, the Isle of Wight
    This is our band’s tour weekend and you are very welcome to join us at this concert. We’re all very excited about going overseas! More details to follow.
  • Saturday 14 December – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Concert, Wimborne Minster, 7:30pm
    Tickets will be going on sale very soon – keep an eye out so you get in there early.

Concerts in Bournemouth, Dorset and beyond – a typical year

We perform several concerts throughout the year and each is very different depending on where we play and the time of year. Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for lots of photos and videos.

Each concert has its own theme. In the summer we often play well-known pop tunes, Disney songs and film music – pieces that’ll attract a crowd in public places like Bournemouth Gardens and the grounds of Highcliffe Castle.

At Christmas we round off the year nicely by playing carols all around Bournemouth, Christchurch, Wimborne, Ferndown and Poole. We busk outside supermarkets and at shopping centres collecting money for band funds and our chosen charity of the year.

Here’s what a typical year of concerts looks like for us:

  • March/April/May: A formal indoor Spring concert
  • May/June: Playing at the Queen’s Park Infant Academy school fete
  • June and July: Informal summer concerts in local outdoor venues like bandstands and gardens
  • October every other year: We go on tour! In 2022 we went on tour to Falmouth and in 2018 we went to Wales
  • October/November: A formal indoor Autumn concert
  • December:
    • A carol service at Queen’s Park Infant Academy
    • A Christmas carol concert
    • Busking around Bournemouth to raise money for our band (a registered charity) and our charity of the year. You’ll find us playing Christmas carols outside supermarkets and at shopping centres

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