From the band
Concerts, premieres and behind-the-scenes updates.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support our performance of Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers at the incredible Lichfield Cathedral this evening! What a spectacular setting for our final gig of the summer before our attention turns to the British Open in September. A special mention to our outstanding…
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Next Saturday! We're thrilled to be performing at the Lichfield Festival, in the stunning surroundings of Lichfield Cathedral! The first half sees us provide the live soundtrack to Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, followed by a varied second half of brass band favourites — including Peter Graham's Gaelforce,…
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Wallace & Gromit double-bill at Stockport Plaza this afternoon! Special moment being back here – this is the very stage where we launched The Wrong Trousers LIVE four years ago A brilliant audience this afternoon, for both shows!
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It's gonna be HOT! tomorrow - why not get out of the sun for an hour and see one of our fantastic Wallace & Gromit shows at the Stockport Plaza! !
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The band are back at the Plaza in Stockport on Sunday performing our fantastic Wallace & Gromit shows (ticket link in the comments!) Here's a newspaper article from the Stockport Express advertising the bands concert back at the Plaza in 1941!
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What a weekend for the band! On Saturday we had a brilliant time performing at We Invented The Weekend Festival in Media City, before heading to Buxton on Sunday for two Wallace & Gromit shows! Next stop… Stockport Plaza on Sunday 21st June, where we’ll be bringing Wallace & Gromit to Stockport! We’d love to see you…
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Big weekend ahead for the band — two very different shows, two days running! SATURDAY 6TH | Media City, Salford We're back as our alter-ego, Acid Brass, bringing our 80s & 90's house tunes to the the fantastic We Invented the Weekend Festival - best of all it's FREE! On stage at 16:00. SUNDAY 7TH | Buxton Pavilion…
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Tonight! Get yourself down the the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music for what promises to be a fantastic evening of music where we'll perform along side the RNCM Brass Ensemble and Paramount Brass.
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We’re really looking forward to an exciting programme of music next Friday at the Royal Northern College of Music, where we’ll once again be performing Mussorgsky’s masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition, complemented by immersive visuals. Kicking off the concert is Elgar Howarth’s charming Mosaic, followed by Derek…
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The Trombone emoji is finally here!!! Well, if you’re on latest iOS build or android otherwise this will have to do --> To celebrate, from our recent concert the combined trombone sections of Fairey and Whitburn perform every trombone player's guilty pleasure… Frolic for Trombones!
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Spend the day with us playing 2 Wallace & Gromit concerts in Bradford! The band had a great day performing ‘The Wrong Trousers’ and ‘A Grand Day Out’. Here’s a video of the day, including behind the scenes, in case you missed out Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming shows!! @thewallaceandgromit…
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Here's the grand finale of our recent Brass Across Borders concert. The massed bands of Fairey and Whitburn perform the iconic final movement of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony — a powerful close to an unforgettable evening of music.
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We’ve had a brilliant afternoon performing at St. George's Hall, Bradford, taking our Wallace & Gromit shows over to Yorkshire! Thanks so much to everyone who came to either show. You were a fantastic audience!
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Tickets are now on sale for our Spring Concert with Bramhall High School! Following our fantastic North West Area result, we are delighted to be returning to Bramhall High School for our annual shared concert with the wonderful @bramhall_high ensembles on Friday 20th March! It’s always a privilege to support the next…
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Yorkshire, here we come! We’re bringing Wallace & Gromit to Bradford for the very first time at St George's Hall with our fantastic live double bill! Saturday 14th March – it’s going to be a proper Grand Day Out, with two fun-packed concerts to choose from! Concert 1 – 14:00 – The Wrong Trousers The Academy…
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We had a brilliant night of music on Saturday as we joined forces with the Stockport Schools' Brass Bands. The concert continued a long-standing partnership, made even more special with six former or current members of SSBB performing with Faireys on Saturday. Special mentions to our flugel player Pete Shaw and our…
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We are really looking forward to this weekend’s joint concert with SSBB, celebrating banding in Stockport. With the Mayor of Stockport in attendance, it promises to be a brilliant evening of quality music! Programme highlights include: The Incredibles- M. Giacchino (arr. P. Harper) Fairies of the Water - Jacome, arr.…
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