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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Brass bands to take over Devon for two-day event
A two-day event for brass bands is set to return to Devon across the weekend. The event - called Bandamonium - will see 23 bands perform five concerts each in ten different locations across the will also be the Massed Bands Concert at 20:30 BST on Saturday in Hatherleigh Market, when 23 bands and more than 500 players will play the 4th year of the festival, organisers are hopeful "hundreds" of people will attend the free show. Tim Williams, Founder and Chair of Trustees for Bandamonium, said it was a "feel-good weekend of world-class brass"."Brass just sounds magical here - it's part of our heritage and perfect for playing outdoors across the Devon hills," he said. "We're expecting hundreds with the sun out, with both brass fans and first-timers coming along."He added: "It's not every day you get to hear some of the UK's best brass bands without leaving your hometown."The full line-up will be available on the event's website.
Washington Post
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade
Planes roared over the heart of Washington on Saturday evening, tanks rolled along the National Mall, brass bands resounded and thousands of soldiers marched past cheering crowds, as the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades. The parade capped a day-long extravaganza honoring the Army's 250th birthday and fulfilled President Donald Trump's long-held desire for the kind of grand pageant he'd witnessed in other countries. It was a source of pride for attendees and dismay for others who took to the streets nationwide, inflamed by the notion that Trump would host such a spectacle — on his birthday, no less.
