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Bands from across Australia will soon come together to play in Leeton.
The 2018 Outback Band Spectacular is gearing up to be a impressive event featuring a weekend full of live music performed by community and professional bands from around right around the Riverina and interstate.
The Leeton Town Band Committee are now into the final stages of planning for the event and are encouraging everyone to come and enjoy the musical talent that will be on display.
Organised by the local town band members and their families, this event is now in its 8th consecutive year and will be held from November 9 to 11.
Attracting musicians from all over Australia, the weekend provides the opportunity for small and large bands to come together, perform and showcase their talents while making new friends and enjoying the local Leeton hospitality.
“The weekend is jammed packed with bands and groups performing in local businesses and on an open-air stage in Jarrah Mall on Saturday morning,” organising committee member Ruth Tait said.
“This year we coincide with the 100 Year Centenary of Remembrance Day on the Sunday, so we’ve created ‘Music and Memories in Mountford’ to commemorate this special day.
“There will be band performances from 9am, food, drinks, as well as a special Combined Schools Choir after the Last Post at 11am.”
However, Mrs Tait guarantees that the highlight of the two day event will be the Mass Band Concert held on Saturday November 10 at the Roxy Theatre from 6.30pm.
The mass band concert is where all the visiting bands as well as many individual performers, come together to play the same pieces of music all together, all at once.
“We’ve had more than 100 performers all working on the same pieces of music for a few weeks now so we know that the final, Mass Band concert is going to be spectacular,” Mrs Tait exclaimed.
“We’ve had many people dedicating tireless hours of practice for this event and that will be evident on the night of the Roxy concert.
When all of the performers take to the stage and play that first note; it’s truly an experience not to be missed.”
2018 Outback Band Spectacular
- Running from November 9 to 11 at various locations in Leeton
- Mass Band Concert is on Saturday November 10 at the Roxy Theatre from 6.30pm.
- Tickets for the spectacular Mass Band Concert are available from the Leeton Visitors Centre or on the door.
- For further information regarding the upcoming 2018 Leeton Town Band Outback band Spectacular, please contact Leeton Shire Council’s Event Officer on (02) 6953 0956.