European Brass Band Championships 2025
The official ticket sale for EBBC 2025 in Stavanger will launch 20 January 2025.
The 46th European Brass Band Championships will take place in the Concert Hall of Stavanger, Stavanger Konserthus, from the 3 – 11 May.
With the European Brass Band Association, the Norwegian Band Federation will orchestrate multiple prestigious championships for brass bands and conductors in Stavanger.
Stavanger. The whole championships will be a celebration of brass banding and the highlight of the brass world in 2025.
The Norwegian Band Federation has been a proud host of the European Brass Band Championships several times before, previously in Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger.
With experience and ambitions, the EBBC in 2025 is looking to be an excellent happening.
Due to both the excitement for the EBBC 2025 as well as the size of Stavanger Konserthus, the tickets can go quickly. We recommend getting your tickets as soon as they release.
How to book
The general ticket sales for all European Brass Band Championships events will open at 12:00 (CET) 20 January via the Stavanger Konserthus website https://www.stavanger-konserthus.no/
The ticket sale will be made accessible from ebbc.musikkorps.no as well as www.ebba.eu.com and The Norwegian Band Federation right ahead of the release.
Update 20 January 13:30
All combi tickets were sold out in 10 minutues.We hope to have a few more tickets to be released around March 10th.
Ticket prices of the general sale
| Date | Event | EUR |
| 8 -11 MAY | Combi ticket (all events included) | 150 |
| 8 MAY | Conductors Competition – Final Concert | 15 |
| 9 MAY | Championship Section (set -test piece) | 55 |
| 10 MAY | Challenge- and Championship section (own choice) | 59 |
| 10 MAY | Gala Concert and award ceremony | 35 |
| 11 MAY | Development- and Premier section | 15 |
| incl. Farewell Concert and award ceremony |
The complete program
Saturday 3 May
// Assembly of the European Youth Brass Band 2025
// Assembly of the competitors of the European Conductor Competition
Sunday 4 May
// Preliminary round of the European Conductor Competition, Eikenessalen (University of Stavanger)
Tuesday 6 May
// Semifinals of the European Conductor Competition, Kuppelhallen
Wednesday 7 May
//EYBB concert with Riska Brass Band and Rogaland Youth Band, Sandnes Kulturhus
Get your tickets here: https://www.sandnes-kulturhus.no/program/youth-in-concert-et-mote-med-fremtidens-musikere/
Thursday 8 May
// Finale Concert European Conductor Competition and award ceremony, Kuppelhallen
Friday 9 May
// Opening Ceremony – by invitation only, Tou Scene
// Draw of the EBBC Championship Section set piece and EBBC Challenge Section, Tou Scene
// Composer’s talk, Stavanger Konserthus
// EBBC Championship section set – test piece, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// Festival area, outside Stavanger Konserthus
// Midnight concert with Bjørsvik Brass, Tertnes Brass and Manger Musikklag,
St. Petri Church
Saturday 10 May
// Draw EBBC Championship Section own choice, Stavanger Konserthus
// EBBC Challenge Section, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// EBBC Championship Section own choice, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// Gala Concert with award ceremony, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// Brass Party, Stavanger Konserthus, Zetlitz
// Festival area, outside Stavanger Konserthus
Sunday 11 May
// EBBA General Meeting, Stavanger Konserthus
// EYBBC Development Section, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// EYBBC Premier Section, Stavanger Konserthus, Fartein Valen
// Farewell Concert with award ceremony, followed by Youth After Party
outside Stavanger Konserthus, festival area
// Festival area, outside Stavanger Konserthus