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1940s Big Band Show

Get in the mood with two evenings of 1940s music, live at Kidderminster Station – expect flag waving, toe-tapping and swing-dancing fun!

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Hosted by the 20-piece Kalamazoo Dance Band alongside special guests, each evening event will feature big band classics from the likes of period stars Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters.

Doors open at 7.00pm with the warm up beginning at at 7.15pm. The show starts at 7.45pm, running until 11.00pm. A range of hot food will be available at Kidderminster Station, with drinks to purchase from The King & Castle pub or our pop-up bar on the concourse.

The event will be capped by an ever-popular ‘last night of the proms’ style sing along, led by Winston Churchill, combining patriotic songs such as Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem, accompanied by some of Churchill’s Classic wartime speeches. The evening is sure to go out with a bang! Can you hear air-raid sirens?

Tickets for the Big Band Show can be purchased in advance or on the day (subject to availability) from Kidderminster, Bewdley and Bridgnorth Booking Offices only.

For those wishing to travel from Bridgnorth for the Big Band Show, a train departs at 6.30pm, arriving at 7.45pm. Passengers with Big Band Show wristbands only are permitted on this service, when accompanied by a valid day rover, or a special evening travel ticket purchased from Bridgnorth Booking Office for £15pp. The train departs from Kidderminster at 11pm.

Occurrences
Saturday 29 June 2024, 19:00 - 23:00
Saturday 6 July 2024, 19:00 - 23:00

Address

DY10 1QX
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
England
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