Performing at Lydgate
Registering to play
You can pre-register using our website, email us at contactus@lydgatebandcontest.org, or you can turn up on the day and register at our check-in tent.
Coach parking
Coach parking is available on Oldham Road and Platting Road, both are very close to the venue. Please see the map below for more details.
Registration times
On the day, you can register in person from 4 PM onwards. If you have pre-registered, you just need to turn up to be allocated a slot.
Lydgate contest prizes
Our prizes range from individual instruments to deportment. There are also prizes available for our youth band competitors:
PRIZES
First Prize (President's Cup): £1,000
Second Prize: £500
Third Prize: £250
1st Section First Prize: £150
1st Section runner-up: £100
2nd Section First Prize: £150
2nd Section runner-up: £100
3rd Section First Prize: £150
3rd Section runner up: £100
4th Section First Prize: £150
4th Section runner-up: £100
Best Local Band: £125
Second Local Band: £100
Best Youth Band: £100
Second Youth Band: £100
Best Scratch Band: £75
Best Trombones
Best Basses
Best Euphonium
Best Cornet
Best Youth Soprano
DEPORTMENT PRIZES
Senior Deportment: £100
Junior Deportment: £60
How many bands perform at Lydgate?
In 2024, we hosted a whopping 81 bands!