About Us

Who We Are

Barnsley Metropolitan Band is a brass band based at Barnsley Civic in central Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Rehearsals are on a Wednesday evening 6.45 – 9.00 PM. Enquiries from new players are always welcome.

A busy and varied concert schedule sees the band performing at a variety of local, regional and national events throughout the year. The band also organises foreign band tours on a regular basis visiting its friends, Musikzug Deutschherren a Band in Rachtig, Germany.

Whilst contesting is not the main focus of the band, it competes annually at the Yorkshire Area Brass Band Championships.

Membership crosses the generations and includes a good mix of ages. There are opportunities for young people to progress through the Junior and Intermediate Bands operating through Barnsley Music Service.

In March 2019, 2020 and 2022 the band achieved second place in Section 4 at the Yorkshire Area Brass Band Contest which qualified them to represent Yorkshire in the National Brass Band Finals. In 2024 & 2025 the band were promoted to the 3rd  Section and recorded back to back wins at the contest, leading to promotion to the 2nd Section.