wembley 1981

[@barryjacobs8524]

No I phones, no Facebook, no flashes from phones, no security around the field, just plain good old English tradition. Very proud. 😊

[@elainejohnson3603]

I was playing Euphonium with The Women’s Royal Army Corps in this. Such wonderful memories!

[@beverleypearson2646]

Watching this took my breath away. What a privilege being able to say you were there! Thank You 🙏🏼 you were all wonderful ❤️🇬🇧👑

[@sylviamaua745]

That's wonderful such beautiful playing. I used to play trombone and euphonium at school (up to grade 5 level). Wished I still played. The consolation is that I can watch and listen to the beautiful playing of the military bands on KZbin.

[@sophiewillson8590]

My dad was in this so proud to be a daughter of a very talented musician

[@gustloffshizukayamamoto4689]

You were in the Woman’s Royal Army Corps?

[@briangoulden6687]

I was at this tattoo - a really great occasion - great sounds, great emotions. Sadly, lots of the bands on parade that day and their regiments are no longer in existence.

[@midnightteapot5633]

I was in the audience as well , 21 years old and on holidays visiting the old country and relatives , It was unforgettable and incomparable.

[@dingus_doofus]

They died like most traditions are dying nowadays.

[@johnmuliyil8170]

I was seated in the front row at the North end. I was with the RAF & had an Army buddy who invited me to this magnificent once in a life time extravaganza.

[@johnmuliyil8170]

Do you know the name of the man leading this band? He was ahead of all & commanded the band. ?

[@johnmuliyil8170]

Well that’s over 40 years ago. Some in their 20’s & 30’s are hopefully enjoying their Golden years. In their 70’s or about 80.

[@tiddspuss100]

I was there that evening with my Father. When they played the 1812 with the eight field guns and church bells and the whole of the end stands wast filled with fireworks. Absolutely brilliant. Brings back wonderful memories of my Father.

[@barryjacobs8524]

Absolutely bloody brilliant. 44 years old and it looks and sounds amazing. Wembley has gone now and I expect a lot of the people concerned would be their 70s now. But what a magnificent sight. And the sound perfect. Good old Wembley she was a great stadium. To still see this, what a site for sore eyes. So proud of all concerned then. They did a magnificent job. I hope the Queen was there to see this, she loved all this as I still do.❤

[@johnmuliyil8170]

Right O. Old Chap.!!

[@karentelling7746]

My patriotism just went into overdrive. They were magnificent.

[@juru9402]

10 years later, still awesome from the other side of the pond.

[@bernardp8354]

I was there… I still remember this day! Never seen such a magnificent spectacle …

[@camberwickgreen5021]

Where you in the crowd or band?

[@tonysmith8754]

Just came across this .... showing my Granddaughter an Army Band. Saw My band .. and myself at 1 min 45 sec Cornet player.. wow !!

[@gasgiant7122]

That’s so cool, obviously a little bit younger then💂‍♂️

[@juanmarinesparcia734]

Inglaterra para mi es muy entrañable....Londres conozco sus Galerías de Arte.

[@camberwickgreen5021]

Superb

[@JamesEnticott-g2f]

😂😂❤❤​@@juanmarinesparcia734

[@daddybob6096]

British Military Bands are the best in the world without a doubt, I view them all the time on You Tube, as a former soldier I love it, I understand the drill. Robert. New Zealand.

[@card797]

I have to agree. I've been in marching bands and I just love watching them. The beating retreat video from 2018 of the Royal Marines is probably the best.

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

Also three canadian bands were there.That's why we can see the canadian flag.

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Sadly the majority of these if not all have now gone including my old regiment. Thanks blair

[@Ken35806]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpiznKqgjd2ZeZo

[@trishwicks3590]

This was SPECTACULAR ❤️❣️💯🇺🇸

[@camberwickgreen5021]

Brilliant. We won't ever see that many bands from so many regiments again alas. Sad on many levels. Respect to all those that served.

[@harrietwoolever6180]

The sheer number of band members managing to play together and sound so fantastic is awesome.

[@jazzsaxboy]

Loved my time in the forces. Nothing better than hearing the bands.👏👏👏 Sadly only a few left.

[@67smilerify]

I was there as a 14 Yr old lad with my Dad . I appreciate it much more now . It was and is amazing

[@teddy039]

Même 40 ans après.... un grand spectacle Merci 🙏

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

Le temps passe tellement vite malheureusement.

[@ajarnwordsmith628]

Herr Hahn, are you a Katoffelpuffer or a frog?

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

​@@ajarnwordsmith628Stupid comment. I am not fremch. I am not even european. You must be a unilingual ignorant.

[@pbrobotspbrobots1710]

just found this clip, I was still in Chelsea barracks when this was on, our armed forces were so much bigger back then. but with cut backs its so small today, but one other thing is that young people don't play instruments like we did back then. our school had a big brass band and orchestra as well, which a lot of players went on to the forces bands. now its all phones and internet rather than a hobby of playing something, so many town bands struggle to get young players in these days.

[@stewartsnape1231]

I could watch n listen to this stuff forever, nothing keeps me occupied more than good marches

[@FrankGelinas]

I watch these bands on an almost daily basis.

[@rolandkleinhenz3825]

Großartig! Magnificent! salutes from Germany🇩🇪

[@Tocsin-Bang]

Not only is the music fabulous, the drill is just fantastic, I speak as a former NCO, never saw the like before!

[@stuartandrews2808]

My old regiment was in it. 48 th Highlanders of Canada, pipes and drums and military band

[@papipoilu5280]

Immense incroyable jamais vu n tel défilé superbe organisation. Chapeau bas un musicien anonyle

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

Spectaculaire et impressionant !

[@davidlockwood1895]

So sad that the British government have destroyed our armed forces. When I served, marching to my regimental band was awesome.

[@dingus_doofus]

You don't want to see what has become of the German armed forces... our defense minister now addresses his soldiers as "soldieresses and soldiers", and they use broomsticks for vehicle-mounted machine barrels during exercises, because there aren't enough real barrels to go around. The death of the Soviet Union was perhaps the greatest tragedy that ever hit the West. Everything that barely held the threads of society together until then is coming undone now.

[@Paulchen7223]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@taffyupnorth]

Brilliant, nothing can equal the Regimental bands, 😮of the Britsh Army, alas they have now been either dispanded, or reduced. I was always proud to march to the Music of The RA bands.

[@sidpheasant7585]

Back in '81, it was even different because some Regiments had bands at the level of the Battalion, while most of the Corps had several bands each. I have watched the above many times since the '80s but from the perspective of 2024 it just looks like a different world. A gigantic band like the above is almost like a super-organism. The way that sound sways and rocks backwards and forwards! Presumably the sound in the centre was truly deafening. But in general what we see is awesome in the truest sense ... and it's easy to wonder if they are doing it as much for themselves as for us!

[@telbertwilkins5191]

@@sidpheasant7585 Yes it was deafening in the centre and no musicians were wearing ear plugs! As you say a different world, the army bands of 1961 or 1951 could have not fitted into Wembley Stadium. Many don't realise that when talking about the past, but not you

[@oohtob6685]

Amazing just found this. I was playing out there. B flat Fife. I was 22. Yiks.

[@1912fld]

Who ever picked out the marches played at this pageant really picked out good ones. This is one of my all time favorite massed band performances. Thanks for posting this.

[@mikedaveify]

I completely and wholeheartedly agree!

[@Haslione]

Splendidly performed no other than the HM Forces are committed to such a brilliant Precision.

[@jwilcox4726]

I am American and I have never seen so many bands play together like this since the Queen's 50th Jubilee. Not then did they play all together. Wonderful. All America loves Wembly Stadium the biggest holding something like 80 thousand people. Incredible. My fav. was Queen @ Wembly filled that place up to overflowing. Yes they did. Over twenty minutes for the opening?? Come on. WoW

[@avryllsixtus3429]

Love military music..my girl was 1st girl in NzArmy band. Now I find a chap called Godfrey was well know as a military music arranger..must be in the genes. Who can resist. Music with uch a beat. I was Blower of tenor horn in a Navy band. Love this clip..thank you so much

[@georgeallen7101]

The regimental badges on that field represent a lot of history sadly swept away by a vile politicians pen a few years later .

[@pyshop1]

Now we have hardly any bands left, This used to be one of the great show pieces of the armed forces.

[@Paulchen7223]

Ich finde, dass JEDE EINHEIT von JEDEM LAND SEHR GUT auf seine eigene ART UND WEISE ist❤❤❤❤❤ICH ZOLLE. ALLEN. SOLDATEN/INNEN. MEINEN. HÖCHSTEN RESPEKT UND DANK❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@adrianrosenlund-hudson8789]

What an amazing sight this must have been. So many different bands! Loved the bass solo in The voice of the guns. We played my old dad out with it at his funeral (he was an Artilleryman)

[@h.r.2911]

I am a former Artillery Corporal of the Chilean Army and at home I have a several records with British marches, and the ones that sound in this video are very familiar to me Greetings from Chile !

[@ivanlussich8146]

I had seen this wonderful video earlier today on my mobile, it was so impressive i wanted to see it on my laptop. I think this is a historic show, given the number of bands and musicians involved -and their magnificent performance.

[@valtertadeuunzerunzer5473]

Espetáculo inigualável sensacional

[@catherinegrenot5781]

Simplement magnifique !

[@memikell]

Wonderful! And so sad to know that so many fine regiments no longer exist.

[@TheCatBilbo]

True, but amalgamation & disbandment has been going on for centuries. Still a sad event.

[@stokecitysupporter]

But not to the extent that it has in recent years, the army is the smallest its been since Napoleon times.

[@Top2tow]

Those lads must have a lot of stamina to march and play for that long. I always feel so proud of all our British forces.❤

[@rodrigogarronclaure9878]

QUE HERMOSA Y GRAN DEMOSTRACION MILITAR INGLESA

[@EricDeslandes]

wow how beautiful it is, i love this kind of music because i love military music and i hope to see it one day up close. congratulations to the musicians

[@ianmarsden1130]

That is next level co-ordination. Superb.

[@LuisRodriguez-nz1ie]

Hermoso el desfile y musica

[@andrewbazeley7274]

It makes you feel so very proud and even brings a tear to ones eyes of how great our armed forces are, l wish the present day prime minister would bring them back .🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@edmondbeatty9309]

A marvellous presentation of multiple bands of classical band marches

[@geoffmitchell6515]

The likes of this will never be seen again

[@TripDownBritishTown]

The Kings Coronation:

[@danielhunter34]

Make me prime minister and you will see the return of all regiments

[@grahamcoe6694]

I'm all for that especially when that T**T in RUSSIA is threatening WW3 FOR SOMETHING THAT HE STARTED

[@lesliejackson149]

Then that's a crying shame! The Edinburgh Tattoo has sadly become a "variety" show. Sigh...

[@MattHadlow-wood]

You are right we have gone soft and reduced our military capability by far too much we are lazy fat entitled and ill prepared for any future threats. We are not great

[@karlastorm3595]

Beautifully edited version. Love it! From California.

[@teddy039]

je regarde en boucle ... je ne m'en lasse pas

[@martialmusic]

This video needs a title that more clearly describes it. It is magnificent yet can only be found by accident! Please add something like British army bands to the title. Your march loving friend, Robert Morecook

[@johnsugden9820]

When the British Army still had many great regimental bands!

[@Joe-fe4xi]

John Sugden And we still do...

[@leeadams5902]

@@Joe-fe4xi It's now the Corps of Army Music whose members wear different uniforms of certain regiments. When they take off the dress uniform of say a guards regiment, they put on their corps beret and stable belt, so not quite the same but, still talented lads and lasses.

[@Joe-fe4xi]

lee Adams Well, only the regular bands are under CAMUS, every regiment still has a regimental band (some have multiple) within their reserve component.

[@pegasusns07]

Unfortunately all gone now.

[@bertiewooster3326]

About the operational strength of today's Army !

[@Gryphon6668]

this band is bigger than todays army! Magnificent!

[@beverleypearson2646]

Thank you for sharing this. Watching the precision of our Military Bands, took my breath away! ❤️👑🇬🇧

[@drewframson7495]

Magnificent!

[@andybawn1]

The passing of an era, be lucky to field a quartet in 2020, so sad

[@Joe-fe4xi]

Andy Bawn Considering there’s 23 regular bands and around 15 reserve, we’d still easily do this

[@ianmarsden1130]

@@Joe-fe4xi Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. ;)

[@ken-u3n]

@@Joe-fe4xi Yep. I agree. This pageant could be repeated with all the Regular and Reserve Army Bands of today. And what a sight that would be at the modern Wembley. If only! 🎶👍

[@simonpeterson6659]

@@ken-u3n Maybe someone needs to put in a suggestion for the next jubilee event?

[@Tom-bs1em]

@@Joe-fe4xi 14 now. No way we could do this & it wouldn’t be the same. Most of the regiments have gone & so have the uniforms.

[@jeanpierreaube9175]

Bravo pour une aussi grande discipline et une formation pas facile de réussir.felicitation a nos amis anglais.!!!

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

En effet très impressionnant !

[@naomihayward4859]

I was born on this day, but yes will never see something on this scale again, amazing how they put it together

[@haglasu1468]

The erstwhile glory of British Army's Bands, gone through numerous reforms and meanwhile become nothing more than outsourced bands without any identity, let alone connections to the regiment they play for. Such a melancholic sight.

[@sidpheasant7585]

I spend most of my life determined not to be captured by nostalgia. We need to live for the present. But knowing that virtually all of these bands have now gone (including even such "basics" as Royal Engineers, Paras, Royal Signals, RCT, and even Royal Artillery - the oldest of all) makes what was once a thrilling spectacle just plain sad.

[@Woolyback02]

I was there as am arms explosive search dog handler, Royal Military Police. Great evening of music and pomp.

[@ami34]

Great Fantastic a big Band

[@PopeCromwell]

This makes you miss the old Empire Stadium.

[@1912fld]

The marches are: Voice of the Guns - Alford, The Vedette - Alford, The Red Cloak, Battle Hymn, Europe United - Zehle

[@phillipecook3227]

Thank you.

[@evantighe696]

Voice of the Guns is a favourite of mine

[@teddy039]

Voice of The Guns is amazing 🔫

[@andrewtomlinson18]

When wembley was a wide open bright stadium not another soulless concrete bowl.

[@seltaeb9691]

Dress rehearsal for Out of Lockdown Party.. makes my heart 💖💓 swell with pride from a ex squaddie band member. That's so hard to do with the sound echoing & ALL IN STEP too Sgt-Major! "OK LADS NAFFI BREAK!..

[@stupotingoole]

Great to see my Corp band REME

[@patrioticarchive]

The voice of the guns always hits hard

[@jackspence1126]

In the fifties and sixties, The University of Michigan would dedicate one football game to "Band Day". The entire field would be packed for the half time show. As many as 10,000 high school band members would participate in a performance.

[@henrymann9851]

Thank you for your service

[@nixonluseno8422]

Best mass band ever.what I see here in Kenya is just but drop in the ocean compared to this one here. Bravo

[@Messirve428]

What beautiful band.

[@jasenwright1178]

Fantastic!!

[@phillipecook3227]

Crikey that is a BIG band! Wembley must've had a giant assembly area.

[@mohammedalmukhtar5428]

Such amazing event is once in generations!!

[@khumooctavia3077]

10:10 my all time favorite

[@Hal-kj2mc]

No one does this like the Brits. So proud.

[@richardseverin1603]

WOW .. Well done !

[@Agriompanana]

Anyone here 2024

[@ronyoung26]

Joseph Fawcett. I beg to differ. Read other comments below and others recognise the reductions too. For myself, I can confirm of the 9 bands we had in the RAF Music Services, when I joined, there are now only 3; and they are not bigger quantities either. Similar situation with the Army & Marines. It is sad to see this too!

[@Kirkee7]

Never seen so many Military bands play so well together.

[@edmays8737]

I am just seeing it today. Magnificent.

[@teddy039]

Amazing

[@mipamat5804]

What a wonderful array of uniforms and cap badges from yesteryear, most of which have been merged or disbanded.

[@gray3553]

Long but not forgotten, what ever happened to our regiments. Now an Army of around 80,000 or less, pathetic.

[@jaimetorquemada8683]

The best, represents the WORLD in odder and extravaganza , so proud to be part of this world. The west is the BEST.

[@johnnymcm9763]

Salut from Germany

[@Mark_Bickerton]

How fucking awesome is this, it makes you want to colonise somewhere!

[@GBURGE55]

Great line. (If a little un PC). Made me chuckle though

[@RogersRamblings]

When "Massed Bands" had some meaning.

[@claytoncastel]

Whomp. Whomp. Whomp whomp Whomp has some serious bass

[@allyweir]

Awesome!

[@ichabodon]

This is KZbin for you! Never seen this before. What was it all about? The largest display I have ever seen

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

4:15. Bottom most leader, drum major Moonwalk March XD XD XD I always looked forward to seeing him watching this as a kid

[@Charliecomet82]

I remember seeing this on the local PBS station one night in the 80's and thinking, "Hey, it's that march from Lawrence of Arabia!" (Back then, I didn't know what it was called.)

[@nigelcarter9503]

Great. More please

[@English.Andy1]

Just what I need. The U.K. battling this terrible virus & band to lift the sprits

[@David-sv7by]

The REAL Wembley Stadium

[@lawdennis3801]

now thats some lit cool stuff

[@ken-u3n]

Oh Lord. That music! Simply fabulous. What a sound! Had me tapping my feet throughout 😂😂. Maybe sometime we'll see such a military pageant at Wembley again. We still have the numbers in our Regular and Reserve bands. Full performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4G1mGd7oKungLc

[@shiver_me_timbers]

Fuckin brilliant!

[@heapos]

10:10 is my favourite

[@English.Andy1]

No bagpipes - what a pleasure

[@voiceofreason9238]

lol!

[@simonpeterson6659]

And yet here you are...

[@mikecathcart1400]

You missed the pipes?! They were there - Scots and Irish.

[@johnritchie4801]

The precision is quite incredible Very hard to do

[@BellogsTheChicken]

Youd be lucky if you got ten bandsmen in 2021in the last 40 years fucking politicians have destroyed just about everything British

[@sean367]

Amazing on the March

[@phillipchapman169]

Wow. Absolutely wow.

[@RobertPaterson]

AND there was more! Later there is the Light Division Massed Band AND the Highland Massed band

[@natheniel]

15:28 being a lady drum major must feel badass at the time

[@gasgiant7122]

No Royal Marines? They really know how to parade!

[@midnightteapot5633]

Wembley was always an Army show although the RAF and Royal Marines took part in 1977 , Silver jubilee year.