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School music tours to World War I Centenary

Fantastic opportunity to take part in WWI Centenary
Lovely coastline and picture-book cities
Unique combined music and history tour

“Club Europe always go the extra mile to ensure that our needs are met.”

James Williams, Llandovery College, Carmarthenshire

“Club Europe makes organising a tour so easy, I can’t recommend them enough.”

Anthony Chew, Head of Music, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Lancashire

“It’s made the group into an unbreakable family and has had the most profound effect on the confidence of every single one of them.”

Darren Roberts, Mounts Bay Academy, Cornwall

“Alahree always understands perfectly what we want and need! Our music tours give our students the best memories of their time at school.”

Jane Werry, Head of Music, Hayes School, Kent

Be part of history on our unique WWI concert tour.

Multi-cultural and multi-lingual Belgium is the perfect close-to-home touring destination. In this specially-created tour, groups will have the opportunity to play at the Last Post at the Menin Gate, which is always a very humbling and moving experience. In addition to some lovely outdoor concerts, students will enjoy a lively programme of excursions in and around this vibrant city as well as visits to some of WWI’s famous battlefields.

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Concerts

You’re always assured of an appreciative audience.

As well as playing at the Last Post, Northern Belgium offers lots of wonderful open air concert opportunities for our groups. Perform in one of the busy seaside towns, in bandstands or in the town centres where you’re always assured of an appreciative audience.

Our Concert Tours to Belgium

An ideal destination for short music tours or part of a multi-destination European concert tour.

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Sample itinerary

(Bands)

If you are a different ensemble type, please ask us for a sample itinerary.

Day 1

A day in Bruges. Visit the chocolate factory and take a boat trip on the canal. Visit a local brewery in the afternoon or just stroll around Bruges. Afternoon outdoor concert in a busy seaside town. In the evening enjoy some bowling.

Day 2

A day at Ypres. Visit the Flanders Field Museum or one of the famous Allied cemeteries of which there are over 160. Early afternoon outdoor concert in Ypres. In the evening enjoy a meal out in a local restaurant. Performance at the Last Post ceremony at 8pm.

Day 3

The morning spent at Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 (Zonnebeke). Mid afternoon outdoor concert in busy seaside town or in Wallonia’s most touristy town. Enjoy an evening disco at your accommodation.

Extra activities and excursions

Browse a selection of our favourite activities and excursions.

Bellewaerde Park
Chocolaterie
Brussels
Ypres
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 (Zonnebeke)
In Flanders Fields Museum
Allied Cemeteries

An exciting animal and theme park.

enjoy a mouth watering visit to this chocolate makers in Bruges.

See the Grand’Place and the excellent Musical Instruments Museum.

Hire bikes and enjoy a tour around this lovely city or cycle to the battlefields.

A fascinating museum that keeps the memory of one of the War’s most memorable battles alive through images, films historical artefacts and life-like-dioramas. Students can dress up as a soldier to live the experience fully.

An amazing interactive museum, which shows how the war affected this town and its community.

Such as Essex Farm and Tyne Cot (Passchendaele), the largest British Military Cemetery in the world where 11,956 soldiers are buried.

Where to stay

Popular places to stay.

Groups will be based around Ypres, Ostend, Blankenberge, Bruges, Passchendaele, Langemark or Tournai. Meals: Full board.

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FAQs

Find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.

We accept any group as long as they are used to performing together as an ensemble, even if only to their fellow students and parents. We always ask for a recent recording of your group and we have range of venues on offer that will welcome beginner groups as well as experienced ensembles.

The most pleasant times of year to come to Europe are May to September, therefore you may wish to consider this when planning your tour. Summer temperatures across Europe range from 18-35 degrees Celsius. European cities in winter can also offer many interesting cultural experiences that you may enjoy.

We work hard to generate excellent attendance at each concert, as we understand that an appreciative audience makes all the difference. We produce eye-catching posters and handbills, which are displayed and distributed in the environs of your concerts. We also advertise your concerts in online and hard copy local What’s On Guides as well as newspapers, by way of press releases. In addition, we invite local dignitaries, music societies and music students to your concerts. Last but not least, we provide you with posters for your concerts, which will be displayed in your coach and placed on your Club Europe poster board at your venue by your tour manager before each concert.