Date: Saturday 19th July  
Time: 2pm, 3pm and 4pm (each performance 30 minutes)  
Venue: Monument Metro and Haymarket Metro, Newcastle upon Tyne 
Tickets: FREE – Just drop in! 

Bollywood Brass Band is the UK’s pioneering Indian-style brass band, playing the great tunes and compulsively danceable rhythms of Bollywood. 

Twice nominated for the Songlines World Music Awards, this vibrant ensemble has taken its sound global — performing at festivals, venues, and Indian weddings across the UK, Norway, India, Thailand, and South Africa. 

Don’t miss your chance to catch them in Newcastle City Centre as part of Masala Festival! With blazing brass, soaring saxophones, pounding dhol drums, and a booming sousaphone, the Bollywood Brass Band is one of the most colourful, joyful and exhilarating acts around!! 

Presented by GemArts and Tyne & Wear Metro 

Trailer:  

https://youtu.be/uMTfsXJ41qc 

GemArts award winning Masala Festival is back from 14 – 20 July 2025 celebrating a mix and blend of the finest South Asian Arts and Culture, packed full of performances, exhibitions, events, workshops, talks, pop ups and delicious Indian food in venues, places and spaces across the North East. For full Masala Festival 2025 programme visit www.gemarts.org