Army

Best of British military music takes centre stage for three nights at Horse Guards Parade

9th July 2026 at 3:45pm

Gurkha perform a traditional kukri display Horse Guards CREDIT MOD — Gurkhas perform a traditional kukri display (Picture: MOD)

Gurkha perform a traditional kukri display Horse Guards — Up to 4,000 spectators saw the hundreds of musicians and military performers (Picture: MOD)

Phantom of the Opera Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD — Phantom of the Opera was one of the performances (Picture: MOD)

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD — Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber was an important guest at the event (Picture: MOD)

Horse Guards Military Musical Spectacular 080726 CREDIT MOD — He gave the Bands of the British Army permission to perform copyright-free (Picture: MOD)

Ukrainian choir Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD — A Ukrainian choir also took to the stage (Picture: MOD)

Horse Guards music performance 080726 CREDIT MOD — The world-class open-air event was a celebration of military and musical heroes (Picture: MOD)

Gurkha perform a traditional kukri display Horse Guards CREDIT MOD

Gurkha perform a traditional kukri display Horse Guards

Phantom of the Opera Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD

Horse Guards Military Musical Spectacular 080726 CREDIT MOD

Ukrainian choir Horse Guards 080726 CREDIT MOD

Horse Guards music performance 080726 CREDIT MOD

Horse Guards Parade has hosted a Military Musical Spectacular for three days this week, with audiences enjoying three nights of music, military pageantry and pyrotechnics.

Up to 4,000 spectators watched the hundreds of musicians from four nations perform, with highlights including Andrew Lloyd Webber classics and a moving performance by a Ukrainian choir.

The event featured songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, after Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber granted the Bands of the British Army permission to perform his music copyright-free.

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