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Enjoy the Siddis action this weekend

You can enjoy all the Nordic entertainment from Stavanger this weekend on the wobplay media platform

SIIDIS
  The Championships will be broadcast live this weekend

The Siddis Entertainment Championships will be broadcast live from Stavanger on Saturday 4th November through the Wobplay.com multi-media platform.

It will mark the first time that the event will link with the leading brass band broadcaster and follows Wobplay's live-coverage of the European and British Open Championships earlier this year.

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You can enjoy all the action from all five divisions of entertainment alongside existing Wobplay.com customers — from as little as £9.99, when you sign up for a one-off monthly payment.

It all starts at 9.00am (local time)

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Stavanger Concert Hall

The Blue Riband Elite Division as well as the First Division competitions will take place in the 1500 seat Fartein Valen at Stavanger Concert Hall which will be the venue for the 2025 European Championships.

The Second Division will take place at the nearby 1000 seat Kuppelhallen (which itself hosted the European event in 2008), with the Third Division in the Zetlitz Hall (800 seats) within the main Concert Hall complex, and the Fourth Division in the compact Lille Konserthal.

Hosted by 4BR's Iwan Fox and guests it will feature the 24-minute programmes of each of the Elite and First Section competitors as well as coverage of the other sections of competition.

The prize ceremony and Gala Concert will not be live broadcast, although the results will be published by the organisers as well as by 4BR as soon as they are announced.

To enjoy

To sign up to enjoy the action go to: https://wobplay.com

The open adjudication teams this year are:
Elite Division: Philip Harper, Uwe Koller, Sverre Olsrud
First Division: Ray Farr, Daniel Hall
Second Division: Arvid Anthun, Tom Hutchinson
Third Division: Thomas Beiganz, Jayne Murill
Fourth Division: Kenneth Crookston, Maria Nygard Molund

You can enjoy all the action from all five divisions of entertainment alongside existing Wobplay.com customers — from as little as £9.99, when you sign up for a one-off monthly payment4BR

Elite Division:

Fartein Valen
Adjudicators: Philip Harper, Uwe Köller, Sverre Olsrud
Start Time: 2.20pm (+1 hr GMT)

1. Kleppe Musikklag (Tormod Flaten)
2. Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag (Reid Gilje)
3. Tertnes Brass (Paul Holland)
4. Oslo Brass Band (David Hveem)

Break

5. Stavanger Brass Band (Ian Porthouse)
6. Bjørsvik Brass (Magnus Brandseth)
7. Manger Musikklag (Allan Withington)
8. Jaren Hornmusikkforening (David Morton)
9. Krohnengen Brass Band (Magnus Brandseth)


First Division:

Fartein Valen
Adjudicators: Ray Farr, Daniel Hall
Start Time: 9.00am (+1 hr GMT)

1. Radøy Brass (Torstein Aagard-Nilsen)
2. Askøy Brass Band (Svein H. Giske)
3. Ila Brass Band (Tom Ole Elgsaas Hønsvik)
4. Rong Brass (David Morton)

Break

5. Sola Brass Band (Gwyn Evans)
6. Montebello Brass (Preben Nicolai Kragh-Riesling)
7. Flesland Musikklag (Margie S Antrobus)
8. Gjallarhorn (Kjetil Djønne)
9. Oslofjord Brass (Elsine Haugstad)


Second Division:

Kuppelhallen
Adjudicators: Arvid Anthun, Tom Hutchinson
Start Time: 9.00am (+1 hr GMT)

1. Gjesdal Brass Band (Jonas Skartveit Rogne)
2. Sørum Musikklag (Philip Hannevik)
3. Alexander Brass Band (Morten E Hansen)
4. Stavanger Kommunes Korps (Morten Ovrebekk)

Break

5. Follesø Musikklag (Christian Breistein)
6. Hasle Brass (Robert Solberg Nilsen)
7. Tysnes Musikklag (Yngve Nikolaisen)
8. Manger Old Star Brass (Patrik Randefalk)

Break

9. KOS — Krohnengen Old Stars (Rune Hannisdal)
10. Oster Brass (Jane Westervik)
11. Skui Brassband (Jon Terje Svendsen)
12. Sagvag Musikklag (Karl Ole Midtbø)

Break

13. Fjell Brass (Paul Fensom)
14. Agder Brass (Russell Gray)
15. Stangaland Brass (Kjetil Djønne)
16. Bergen Brass Band (Thor-Arne Pedersen)


Third Division:

Zetlitz
Adjudicators: Thomas Beiganz, Jayne Murill
Start Time: 9.00am (+1 hr GMT)

1. Seim Musikklag (Torstein Holmas)
2. Lyshornet Brass (Arild Ronaes)
3. Moen Musikkforening (Ole Kristian Egge)
4. IMI Brass (Halvor Gaard)

Break

5. Lindas Brass (Vidar Nordli)
6. Haukas Musikklag (Egil Magnussen)
7. Laksevag Musikkforening (Fredrick Schjelderup)
8. Hetlevik Musikklag (Sturle Berntsen)

Break

9. Rosendal Musikklag (Yngve Nikolaisen)
10. Tertnes Amatørkorps (Joseph W. Cook)
11. Indre Torungen Brass Ensemble (Lars-Bjørnar Strengenes)

Break

12. Skeie Brass (Nigel Fielding)
13. Norheimsund Musikklag (Viljar Bjørsvik Rath)
14. Salhus Musikklag (Bjørn Breistein)


Fourth Division:

Lille Konsertsal
Adjudicators: Kenneth Crookston, Maria Nygård Molund
Start Time: 9.00am (+1 hr GMT)

1. Tasta Brass (Morten Ovrebekk)
2. Musikkorpset Heimdal (Linas Dakinevicius)
3. Eidsberg Brassband (Sverre Caspersen)
4. Langhus Brass (Thomas W. Tengelsen)

Break

5. Fitjar Musikklag (Svein Roger Koppang)
6. Riska Brass Band (Arne Stian Aarrestad)
7. Alvik og Eikelandsfjorden Musikklag (Oddvar Nøstdal)

Break

8. Karmsund Brass (Kristian Thulin)
9. Randaberg Musikkorps (Pal Magne Austnes-Underhaug)
10. Julebygda Brass (Thor Oyvind Nordby)

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