A drummer from The Royal Marines School of Music performs

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Portsmouth Guildhall hosts The Royal Marines Summer Concert and Ceremony of Beating the Retreat 2025.

The Band is back! Military musicians from the Royal Marines School of Music return for their most sensational concert of the year, and it's going to be bigger and better than ever before.

The Summer Concert and Beating Retreat is packed with pageantry and passion. It's a spectacular concert bringing together unbeatable music and entertainment which celebrates the pride, the professionalism and song from some of the country's finest young musicians.

There will be fanfares, marches and the unforgettable Corps of Drums. There will be stunning performances from the concert band, the Big Band, from soloists and singers. Finally, the ground will shake with the unmissable sounds and spectacle of the world-famous Ceremony of Beating the Retreat.

Book now for a dazzling concert and Beating Retreat from the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines School of Music.

Time advertised is door time. The show starts promptly at 2pm.

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Adult£18.70 per ticket

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The Royal Marines School of Music

Type:Performance

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB
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Opening Times

The Royal Marines School of Music (9 Aug 2025)
DayTimes
Saturday13:30

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