The Upper School

Band Night 2026

Monday 9 February 2026

The 2026 Band Night, the biggest ever, saw a packed audience in the Redgrave Theatre enjoying 48 pupil performers in 10 acts and 18 numbers!

In more than 90 minutes, there was an amazing range of songs and styles, from the Monkees' 1969 number 'A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You', through Cream, Neon Trees, the Sugababes, and Shania Twain, right up to Gracie Abrams' 2020 hit 'I miss you, I'm sorry'.

Acts ranged from our large Big Band and Soul Band to trios, duos and solos, featuring bands from every year in the Upper School (Year 9 - Year 13). A cohort of pupil drummers across the evening covered all the rhythm work with driving panache, with some spectacular guitar solos also.

Thanks to our contemporary music staff coaches, and to all pupil performers treating their peers and parents alike to a fantastic evening of singing, playing and stagecraft.

Two people singing on stage with microphones. The woman is on the left, the man on the right in a striped shirt, under purple lighting.
Three young women singing on stage with a band in the background, featuring saxophonists and a drummer, under colorful stage lighting.
Woman playing a trombone on stage, illuminated by colorful stage lights, with a microphone in the background.
Musician on stage in a blue hoodie plays a red electric guitar and sings into a microphone under purple stage lights.
Two women in striped sweaters sing into microphones on stage, under soft purple lighting.
Drummer in a white shirt playing a drum set on stage, surrounded by microphones, with dim ambient lighting.
Four musicians perform energetically on stage, with blue lighting and a drummer in the background.
A young musician plays the keyboard on stage, with two other musicians in the background, under dim lighting.
A woman singing into a microphone on stage, with soft lighting and a dark background.
Singer performing passionately on stage, holding a microphone, wearing a light-colored jacket against a dark background.
A person in a plaid shirt plays an electric guitar on stage under purple lighting, with a microphone stand in the background.
Musicians performing on stage with purple lighting, including a guitarist, a keyboard player, and a drummer in the background.
Band performing on stage with a female lead singer, keyboard player, and guitarist under dramatic purple lighting.
Woman singing passionately into a microphone on stage, bathed in purple light, wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless top.
Four young performers in casual clothes sing passionately into microphones on a dimly lit stage, with a guitarist in the background.
Two young musicians play electric guitars on stage, focused intently, with a microphone and music stand nearby.
Woman with long hair sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a blue sweater, with a dark background and a music stand visible.
Young girl singing into a microphone on stage, wearing a white top, with another person partially visible holding a microphone.
Two women singing into microphones on a dimly lit stage, with a third person playing a keyboard in the background.
Young drummer playing a drum kit on stage, focused on the music, surrounded by colorful lighting.
Two women singing on stage with microphones, accompanied by a guitarist and drummer in the background. Stage lighting adds a warm ambiance.
A band performs on a dimly lit stage with blue lighting. Musicians play various instruments including guitars and drums, with a central vocalist.
A jazz band performs on stage, featuring a conductor, trombonists, saxophonists, and a drummer under blue lighting.
A jazz band performs under blue and purple stage lights, with musicians playing brass instruments and a conductor leading them.