Some of the world’s finest and largest ensembles balk at the thought of an international performance tour. Aside from the significant logistical challenges, caution is often exercised due to a fear of not being able to successfully replicate the high performance standard created on their home-field (or their band-room) in a foreign and far-away land. Or sometimes, ensembles just don't do international tours for whatever reason, be it no requirement to do so, no capacity to take on the additional work or even because of an arbitrary ruling by the powers that be banning international travel. And sometimes as a musician you just need to be in the right place at the right time to be ready (and able) to tour when your school is planning an international trip (which typically occur on a 4 year cycle or possibly greater).

London Band Week's All-American Collegiate Honour Band  is an international performance opportunity for individual musicians and is uniquely designed to alleviate and manage the challenges of international tours so that the participant musicians, and the ensemble they form, can concentrate on what they do best when in London, perform!

The extensive networks of London Band Week staff, drawn from music educators, military musicians, community ensembles members and travel leisure industry leaders with strong marching band heritage, will enable the All-American Collegiate Honour Band to operate and perform in London as if the capital city is a home-from-home. London Band Week has a perfect blend of events - be it performance, development, or social - that balances time in London as both a tourist and touring artist. The performance formats and locations, and the participation of local bands, provide an insight to the United Kingdom’s marching band community, culture and traditions.