Form a band. Write a song. Play a real gig.

What is Bandit?

Four days. One band. One song. One unforgettable night.

Young people from across the community come together, form bands with people they've often never met, and write a completely original song.

With a team of professional musicians on hand all week, every band builds its song from the first riff to the full arrangement — then takes it to the stage for a full-scale gig with proper sound, lights and a real audience. Along the way there are guest speakers from the creative industries, green-room interviews, and cameras rolling to capture the lot.

It's not polite. It's not quiet. It's music as it should be — messy, alive and necessary. And it's been a rite of passage for young musicians in Gloucestershire for over twenty years.