Whats Included?

The cost of the course is currently discounted from £599 to £459, and for that you will receive:

1. 4 days of full band rehearsals throughout the day, 
2. Several sectional workshops and masterclasses with our famous name tutors
3. Entry to Owen Farrs (not a) surprise birthday bash with live Bavarian Band and your bar bill covered for the first THREE hours.
4. Entry (or perform - yes, you may get to play publically in Vegas!) to the last night concert.

I am not from the UK, can I pay in my currency?

Probably!  We can bill you in US$, Euros, NZ$, AUD$ and PLN The same payment plan is available for you too.

Can you organise a hotel for us?

Yes, we can provide you with a hotel room for the 5 nights (Sunday to Friday) at a Las Vegas Strip hotel for approximately £250 for a lower end hotel (Circus Circus / Excalibur), £400 for a mid range hotel (Mirage / MGM Grand / Flamingo) or £650 for a high end hotel (Bellagio / Caesars Palace / Wynns).  Resort fees (if any) are payable locally and are not included in this figure.  WE RECOMMEND that you first look into a package deal with a tour operator as we just checked out Virgin Holidays (UK) and saw flight and hotel package at the Luxor hotel for £958.  However, if you would still like us to arrange your hotel we can do that after 4th July once we have negotiated some discounts!  We will put the options on the shop page as soon as we get the prices confirmed.

Can you organise flights?

Sadly, as we are not a travel company we cannot offer flights, but can suggest that you look at skyscanner.net to get an idea of the flight costs to Las Vegas.  We just had a quick search and found flights from the UK at £329.

Can I rent an instrument rather than drag my big instrument on a plane?

Yes (but may be limited quantity).  We are speaking with instrument manufacturers, suppliers and rental companies to see if we can rent the bigger instruments if you would rather not bring your own.  There may be a small additional charge for this - we will let you know this before you travel.

Percussion?

We will provide the big percussion equipment.  This will include a full drum kit, timps, xylophone, glockenspiel etc.  We would like you to bring your own sticks, mallets and small percussion stuff.  You are welcome to also bring your own snare drum if you wish. There will be a full set up at the full band venue and a seperate similar set up at the workshop / masterclass venue.

Any other recommendations?

1. INSURANCE!  Please make sure that you and your instrument are insured.
2. ESTA.  This is COMPULSORY for entry into the US.  It costs $14 and lasts for two years.  It can be obtained from the official US government website at http://esta.cbp.dhs.gov (Link opens in new tab) Please only use the official Government website to get your ESTA and do not use an expensive 3rd party site to get it.  It is a simple enough form for anyone to fill out.
3. UNDER 21's.  We welcome players under 21, but please remember that if you are under 21 years old you must be accompanied by someone over 21 in order to get a hotel room, and under 21's are not allowed by law to drink or buy alcohol.