Hot 8 Brass Band

New Orleans-based Hot 8 Brass Band return to Band on the Wall on 29 July 2026 at 6:30 pm on their 30th anniversary tour.

Drawing on the traditional jazz heritage of their hometown of New Orleans, Hot 8 Brass Band are known for including elements of funk, hip hop, rap, and its local variation, "bounce", in their music. The collective earned a win at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 for their feature on Jon Batiste's Album of the Year, following the nomination of their The Life & Times Of... LP for Best Regional Roots Album in 2013.

Hot 8 have performed and collaborated with Jon Batiste, Blind Boys of Alabama, Basement Jaxx and Alice Russell, and provided live support for Mos Def, Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. Since forming, they have established a decade-long affiliation with actor and BBC 6 Music DJ Craig Charles. After a live appearance at Maida Vale for Lauren Laverne (BBC 6 Music), Hot 8 Brass Band performed for Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny on BBC Two to welcome in 2019. Later that year, after taking to the stage at the BRIT Awards in February, Hot 8 Brass Band were invited on the European leg of George Ezra's tour.