Pantastic: Sunderland’s Community Steel Pan Band

[Pan Times]

During the following year they put together a repertoire and Pantastic starting receiving requests to perform at community events and as the band’s popularity grew, civic occasions were added to the community events. In 1996 and 1997 Pantastic travelled to London to take part in The National Festival of Music for Youth finals after qualifying in local heats. As the band developed further they played for VI P’s such as Sir Jack Charlton, Tony Blair and Sir Jimmy Savile to name but a few, we asked if they would sign the pans so it became a tradition for celebrities to sign a pan. The band was also given the opportunity to play for Royalty, for the Queen and Prince Phillip when they were on their Golden Jubilee tour in Sunderland and for Prince Charles when he opened the National Glass Centre in Sunderland click for full story