🤩 Sing2026 is next weekend and we're so excited for it, we hope you are too!
On Saturday you can expect the male and mixed chorus competition, as well as our incredible show, The Glow of Champions, featuring Steel City Voices, Ami Quartet, Lux A Cappella, The Old Romantics, Cottontown Chorus, The Six Foot 4, Hot Mess, and The 1234!
Entry to the show is included in your full-weekend ticket, however, if you're a single day ticket holder wanting to attend The Glow of Champions you will need to purchase a ticket using the box office on our website. Tickets are also available for purchase on the day at the door.
👕 Looking to add some flare to your wardrobe? Look no further!
Official BABS Sing2026 T-shirts are now available to purchase via. the box office page on our website. Be aware, the deadline for pre-ordering is May 9th so be quick!
We look forward to seeing these around at convention 💕
Click the link in bio to order your merch today!
The latest episode of Tune In is out now! In this episode, we're joined by 2025 BABS Male Quartet Champions, The 1234, reflecting on their journey so far, what they have coming up, and where exactly their name came from.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
We would love to hear your suggestions for other podcast guests. You can email ideas (any any other questions or comments) to [email protected]
⭐️ Chorus Spotlight ⭐️
Are you looking to listen to some great barbershop before the BABS convention to build excitement? Then look no further!
MUBS are a student-ran youth barbershop mixed chorus, and we’re holding our end of year concert, New Heights: Onwards and Upwards, on May 2nd between 3pm-5pm in Manchester. We’ll also be joined by incredible quartets Hot Mess and Flat Chance!
📆 Saturday 2nd May, 3pm-5pm
📍 Central Hall Manchester, Oldham St, M1 1JQ
🎫 £5 Children | £8 Students | £10 Adults
🎤 MUBS Mixed Chorus & Internal Quartets, Special Guests Hot Mess & Flat Chance
Tickets are available in our bio @uombarbershop
⭐️ (You can get your own chorus/quartet spotlight by using the link in our bio!)
We loved seeing all of the performances at BiBA over the weekend (both in person and the livestreams) and we're so proud to congratulate @spice_report & @perfectstormquartet for their Joint Championship in the International Quartet Contest placing Gold 🏅, and @endeavourchorus for winning Gold 🥇 in the International Chorus Contest with their highest score ever! Huge well done to you all.
Witnessing all of this barbershop gets us so excited for our very own Sing2026 convention, only a month away. We're really looking forward to it and hope you are too, make sure you have your tickets ready! 😊
We'd like to wish everyone competing at BiBA this weekend the best of luck, especially our UK peers representing BABS, LABBS, and Sweet Adelines Region 31! If you aren't able to be at the event, don't worry - they have a livestream available on their YouTube at /@BIBA_Barbershop , so we recommend watching and showing your support!
Calling all Sing2026 competitors (again)!
Just another quick reminder that all competitors are required to purchase an All-Inclusive Full Weekend Ticket to take part. Make sure you have your tickets ahead to compete before Friday 24th April!
If you haven't got your tickets yet, you can get them using the link in bio!
The latest episode of Tune In is out now! In this episode, we're joined by the wonderful Tim Briggs, who's been a fixture of British barbershop for the best part of 20 years, and in that time, managed to accumulate a quartet CV that most of us can only dream of.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
What an INCREDIBLE display of barbershop at BinG! last week! 🤩
We're very proud of our BABS & LABBS competitors for representing the UK, and performing such great sets amongst the other incredible performances. Huge shout out to Ami Quartet (achieving 🥈 in the mixed quartet contest!) The Light Fantastic, Lux A Cappella, Crucible Vocal Project, and Bristol A Cappella. Really massive well done to you all!
⭐️ Quartet Spotlight ⭐️
@fifthelementquartet are fundraising to go to St Louis. We have a gofundme here: /f/help-fifth-element-get-to-bhs-2026-in-st-louis.
We are also delighted to be on the Great Western Chorus' show on March 21st (link: https://fb.me/e/6EdPYFzUr)
We have the ambitions to go and break records as a BABS group and eventually come home with some silverware.
⭐️ (You can get your own chorus/quartet spotlight by using the link in our bio!)
To ensure our Chorus Divisional Awards in Harrogate are as competitive and fair as possible, the BABS C&J Exec and the BABS Board have slightly updated the Divisional Brackets for the Male and Mixed Chorus categories.
We want to celebrate the incredible growth across our association by ensuring choruses are grouped with their peers for divisional awards. These are the new division boundaries!
Division 1: 75.0% and above
Division 2: 65.0% – 74.9%
Division 3: Below 65.0%
If your club hasn’t competed in the last two years, you’ll be stepping straight into Division 1! You can also check out some frequently asked questions on the second image, but if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or reach out to us by email using [email protected]
We can't wait to see everyone on stage in Harrogate. Let the rehearsals continue! 🎤✨
#BABS #Sing26 #Harrogate #BarbershopHarmony #ChoralMusic #BritishBarbershop
Sunday at Sing2026 is all about ringing chords and celebrating our wonderful community! 🎶
The day features the Quartet Semifinals in the morning, leading into the thrilling Finals in the afternoon.
The new schedule is designed to give you even more social time and guarantee fuller audiences for the performers.
We will finish the weekend off in style with an Open Mic night! It’s the perfect way to spend your Bank Holiday weekend. Get your £75 All-Inclusive Full Weekend Ticket today using the link in bio!
#sing2026 #singbabs #barbershop
