Help us pick our songs for the November 9th show.

Hey Brass on Fire fans, with our last show for 2024 right around the corner (Nov 9th) we wanted to do something special as a THANK YOU for supporting us not only this year but for the  last 3 years since we started playing out in 2022. 

This is what we are going to do...

On Nov 9th we have enough time to play about 30 songs.  Well, we have more songs than that in our playlist. Meaning...we can't play them all and we  So,  for our final show of the season we are giving you, our fans, a chance to pick the songs you’d most like to hear us play that night.  

Take go to the survey and pick up to 20 of your favorite songs. We’ll tally all your responses and include the songs with the most points in our setlist. This will be a great way to finish our biggest year yet!

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2024 SCHEDULE

Below is our list of performances for the 2024 season.

If you'd like us to play at your event, establishment or festival please contact us soon as our schedule will fill quickly. For booking inquirers email us at brassonfireband@gmail.com, or message us on Facebook under Brass on Fire 


Brass on Fire Covers Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Check out our video as we cover Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Sarajavo/Christmas Eve.  This was recorded live on Dec 1, 2023.

About The Band

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Brass on Fire is a high-powered 7-piece contemporary horn band made in the mold of the popular band Chicago that performs throughout NE Illinois and SE Wisconsin.

The band's story started in 1973 when Chicago and other horn bands such as Blood Sweat & Tears, and Ides of March were dominating the music scene.  At that time BoF founder and guitarist, Tom Kranz, put together a horn band called Elysian Fields.  Although that band was short lived, Tom was hooked and dreamed of some day putting together another horn band. After nearly 5 decades of playing in successful Chicagoland rock bands Tom decided to make his dream a reality and in the spring of 2021 he put Brass on Fire together. 

To deliver the diverse and challenging music this genre demands Tom recruited an impressive lineup of versatile and accomplished musicians to fill out the BoF lineup.  Tom and company worked hard over the next year to put together a set of high-energy, crowd-pleasing, tunes comprised of blazing horn lines, driving rhythms, and tight vocals.  The band is super excited about these songs and is having an absolute blast performing them.

BoF features a musical repertoire that primarily covers the 1960s through the 80s with an occasional foray into more recent songs.  Their set list includes the songs of Chicago, The Beatles, The Doobie Brothers, Santana, Huey Lewis & the News, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Ricky Martin, Sam & Dave, Ides of March, Europe, and more (see "The Music" below for a sampling of songs). 

Brass on Fire was created for the express purpose of honoring and keeping alive the great power horn band sound of bands by giving people the chance to experience this timeless and powerful music in person.

The Players

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The Music

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Here is a sampling of songs that Brass on Fire performs.  We are constantly expanding our repertoire with songs from the 60s on through to today.