The “BDF Bands in Concert Style” first performed in 1991 at the Village Health Club in Gaborone. It was an initiative started by the then Commander, His Excellency the President Lt Gen S.K.I. Khama, with the aim to generate funds to assist the needy in our society.
This annual charity concert started with only four bands with Gaborone the capital city as the sole venue. In 1994 two more venues of Selebi Phikwe and Francistown were added and since 1995 the Bands have been performing in all major towns and cities of Botswana. Today the concert comprises thirteen bands which form part of the “BDF Bands Annual Charity Concerts