The Precursor Philharmonic Society of Xewkija celebrated its 81st anniversary with a concert at the society's premises in St Catherine Street, Xewkija, and a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Xewkija parish priest Carmelo Mercieca.
The band was founded in 1929 and played for the first time during the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, patron saint of Xewkija, in 1930.