Marching Band Hall of Fame BOTB

[KidHeartless]

www.marchingbandhof.com

Someone please tell me that the schools involved won't dropout...Scheduled for Labor Day...(Sept 1st)

Bands expected to show up

Southern
Grambling
A&T
SCSU
Jackson State
Bama State

wat do u guys think

[Maxell]

Fiyah!

[Tee-Sharp]

This would be nice if all the bands are in attendance but be careful. Sometimes these promoters start dropping names knowing full well that they don’t have a solid commitment from the bands. It’s a money grab. If your favorite band is on the list, try to get confirmation from someone in that band before you make the long drive/flight.

By the way, why doesn’t the “Sponsors” link work on that site? The “Buy Tickets” link works just fine though.

[blessedaggie84]

marchingsport.com/m/?p=304

HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame Battle of the Bands, September 1, 2008

July 14, 2008

marchbandhof-halfpgflyer.jpgMarching Band Hall of Fame is a showcase of historic spirit, and showmanship from America’s Historical Black Colleges and Universities Marching Bands.

This year the HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame will provide the best of the best in HBCU marching band entertainment from coast to coast. This event will be held at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA on Labor Day September 1, 2008 at 1:00pm.

If you’ve never seen an HBCU marching band then you’re in for a treat. These talented student performers put heart and soul into mind blowing visual displays while creating amazing music in front of crowds of over 65,000 people.

The best thing about the HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame besides the music, fun, and excitement is that a portion of the proceeds from every event will be donated to the United Negro College Fund. Along with a portion of proceeds going to the UNCF, the HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame will also award a total of $120,000 in grants to the participating band programs.

Participating bands for this year HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame shall be the “World Famed Grambling Marching Band” from Grambling State University, “The Human Jukebox” of Southern University, “The Mighty Marching Hornets” from Alabama State University, “The Sonic Boom of the South” of Jackson State University, “The Blue & Gold Marching Machine” from North Carolina A&T University, and “The Marching 101” of South Carolina State University.

The HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame also provides Sponsorship to (2) two local Atlanta Public High School Band Programs, Benjamin E. Mayes High School, and Fredrick Douglas High School. Each high school is presented a $5000 Sponsorship to support funding for instruments and band participation fees for students.

For more information on the HBCU Marching Band Hall of Fame, visit www.marchingbandhof.com

[blessedaggie84]

From what i have read and heard from other sources i think most bands have signed the contracts...so it is really going down...it is rumored that in addition to field shows the bands will play in the stands also.

[KidHeartless]

I think that you all need to hear this

www.the5thquarter.com/podcast/podcast_072108.mp3




When he said he put ALL PARTICIPATING BANDZ IN THE SAME HOTEL..i almost choked....but i thinkz itz a good thing

[christy]

Thanks for the support AggieManiac704

:-)

The 5th Quarter Podcast
The only podcast dedicated to HBCU Bands
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[KidHeartless]

See yall in the ATL..me & a few '11 headz are goin ;D

[blessedaggie84]

We just found out in practice today that the band will not be making the trip to Atlanta. This is due to the promoters not paying for what they said they would pay for.

[Bornthrilla]

I knew it kinda sounded too good to be true. All those big named bands under one roof. That was gonna be hard to pull off.

Oh well, at least you all can spend an extra day getting ready for WSSU.

[Gator]

I just received a note from Ticketmaster. The HOF Band event has been CANCELLED.

[christy]

NO
it has not been CANCELLED
It has been moved to Herndon Stadium

[christy]

PS. A&T and Southern are not in it anymore.


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