The Bands of America Super Regional at Indianapolis is being held Friday and Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Up to 60 bands wil perform in a two-day preliminary competition with 12-14 bands advancing to the finals.
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The Super Regionals are a prelude to the Grand Nationals, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 11-14.
The Grand Nationals feature marching bands from 20 states, including Hawaii, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
On Nov. 11, ten schools will kick off the event with the Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament. A panel of music educators and marching arts experts will judge each competing band in the Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament and the Grand National Championships. Thirty bands from the preliminary competition will advance to the semi-finals. The top 12 scoring bands will move on to the evening finals competition, where the Grand National Champion will be named.
For the first time, bands from Hawaii and Alaska (Alaska’s only high school marching band) will perform at this competition. Students will be leaving their home states for the first time to compete.
Schedule for Grand Nationals
The Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament begins on Wednesday Nov. 11 at 6:45 p.m. and will conclude at 9:45 p.m. with the awards ceremony. The Grand National Championships preliminary competition begins on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 10:15 a.m. and will conclude at 11:30 p.m. The preliminary competition resumes on Friday Nov. 13 at 7:30 a.m. and concludes at 8:45 p.m. Gates will open for the Semi-Finals competition on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 a.m. with performances beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. and will conclude at 4:45 p.m. Gates open for the Finals competition on Saturday Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. with performances beginning at 8:00 p.m.All times are tentative pending the final schedule of performing bands. Current times will be listed here.
Eleven Indiana bands compete in this national competition
Eleven Indiana bands, including Avon High School, Ben Davis High School, Carmel High School, Center Grove High School, Goshen High School, Homestead High School, Lake Central High School, Lawrence Township High School, Monrovia High School, New Palestine High School and Triton Central High School will compete in the Grand National Championships.
Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament Nov. 11
The four-day event begins as ten marching bands perform in the Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament, presented by Yamaha, from 6:45 p.m.-9:45 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium. The marching bands from Arlington High School, Arsenal Technical High School, Broad Ripple Magnet High School, Crispus Attucks High School, Emmerich Manual High School, George Washington Community High School, John Marshall Community High School, Key Learning Community, Northwest High School and Shortridge Magnet High School and will compete in the Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament.
Spirit judges will award the most spirited, enthusiastic school with the Spirit Award and a $1,000 scholarship for the school’s band program. Tickets are available FREE in advance of the event from any of the bands participating in the Indianapolis Marching Band Tournament or at the Ticket Office during the Wednesday evening event for $5.
Ticket information
Tickets are still available for the Grand National Championships at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster by phone and at the Lucas Oil Stadium ticket office. Tickets for the four days of events range from $5 to $117.
Children ages 10 and under are free for general admission seats.
