Game Day
The Sun Devil Marching Band starts off game day with a short morning rehearsal to go over pre-game and halftime material. Two hours before the game starts, Devil Walk, a fairly new tradition where the band performs welcoming fans and the football team as they arrive to Sun Devil Stadium. After warming up on the steps of Wells Fargo Arena the band performs standstill Pregame and Halftime show excerpts. The band then marches around parking lot 59 en route to the North Gate in preparation of Pregame. During this trek through lot 59, a couple can be seen chucking bags of peanuts at members of the band to consume later in the stands. This couple, Dave and Jenni Ryon know affectionally by the band as the "Peanut People" have continued this tradition since 1981 at all home games. Pregame starts with the battery entering the field from the Northeast Entrance performing their drum cadence, "Big Game." Towards the end of the cadence the rest of the band then storms on to the field into formation performing Pregame Fanfare, Maroon & Gold. In the past, the band - including sousaphones, would run out from the South Endzone tunnel in what was called the "Trot". God Bless the USA, National Anthem, and Arizona State University Alma Mater make up the core of pregame music with variations made for presentations and special events. After the pregame show, the band performs "Maroon and Gold" while forming a "Pitchfork" at the South Endzone for the Sun Devil players to go through during football team's introduction. The band then exits the field and makes their way to Section 19, which is reserved for band to perform stand tunes to support the football team and rile up the student section and fans. The band then returns to the field at Halftime for a performance. For a season, the band performs up to 4 to 5 Halftime shows depending on how many home games are scheduled. During the third quarter, a selected group of band members known as the traveling band plays for many seating areas within the stadium for an up close experience for fans to enjoy. This group can be seen sprinting through concession areas between stops at seating areas.
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