Game Day Traditions
On home football game days, the band rehearses for two hours in Memorial Stadium, beginning five-and-a-half hours before kickoff. A two-hour break follows. An hour-and-a-half before kickoff, the band meets in Westbrook Music Building in full uniform for warm-up and final instructions. Following is a free outdoor concert at Kimball Recital Hall and the traditional march to the stadium.
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