Everybody who's anybody knows that the place to be on the Friday evening before UNL classes start is Memorial Stadium. Why's that? Why, it's the site of the post-band camp performance by your beloved Cornhusker Marching Band, of course! The annual exhibition gives new and experienced band members alike the chance to perform in front of a large crowd (in the 8,000 to 10,000 range, usually) in preparation for the upcoming season, and it gives band fans a chance to see the band's progress after only one week of rehearsals. The band usually performs Pre-Game and portions of their first half-time show, and they show off a few of the musical and marching fundamentals they've learned so far. The exhibition also features the famous Drill Down, a fun competition in which band members try to be the last to goof up as marching commands are thrown at them progressively quicker.
Gates open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:00pm. Enter Memorial Stadium through Gate 3 or Gate 11.
Both The Missus and I are band vets, so we try to get to the exhibition every year. It's a good time and it's free. You can't go wrong with that combination, right? Here's a tip: the band usually practices their warm-up and march to the stadium prior to the show. If you want to catch that -- I recommend it, especially if you haven't seen it before -- it will probably begin around 6:15pm or 6:30pm outside Westbrook Music Building, which is behind (West of) the Lied Center. On game days they typically begin their warm-up routine outside Westbrook approximately one hour before game time, with their march to the stadium 15-20 minutes later.
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