Blugold Football v. Martin Luther
Apparel - BMB Uniform
12p Call Time, Carson Park
12:45p Pre-Game Concert
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude & Dinner
Cumberland Exhibition
~5:00p Blugold Football Game Ends — Get Dinner
6:15p Buses Arrive @ Haas
6:40p Roll Call
6:45p Buses Depart
8:15p Arrive & Unload @ Cumberland HS
8:45p Warm-up
9:20p Gate
9:30p Step-off
9:45p Transition to Load/Buses
~10:15p Depart for EC (Leave sooner, if possible)
11:45p Arrive & Unload
Participating Bands
Durand-Arkansaw
St. Croix Central
Minnetonka
Baldwin-Woodville
Merrill
Champlin Park
River Falls
Hudson
Cumberland
Homecoming Parade & Blugold Gameday v. Stout
Apparel - BMB Uniform
9:30a Homecoming Parade Call-Time at Haas Field
Haas Lot will be closed, as that’s where parade staging is. Park in the Water Street lot, or Chippewa St. and beyond.
10a Parade (end at Sonnentag)
~10:30a Conclude & Lunch @ Sonnentag (Alumni Association Pizza Party)
11a Football Team Arrives - cheer them on as they walk by
Time TBD (Keep an eye on Slack) - Perform w/Alumni in Lot
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude (See YIM Event for Itinerary)
Music Along the Chippewa Exhibition
Apparel - BMB Uniform
8p Call-Time, CFHS Auditorium (Enter via Band Room under Cardinal)
~9:30p Perform
~10:00p Conclude
Participating Bands
Arcadia
Baldwin-Woodville
Chippewa Falls
Cumberland
Durand-Arkansaw
Hudson
Merrill
Onalaska
Sparta
St. Croix Central
Youth in Music Exhibition
Apparel - BMB Uniform
5:30p Bus Call-Time, HFA Lot
6p Depart
7:45p Arrive & Dinner
9:15p Sectionals, ‘The Commons’ (NW of Stadium)
9:30p Full Band Warm-Up
9:45p Walk to Gate
10:00p Gate
10:15p Perform
10:45p Load Buses
~11:00p Depart for EC
~12:30a Arrive & Unload
Blugold Gameday v. River Falls
Apparel - BMB Uniform
12p Call-Time, Carson Park
12:25p Enter Stands
12:40p Pre-Game Concert
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude
Sonnentag Stage Show
Apparel - BMB Uniform
4:30p Dress Rehearsal (store uniform backstage)
5:45p Dinner
7:00p Call Time
7:30p Perform
~9:00p Conclude
Bands of America Grand National Championships (Schedule DRAFT - To be adjusted)
Friday -
Majority of Buses: (6 buses - 56 passengers ea, 336 total)
8:00a Buses depart for Indianapolis (504 miles)
12:30p Lunch near Chicago
2:00p Depart for Indianapolis (+1 Hr EST)
7:00p Arrive in Indianapolis
12:00a Recommended in Hotel Rooms by Midnight
Late Bus + Statesmen Pick-up Bus: (1, 56 passengers)
12:00p Depart for Indy
2:30p Pick-up Statesmen
4:30p Dinner near Chicago
5:30p Depart for Indy (+1 Hr EST)
11:00p Arrive in Indy
12:00a Recommended in Hotel Rooms by Midnight
WS/SB Bus: (1, 56 passengers)
3:00p Depart for Indy
7:30p Dinner near Chicago
8:30p Depart for Indy (+1 Hr EST)
2:00a Arrive in Indy
Saturday -
Wake up & eat at your leisure — eat close to our departure time, as there is a big gap before Dinner
11:15a Depart for Carmel Indoor Facility
12:00p Arrive & Unload
12:30p Rehearse
2:00p Load EQ
2:15p Depart for LOS
3:00p Unload
3:30p Warm-up
4:15p Gate
4:30p Perform
5:00p Load EQ & Free Time/Dinner
12:00a Recommended in Hotel Rooms by Midnight
Sunday -
9:30a Load Luggage
10:00a Depart for Home
12:30p Lunch near Chicago (-1 Hr. CST)
1:30p Depart for Home
7:00p Arrive & Unload
Blugold Gameday v. Carroll University
Apparel - BMB Uniform
5p Call Time, Carson Park
5:45p Pre-Game Concert
6p Kick-Off
~7:30p Halftime
~9:00p Conclude
University Opening Day Performance
Apparel - BMB T-Shirt & Khaki Shorts
12:15p Freshmen leave Lunch to head to Haas
12:30p Concert Arcs - BMB Field
1:00p Concert - Campus Mall
1:30p Conclude
SEE ABOUT -> BAND CAMP TAB FOR SCHEDULE
Drumline
Monday
8:15a Meeting - Gantner Hall
9a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
4-4:45p Full Battery
Tuesday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up
9:30a Sectionals
~11a Basics
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
3:30p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Wednesday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up
9:30a Sectionals
~11a Basics w/Instruments
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
3:00p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Thursday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up/Music
11a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
2:30p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Friday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up/Music
11a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1-3 TBA
5:30p Registration & Uniform Distribution - Haas Lobby
Dancers & Color Guard
Monday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Tuesday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Wednesday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal - HFA
8p Conclude
Thursday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Friday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Registration & Uniform Distribution - Haas Lobby
Color Guard & Dance Team Video Auditions - DUE by Midnight CT
Drumline Auditions
9a Meeting - HFA, Gantner Hall
~12p Lunch & Conclude
International Trip
Sunday, January 5 - Rehearsal & Packing at Haas Fine Arts, Eau Claire
Monday, January 6 - Travel to Miami
Tuesday, January 7 - Miami, FL Free Day - Opt. Half-Day Excursion to Everglades
Wednesday, January 8 - Miami, FL Free Day - Opt. Full-Day Excursion to Key West
Thursday, January 9 - Performance Day in Miami
Friday, January 10 - Board Grandeur of the Seas
Saturday, January 11 - Day at Sea & Rehearsal
Sunday, January 12 - Day at Sea & Performance
Monday, January 13 - Kralendijk, Bonaire (10a-6p)
Tuesday, January 14 - Willemstad, Curacao (8a-8p)
Wednesday, January 15 - Oranjestad, Aruba (8a-6p)
Thursday, January 16 - Day at Sea & Performance
Friday, January 17 - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (7a-4p)
Saturday, January 18 - Day at Sea
Sunday, January 19 - Fly Home
Pablo Center Concert
Apparel - BMB Uniform
4:30p Dress Rehearsal (store uniform backstage)
5:45p Dinner
7:00p Call Time
7:30p Perform
~9:00p Conclude
Blugold Gameday v. Oshkosh
Apparel - BMB Uniform
12p Call-Time, Carson Park
12:25p Enter Stands
12:40p Pre-Game Concert
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude
Blugold Football v. La Crosse
Apparel - BMB Uniform
10:30a Call-Time, Carson Park
11:15a Pre-Game Concert
11:30a Kick-Off
~1p Halftime
~3p Conclude
Youth in Music Exhibition
Apparel - BMB Uniform
5:30p Bus Call-Time, HFA Lot
6p Depart
7:45p Arrive & Dinner
9:15p Sectionals, ‘The Commons’ (NW of Stadium)
9:30p Full Band Warm-Up
9:45p Walk to Gate
10:00p Gate
10:15p Perform
10:45p Load Buses
~11:00p Depart for EC
~12:30a Arrive & Unload
Homecoming Parade & Blugold Gameday v. Stevens Point
Apparel - BMB Uniform
9:30a Homecoming Parade Call-Time, Oxford Ave. (West Lot, Eau Claire County Human Services)
*Park on Niagara, Broadway, Hudson, or Water (West of 3rd Ave.) to avoid a car clog from filling up the Haas lot.
10a Parade (end at HFA)
~10:30a Conclude & Lunch @ Carson Park (Alumni Association Pizza Party)
Please drive right over to Carson Park and get in line for pizza - it’s being served via buffet at a food truck. We don’t know how quickly the line will move, so we want to get the band over there as soon as possible. We have a tight window between the parade end and performance with our alumni. (Food allergy folks can skip the line and speak directly to the folks running the truck — we’ve been assured they can accommodate restrictions)
11a Football Team Arrives - cheer them on as they walk by
Time TBD (Keep an eye on Slack) - Perform w/Alumni in Lot
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude (See YIM Event for Itinerary)
Music Along the Chippewa Exhibition
Apparel - BMB Uniform
8p Call-Time, CFHS Auditorium (Enter via Band Room under Cardinal)
~9:30p Perform
~10:00p Conclude
Regional Tour - Chicago & Milwaukee
Apparel - BMB Uniform
Friday
9a Bus Call-Time & Load
9:55a Roll Call
10a Depart for Madison, WI (178 miles)
11:30a Tomah Rest-Stop
11:45a Depart
1:15p Arrive & Lunch at East Towne Mall
3:00p Depart for Crowne Plaza; Rosemont, IL (135 miles)
5:30p Arrive, Check-in, & Unload (EQ stay on Buses/Trucks, Luggage inside)
- Free Evening/Dinner on your own
Saturday
8a Breakfast (provided by Hotel)
10a Depart for Chicago, IL (18 miles)
10:45a Arrive at Shedd Aquarium Drop-Off/Pick-Up Spot
5p Depart for Mt. Prospect, IL (30 miles)
6p Arrive & Unload
6:45p Sectional Warm-Up
7:15p Full Band Warm-Up
7:30p Walk to Gate
7:45p Gate
8:00p Perform
8:30p Load
9:00p Depart for Hotel (10 miles)
9:30p Arrive
Sunday
8a Breakfast & Load (provided by Hotel)
10:15a Depart for Waukesha, WI (95 miles)
12:15p Arrive, Unload, & Lunch
1:00p Sectional Warm-Up
1:30p Full Band Warm-Up
1:45p Walk to Gate
2:00p Gate
2:15p Perform
2:30p Combined Performance w/Students
3:15p Depart for Madison, WI (61 miles)
4:30p Dinner, East Towne Mall
6:00p Depart for Eau Claire, WI (173 miles)
7:45p Tomah Rest Stop
8:15p Depart
9:45p Arrive & Unload
Blugold Gameday v. Coe College
Apparel - BMB Uniform
12p Call Time, Carson Park
12:45p Pre-Game Concert
1p Kick-Off
~2:30p Halftime
~5:00p Conclude
Sonnentag Grand Opening
Meet outside Hobbs Ice Arena at 10:30a for a brief warm-up. We will play at ~11:00a inside the building.
University Opening Day Performance
Apparel - BMB T-Shirt & Khaki Shorts
1p Concert Arcs - BMB Field
1:30p Concert - Campus Mall
2p Conclude
SEE ABOUT -> BAND CAMP TAB FOR SCHEDULE
Drumline
Monday
8:15a Meeting - Gantner Hall
9a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
4-4:45p Full Battery
Tuesday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up
9:30a Sectionals
~11a Basics
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
3:30p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Wednesday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up
9:30a Sectionals
~11a Basics w/Instruments
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
3:00p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Thursday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up/Music
11a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1p Sectionals
2:30p Full Battery
5p Conclude
Friday
9a Full Battery Warm-Up/Music
11a Sectionals
12p Lunch
1-3 TBA
Dancers & Color Guard
Monday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Tuesday
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Wednesday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal - HFA
8p Conclude
Thursday
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Friday
9a Rehearsal
12p Lunch
1p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
4p Dinner
5:30p Rehearsal (Indoor TBD, Guard; HFA Studio, Dancers)
8p Conclude
Color Guard & Dance Team Video Auditions - DUE by Midnight CT
Color Guard & Dance Team Audition Prep. Session (OPTIONAL)
Join the Blugold Marching Band Color Guard and Dance Team student leaders for a free clinic! They’ll help you prepare your audition video as you refine your technique and make new friends.
1p Meeting in HFA Lobby
1:30p Session
4:30p Team Dinner (not provided)
Color Guard & Dance Team Audition Prep. Session (OPTIONAL)
Join the Blugold Marching Band Color Guard and Dance Team student leaders for a free clinic! They’ll help you prepare your audition video as you refine your technique and make new friends.
1p Meeting in HFA Lobby
1:30p Session
4:30p Team Dinner (not provided)
Drumline Auditions
9a Meeting - HFA, Gantner Hall
11a Lunch
12p Continue
~2p Conclude
Drum Major Auditions
Haas Fine Arts - Rm. 169
See Registration and Audition details on ‘Drum Majors’ page.
Location: The Dome at America’s Center
St Louis, Missouri
Performance Time: TBD
