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TBDBITL Headed to Fiesta Bowl

December 18, 2019

TBDBITL Headed to Fiesta Bowl

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The Ohio State University Marching Band will travel to Arizona to perform at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Dec. 28. Fans can follow along with the band's time in Phoenix with two public rehearsals and multiple public performances.

The band will be performing its "Modern Movie Musicals" halftime show during the game, and the i dotters for the pregame Double Script Ohio will be Cody Faist (Galloway, Ohio) and Brett Wiemken (Napoleon, Ohio).

This will be Ohio State's ninth appearance at the Fiesta Bowl, and TBDBITL has been along for all nine.

Times for all Arizona events are MST.

Thursday, Dec. 26

4:15 a.m. EST
Departure from Ohio Stadium

4:50 a.m. EST
Arrival at Rickenbacker Airport

8 a.m.
Arrival in Phoenix

9-11 a.m.
Rehearsal (public welcome)
Coronado High School, 7501 E Virginia Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

8:30-9 p.m.
Performance at Phoenix Zoo (public welcome)
455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Friday, Dec. 27

10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Rehearsal (public welcome)
Coronado High School, 7501 E Virginia Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

2-2:30 p.m.
Full band performance at Buckeye Bash pep rally (full event 12-3 p.m.)
Bottled Blonde, 7340 E. Indian Plaza #100, Scottsdale

Saturday, Dec. 28

9-11 a.m.
Full band performance in the Fiesta Bowl Parade
Central Phoenix (N. Central Ave. and W. Montebello Ave.)

2:45-2:55 p.m.
Performance at Stadium Club event
State Farm Stadium lawn

3:05-3:15 p.m.
Performance at Fan Fest event
State Farm Stadium lawn

3:20-3:35 p.m.
Performance at alumni event
State Farm Stadium lawn

6 p.m.
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff Semifinal)
State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale, Arizona)
The Ohio State University Marching Band will perform pregame and halftime shows

CHOOSING A PERFORMANCE
The Ohio State University Marching Band performs a brand new show for every home game during the football season, and the students vote at the end of the season for the show they want to perform at Ohio State’s bowl game. With 32 percent of the student vote, the “Modern Movie Musicals” halftime show won. The show features music from “The Greatest Showman,” “Mary Poppins Returns,”  “A Star is Born” and “La La Land.” The band performed this show twice during the season: on Sept. 21. during the Miami (Ohio) game and on Sept. 28 at Buckeye Invitational.

RECENT TBDBITL FIESTA BOWL PERFORMANCES

  • December 2019: “Modern Movie Musicals”
  • December 2016: “Buckeyes on Broadway”
  • January 2016: “Back to the Future”
  • January 2009: Classical Music
  • January 2006: “A Spanish Festival”
  • January 2004: “Liberty”

TBDBITL ON THE ROAD
The Ohio State Marching Band will be performing at a football stadium away from home for the fifth time this season during the Fiesta Bowl. TBDBITL played at Indiana on September 14 and at Michigan on Nov. 30. On November 10, TBDBITL headed north to Cleveland for a performance at halftime of a Browns game, and the band also played at the Big Ten Conference Championship Game on Dec. 7.