Posted August 18th
The Lincoln Marching Band took the field for the first time on August 17th to perform a dress rehearsal of their 2007 show "Wired" at this year's edition of Family Night. With typical breezes blowing in at Howard Wood Field, the band hit the field and delighted the crowd with this year's show.
The evenings festivities began with the annual cookout, followed by the necessary Bandparent Association meeting. After some words from Mr. Carlson thanking the many volunteers, drillwriter Kevin Carlson described the show from its inception. As Kevin wrapped up his presentation, the band streamed onto the field under the scoreboard, winding up in a circle under the west goal posts.
The fans were delighted by the dress rehearsal run through, despite the incessant pinging of "Dr. Beat". The show is in its early stages of development, and the pit didn't have all it music yet. But the show was a hit, literally to one colorguard member whose nose was bloodied during the show. The band received their first standing ovation of the season from the partisan crowd.
The band then formed a horn arc, playing the show music again, as well as America South. Finally, to the delight of many came the Family Parade, where family members joined their students on the field and attempted to follow their bandmember through part of the opener. Be sure to click here to see pictures from Family Night.
