Friday, September 12

Individual participants are welcome to join us at Marching Mizzou rehearsal at the Marching Mizzou Practice Field located at 1540 Providence Point, Columbia, MO. Please park in lot SG4 (no permit needed) just north of the Practice Field.

 4:00 – 6:00 PM – Observe Marching Mizzou Rehearsal. 

Saturday, September 13

Per the announcement by MU Athletics on 9/11/25, the game time and subsequent schedule as been adjusted as follows:

7:45 AM - High School Band Arrival. Meet your assigned Band Guide.

8:15 AM - Band Day Rehearsal at Marching Mizzou Practice Field 

9:15 PM - Band Day Rehearsal Ends. Remain for informal "Meet and Greet" with our members. Parents and Directors are encouraged to visit with our Admissions Coordinator during this time.

9:45 AM - Meet and Greet Ends

Break - This is an ideal time for a snack/water break and to find a shady spot to relax. 

11:00 AM (or prior) -  High School Bands walk to the stadium with their Band Guide for seating and to watch Marching Mizzou perform Pre-Game. Please allow plenty of time to move to the west side of the stadium and navigate crowds.

11:10 AM - Marching Mizzou marches to the Stadium

12:00 PM - Kickoff vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns - Go Tigers!

1:30 PM - Approximate Halftime Performance with High School Bands

To avoid traffic congestion following the game, bands are encouraged to depart after halftime. Note that due to Southeastern Conference regulations, no one is permitted to re-enter the stadium during the course of a game.

Note as of 9/10/25: Carefully read these new instructions for 2025.

Full Bands

All school buses and official school equipment vehicles will enter at Champions Drive from westbound Stadium Blvd. Please reference the Band Day Bus Map. In order to unload near the Marching Mizzou Practice Field, your vehicles must arrive before 8:00 AM. When unloading, please have your students ready to exit the buses with equipment after you are greeted by your Marching Mizzou Band Guide. You will not be permitted to park and unload for an extended period of time.  

Due to stadium construction and sold-out crowds, there is not dedicated on-site parking for school buses and equipment vehicles during the game. 

In order to avoid traffic congestion around the stadium, bands are encouraged to depart prior to the end of the game. Buses should turn right onto Champions Drive from Providence Road northbound and pick up students near the intersection of Mick Deaver and Champions Drive or near Lot G off Champions Drive, so as long as traffic is not obstructed. 

Individuals

For individual participants (not attending with their full band), all personal cars will need to find alternate parking either in a campus garage or other location. A map of public parking can be found at https://mutigers.com/sports/2015/5/26/where_to_park. If the registered chaperone has already parked their car in designated visitor parking, they may come to the Marching Mizzou Practice Field with the participant. Otherwise, the chaperone will need to drop off their participant and then park in designated visitor parking before returning to the Marching Mizzou Practice Field. Please look for the welcome table in the grassy area near the Marching Mizzou Practice Field to check in.

ADA Accommodations

If you or anyone in your band has ADA needs, please be sure to let us know in advance so our staff can prepare accordingly.

Upon arrival, full bands will receive the number of tickets requested on your Band Day application. If the numbers for your band have changed, please notify us by August 30 with your updated information. All representatives of your band (students, staff, directors, etc.) MUST be identified as such by wearing uniforms, staff attire, etc. Individual participants (not attending with their school band) will receive one entrance ticket for the performing student and one for their chaperone. Please note that Memorial Stadium has a clear bag policy (instrument cases as the exception). Please be prepared by reading the full policy at https://mutigers.com/sports/2017/2/22/clear-bag-policy.aspx.

All participants will enter the stadium through Gate 5W (southwest side of Memorial Stadium). Each person will need to present their ticket when entering the stadium. Bands are not permitted to troop to the stadium—traffic will not be stopped on surrounding roads. Please follow the south exterior walkway highlighted in pink on the map below to access the west side of the stadium and Gate 5W. 

Participants will be seated in section 124 and 125 in Memorial Stadium.

It is recommended to keep your instruments with you in the stands. If necessary, bands may store large instruments on the nearest concourse during the game. However, a representative from your band must stay with the equipment for security purposes. Students are not permitted to play at any point during the game.

Participants are encouraged to eat an early lunch before arriving and dinner after the halftime performance. If desired, directors and individuals are welcome to bring a snack and bottled water for after the Band Day Rehearsal, but this snack must be consumed outside of Memorial Stadium. Participants are permitted and encouraged to bring one sealed water bottle into the stadium. Due to forecasted heat, water coolers will be placed throughout the stadium for refills.  

If you choose to stay for the remainder of the game after halftime, full service concession stands are available around the stadium concourse. All concession stands are cashless. If needed, vouchers can be purchased in lieu of cash at guest services on the east and west sides of the stadium.

Columbia has many dining options for lunch and dinner, including a food court in the Columbia Mall which allows for convenient bus parking.

Full bands and individual participants are welcome to perform in your marching uniform or a casual uniform (such as khaki pants and a polo shirt) option at your discretion. Due to forecasted heat, Marching Mizzou will be performing in their casual uniform.

You are encouraged to have your students in uniform when you arrive as there are limited places to change on-site. Porta-Potties are available near the Marching Mizzou Practice Field and in the parking lots.

All representatives of your band (students, staff, directors, etc.) MUST be identified as such by wearing uniforms, staff attire, etc.

The Band Day Massed Band musical selections for 2025 are: 

1 - Rhapsody in Blue

2 - I Got Rhythm  

3 - Mizzou Spirit Songs (Every True Son & Fight Tiger, a.k.a. "3 & 4")

Audio recording of Spirit Songs

Scores and parts for Rhapsody in Blue and I Got Rhythm will be emailed to directors and individual participants. Please distribute and rehearse all tunes prior to September 13. You are encouraged to assign parts appropriately based upon your instrumentation and skill level. If necessary, do not hesitate to distribute only the lower parts or take down any of the upper octaves as needed. Auxiliary percussion will be permitted to position themselves along the front sideline, and performance details will be discussed during the massed band rehearsal. Any auxiliary percussion must be able to be transported by the student without assistance and must not require a power source.

Every participant must have a copy of these three tunes in their flip folder before arriving to Band Day Rehearsal. Sheet music will not be provided by Marching Mizzou at rehearsal. 

Auxiliary Groups

Color Guard

Choreography tutorial for Rhapsody in Blue

Performance video with music for Rhapsody in Blue

Choreography tutorial for I Got Rhythm

Performance video for I Got Rhythm

Choreography tutorial for Mizzou Spirit Songs

Count sheet for Mizzou Spirit Songs

Twirlers

Bands with twirlers will be contacted directly by Sherry Wendling, Marching Mizzou Feature Twirler Coach, with additional details.

Banners

Please do not bring school identifying banners for the Band Day Massed Band performance.

Field Chart - coming soon

Band Day participants will be placed in sections alongside Marching Mizzou in a formation on the field. Color Guard will be grouped together along the back sideline, Drumline will be grouped together in front of Color Guard, Twirlers will be positioned along the front sidelines, and all other sections will be grouped together within the Marching Mizzou sections. Once posted, please familiarize yourself and your students with the field chart below. Specific placements will be made at the Massed Band Rehearsal with assistance from Marching Mizzou students and staff. 

Drum Majors/Field Commanders

The faculty, graduate staff, and drum majors of Marching Mizzou will conduct the Band Day Massed Band from ladders placed along the front sideline. High school drum majors/field commanders will also conduct from the front sideline following those from Marching Mizzou. Placement on the front sideline will be assigned at the Band Day Massed Band Rehearsal.

This is a sold out game. Additional tickets are only available on a secondary market.

Please notify your band families and other supporters that additional tickets may be purchased at mutigers.com or via phone at 1-800-CAT-PAWS. When selecting a seating location in Memorial Stadium, supporters may wish to consider that high school bands will be seated in section 124 and 125. The halftime performance will be performed facing the west side of the stadium. Additional Game Day information for fans, including public parking maps, can be found at https://mutigers.com/sports/football > Gameday.

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