Marching Illini Hit The High Notes In Metallica Competition

Congratulations to the University of Illinois Marching Illini band for winning a major award in a special Metallica contest.

U Of I Voted The Fan Favorite In Metallica's College Marching Band Competition

One of my buddies from high school has a son who goes to the University of Illinois. He went down to visit his boy and go to a football game. My friend sent me a video from the halftime performance of the U of I Marching Band playing Metallica. I thought that was pretty darn cool. The members of the legendary group thought so, too.

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According to Metallica Marching Band...

Last year, we challenged marching bands at all collegiate levels to come up with the most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of our songs.

 

A couple of years ago, Metallica started a college marching band competition. They realized that many school bands cover their music, so they wanted to see who could do it the best. Plus, it really helps out these music programs. I'm a big fan of when marching bands pick out rock songs to play.

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The Marching Illini entered the Metallica contest. The U of I band had an impressive showing. In division one size schools, they finished 3rd, which earned them $10,000 in prizes. It gets even better for those students. The Champaign school was also voted the fan favorite. That gets them $10,000 more in prizes. How cool is it that a college from Illinois did so well?