Performance Schedule
All times are subject to change.
- August 16, Saturday
- Leadership Training - 9am - 9pm
- August 17, Sunday
- band members move into residence halls; camp starts for all members at 7pm in the music building
- August 18-23
- Band Camp; 9am-noon, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-9pm every day.
- September 1, Monday
- September 5, Friday
- Depart for Western Michigan
- September 6, Saturday
- September 19, Friday
- Parade of Flags (30 piece band gig)
- September 19, Friday
- Extended rehearsal for first recording session 4pm-6pm
- September 20, Saturday
- NIU vs Indiana State; first home game
- September 25, Thursday
- Extended rehearsal, 6pm-930pm
- September 26, Friday
- October 2, Thursday
- Exhibition Performance at Oswego High School
- October 3, Friday
- October 9, Thursday
- UG meeting; Band Day planning
- October 11, Saturday
- Band Day; NIU vs Miami of Ohio - all day
- October 18, Saturday
- Homecoming; NIU vs Toledo - all day
- 8:15am - Parade call time at Music Building. Full uniform, no cases, but everything else needed for the football game.
- Parade in am, tailgates, BAVC and game - be smart and rest up the night before
- October 25, Saturday
- NIU vs Bowling Green University - all day
- October 26, Sunday
- Sycamore Pumpkin Parade - 11am at the MB
- November 6, Thursday
- UGS Meeting - final push, post-season, wrap-up
- November 7, Friday
- Extended rehearsal, recording session for final show series - call time 4 - 6pm
- November 12, Wednesday
- NIU vs Central Michigan - Time TBA
- November 13, Thursday
- November 14, Friday
- Rehearsal for HMB Concert
- November 21, Friday
- Possible date for HMB Concert - 4pm-9pm NIU Convo
- November 22, Saturday
- Possible date for HMB Concert - 4pm-9pm NIU Convo
- November 25, Tuesday
- November 26-30
- December 1, Monday
- normal rehearsal - location TBA
- December 4, Thursday
- Band Banquet at Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center
- December 6, Saturday
- MAC Championship game in Detroit, MI
*NOTE: It is always possible that NIU will advance to post-season games. If the team goes, we go with them. Potential bowl dates are throughout December and January. More bowl dates may become possible depending on the success of the team.
