Indiana marching bands are heading to the 2024 BOA Super Regional. Find out who'll compete
For the next few weeks, it's marching band season at Lucas Oil Stadium (except when it's Taylor Swift season, that is).
Marching bands in Indiana competed last week for a spot in the ISSMA Semi-State competition, which takes place Oct. 26. This week, there's a two-day Bands of America Super Regional bringing high school performers from around the region (and a few from beyond) to the stadium.
More than 110 bands also will come to downtown Indy in mid-November for the 2024 Bands of America Grand National Championships.
Here's what's coming up.
When is the 2024 BOA Super Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium?
The Indianapolis Super Regional takes place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19. Bands will perform in prelims all day on Friday and Saturday; and in finals on Saturday evening.
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What Indiana marching bands are going to the BOA Super Regional in Indianapolis?
Indiana bands performing this weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium include:
Adams Central High School
Avon High School
Beech Grove High School
Ben Davis High School
Benjamin Bosse High School
Bishop Noll Institute
Brownsburg High School
Carmel High School
Castle High School
Carroll High School
Center Grove High School
Concordia Lutheran High School
Decatur Central High School
Dekalb High School
Edgewood High School
Elkhart High School
Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School
Fishers High School
F.J. Reitz High School
Franklin Central High School
Franklin Community High School
Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School
Goshen High School
Greenfield Central High School
Greenwood Community High School
Hamilton Southeastern High School
Homestead High School
Jasper High School
John Glenn High School
Lafayette-Jefferson High School
Lawrence Township
Lewis Cass High School
Leo Jr./Sr. High School
Mater Dei High School
Mount Vernon High School
Munster High School
New Palestine High School
Noblesville High School
North High School
Northwestern High School
NorthWood High School
Orleans Jr./Sr. High School
Owen Valley High School
Paoli Jr./Sr. High School
Pendleton Heights High School
Perry Meridian High School
Plainfield High School
Plymouth High School
Princeton Community High School
Scottsburg High School
Snider High School
Southport High School
Taylor High School
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
Vincennes Lincoln High School
Warren Central High School
Wawasee High School
Western High School
Westfield High School
Whitko Jr./Sr. High School
William Henry Harrison High School
What bands from other states are coming to the BOA Super Regional in Indiana?
Here's who else is traveling to downtown Indy this week:
Illinois: Centralia High School, DeKalb High School, Downers Grove South High School, Edwardsville High School, Effingham High School, Lincoln-Way Community High School, Normal High School, Plainfield North High School and Rock Island High School.
Minnesota: Irondale High School.
Missouri: Blue Springs High School, Fort Zumwalt North High School, Lafayette High School, Marquette High School
Ohio: Beavercreek High School, Centerville High School, Fairborn High School, Kettering Fairmont High School, Hilliard Bradley High School, Northmont High School and William Mason High School.
Oklahoma: Bixby High School, Choctaw High School and Owasso High School.
South Carolina: Wando High School.
Virginia: Independence High School and Rock Ridge High School.
Indianapolis BOA Super Regional full schedule
Here's the full schedule for Friday and Saturday. Click here to find performance times for all bands.
Friday prelims:
6:15 a.m.: Ticket office opens
6:45 a.m.: Gates open
10:15 a.m.: Break
2 p.m.: Break
4:45 p.m.: Break
7:30 p.m.: Break
Saturday prelims:
6:15 a.m.: Ticket office opens
6:30 a.m.: Gates open
9:30 a.m.: Break
12:15 p.m.: Break
3:30 p.m.: Preliminary awards
4 p.m.: Stadium cleared
Saturday finals:
6 p.m.: Gates open
6:30 p.m.: National anthem
6:45 p.m.: class exhibition
7 p.m.: First performing finalist band
10:30 p.m. Final competition ends
10:45 p.m.: Finale and presentation of awards
How to get tickets for 2024 BOA Super Regional
Ticketing is through Ticketmaster, according to the Music for All site, and cost per ticket ranges from $30 to $55.
When is 2024 Bands of America Grand Nationals?
The Grand Nationals competition takes place Nov. 14-16 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Here's the schedule. Note that start times for Saturday events are subject to change, and times will be determined Friday evening after semi-finals awards.
Thursday, Nov. 14: Prelims
6 a.m.: Ticket office opens
6:30 a.m.: East gate opens; expo opens
11 p.m.: Conclusion
▶ 2023 BOA Grand Nationals results: Avon wins
Friday, Nov. 15: Semi-finals & finals
6 a.m.: Ticket office opens
6:30 a.m.: East gate opens; expo opens
8:45 p.m. Preliminary competition concludes; exhibition performance by Missouri State University Pride Marching Band
9 p.m.: Special presentations and prelims awards
Saturday, Nov. 16
6:30 a.m.: Ticket office opens
7 a.m.: Semi-finals performances begin
3 p.m.: Exhibition performance by The Ohio State University Marching Band
4:30 p.m.: Semi-finals competition ends; Exhibition performance by University of Michigan Marching Band
4:45 p.m.: Semi-finals awards ceremony; announcement of finalist bands
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: 2024 BOA Super Regional Indianapolis schedule, bands and ticket information