High School Band Day
The University of Southern California Spirit of Troy (Trojan Marching Band) is excited to host HIGH SCHOOL BAND DAY 2026 on September 12th when the USC Football team takes on Louisiana! High school band students can look forward to a full day with the Trojan Marching Band, including being part of an on-field halftime performance for 80,000 fans in the historic Coliseum!
Application
Schedule
Logistics
General Information
Parking and Seating
Ticket Information
Twirler for a Day
Application
Thank you for your interest in USC Band Day!
Questions? Contact Mr. Dontay Douglas directly at dontaydo@usc.edu
Schedule
BAND DAY 2026 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9:30 – 11:30 AM Check-in/Call Time at Felix Field
Drop off on McClintock Blvd. Buses/trucks must move off campus to park.
No need to be in uniform for this rehearsal.
Bring instruments, music, and any other equipment. Leave cases on your buses.
All buses drop off using the McClintock Entrance starting at 9:30 am and park off-site immediately using the Watts Way Exit.
Group 1 | 9:30 – 10:00 AM:
TBD
Group 2 |10:00 – 10:30 AM:
TBD
Group 3 | 10:30 – 11:00 AM:
TBD
Group 4 |11:00 – 11:30 AM:
TBD
Times will be determined once participants are selected.
Buses/trucks must move off campus to park.
12:00 PM – Rehearsal w/ TMB
Music rehearsal on Felix Field, Colorguard rehearsal on Brittingham Intramural Field.
1:30 PM – Rehearsal Concludes
Use this time to eat and explore campus. Lunch is not provided.
6:00 PM – Call time at Coliseum (Gate 19)
8:00 PM – Kick-Off vs Louisiana
9:30 PM – HALFTIME w/ TMB
You are welcome to stay for the rest of the game or leave, whichever is best for you and your students.
12:00 AM – Game concludes.
Feel free to watch and listen to the Spirit of Troy at our Post Game Concert.
Logistics
Band Day Logistics
- Instruments – It is recommended that all of your instruments are brought into the Coliseum in their cases to protect them from any damage, except for tubas and drums. Who wants to lug THOSE cases around?! Your guard can store their items with your instruments.
- Uniform bags/bags (participants only) – These can be brought into the Coliseum but are subject to search. Non-Performers will need to follow the clear bag policy listed under General Information.
- Band Day Field Placement – will be shared via email a week before arrival.
- Drum Majors of each band will be placed around the perimeter of the field to assist in conducting.
- Halftime Instructions:
- Leave your seats in the stadium with 10:00 (10 minutes) left in the second quarter.
- Enter the field level via the Coliseum Peristyle steps.
- Once the clock hits 0:00, move quickly to the sideline, where you will enter.
- The opener will be played towards the West Stands – TMB only
- Following the opener, there will be a whistle from the ladder to start the process of bringing all bands onto the field.
- Once on field, visiting bands will perform two charts with the TMB.
- At the end of the show, there will be a whistle from the ladder, and bands will leave the field using both sidelines, depending on field placement.
- Concession Stands in the stadium will open 1.5 hours before kick off.
General Information
General Information
- Lunch is on your own. You may choose to eat at the Coliseum Stadium Concession Stands or eat something on your own. Concessions at Gate 4 will be exclusively open to Band Day participants only. All concessions will open when all gates open 90 mins before kick off. You may also use the South Lawn as an area to serve lunch and hang out before gate call time.
- Cashless Concessions – Concessions are cashless at all venues.
- Clear Bag Policy – Fans will be able to carry the following styles and bag sizes into the stadium: https://www.lacoliseum.com/beclear/
This applies to all non-performers. All performers may bring bags, but they are subject to search. - There are water fountains in the stadium and water bottles are available for purchase. The TMB will not provide bottled water to you. Plan ahead for the well being of your students. Fans are permitted to bring sealed bottles of water into Coliseum Stadium (Bottles and cans of any kind are prohibited inside the Coliseum. Factory sealed bottles of water, 17 oz. or less, are allowed and limited to 2 bottles per person.)
- Restrooms and First Aid are located throughout the stadium.
- Please sit in your assigned seats only. Do not “overflow” into adjacent reserved seating sections. Seating information and game tickets will be distributed at check-in based on the numbers you provided.
- Know that you may leave anytime after the conclusion of halftime if you choose.
- It is recommended that all bands stay together as much as possible. Students should not be allowed to “roam” the campus by themselves at any time during the day.
- All instruments will be stored at the top of the Peristyle.
- Bands should not play anytime around the stadium until it is performance time.
- Remember, there are others in the stands that came to watch the game. Be courteous of our patrons and represent your school with a great deal of class and pride.
- Many thanks for bringing your students to what we hope is one of the greatest days in the history of the universe, ever!
Parking and Seating
Bus Permit, Parking, and Seating
Click here to view the maps.
- Bus Parking – Here are a few suggested locations for buses and trucks to wait. Drivers must be with their vehicles at all times.
- Near the LA Convention Center:
- On Cherry Avenue behind the Convention Center. The CHP office at the end of the cul-de-sac will be closed so theoretically buses can wait in their large parking lot.
- On Chick Hearn Drive between Georgia Street and LA Live Way
- Near the LA Convention Center:
- Near USC
- Around the perimeters of Clinton Middle school – Jefferson Blvd., Grand Ave, Hill Street.
- Any major street East of the 110 Freeway.
- Maps – Campus, Felix Field, Coliseum (storage and seating). (link coming soon)
- Tickets will be distributed at check-in on Saturday.
- All buses and trailers can unload on McClintock Blvd starting at 10:00 AM. Students and directors will proceed to Felix Field.
- Buses and trucks can only stop to drop off/unload and must leave to make room for more buses and trucks.
- Once buses unload at rehearsal, park off campus until the end of rehearsal to pick you up. There are a few suggested locations for buses and trucks to wait. Drivers must be with their vehicles at all times.
- All parents need to park in permit lots notated on the parking map.
- Following halftime or the conclusion of the game, all schools, staff, band members, will leave out of GATE 4 (tentative).
Ticket Information
Tickets for Parents, Boosters, and Friends
Please reach out to your High School Band Director for the tickets link.
NOTE: All tickets for participating band students, directors, and staff are FREE!
Twirler for a Day
Twirler for a Day
Applications are now closed.
Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Spirit of Troy High School Band Day! The application window has closed, and we are currently reviewing submissions.
Participant selections will be announced by August 14, 2026
BAND DAY 2026 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9:30 – 11:30 AM Check-in/Call Time at Felix Field
Drop off on McClintock Blvd. Buses/trucks must move off campus to park.
No need to be in uniform for this rehearsal.
Bring instruments, music, and any other equipment. Leave cases on your buses.
All buses drop off using the McClintock Entrance starting at 9:30 am and park off-site immediately using the Watts Way Exit.
Group 1 | 9:30 – 10:00 AM:
George Washington Preparatory HS
Chino HS
Nogales HS
Bassett HS
Group 2 |10:00 – 10:30 AM:
Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
Mater Dei HS
Belmont HS
Carson HS
Long Beach Jordan HS
Don Bosco Technical Institute HS
Eisenhower High School
Sierra Vista High School
Group 3 | 10:30 – 11:00 AM:
Rowland HS
Coachella Valley HS
Damien HS
Santa Barbara HS
Desert Mirage HS
Desert Mirage HS
Anaheim HS
Faith Baptist HS
Group 4 |11:00 – 11:30 AM:
Phineas Banning HS
Don Bosco Technical HS
Newport Harbor HS
Cabrillo HS
Cabrillo HS
Grand Terrace HS
South El Monte HS
Ramona HS
Buses/trucks must move off campus to park.
12:00 PM – Rehearsal w/ TMB
Music rehearsal on Felix Field, Colorguard rehearsal on Brittingham Intramural Field.
1:30 PM – Rehearsal Concludes
Use this time to eat and explore campus. Lunch is not provided.
6:00 PM – Call time at Coliseum (Gate 19)
8:00 PM – Kick-Off vs Louisiana
9:30 PM – HALFTIME w/ TMB
You are welcome to stay for the rest of the game or leave, whichever is best for you and your students.
12:00 AM – Game concludes.
Feel free to watch and listen to the Spirit of Troy at our Post Game Concert.
Band Day Logistics
- Instruments – It is recommended that all of your instruments are brought into the Coliseum in their cases to protect them from any damage, except for tubas and drums. Who wants to lug THOSE cases around?! Your guard can store their items with your instruments.
- Uniform bags/bags (participants only) – These can be brought into the Coliseum but are subject to search. Non-Performers will need to follow the clear bag policy listed under General Information.
- Band Day Field Placement – will be shared via email a week before arrival.
- Drum Majors of each band will be placed around the perimeter of the field to assist in conducting.
- Halftime Instructions:
- Leave your seats in the stadium with 10:00 (10 minutes) left in the second quarter.
- Enter the field level via the Coliseum Peristyle steps.
- Once the clock hits 0:00, move quickly to the sideline, where you will enter.
- The opener will be played towards the West Stands – TMB only
- Following the opener, there will be a whistle from the ladder to start the process of bringing all bands onto the field.
- Once on field, visiting bands will perform two charts with the TMB.
- At the end of the show, there will be a whistle from the ladder, and bands will leave the field using both sidelines, depending on field placement.
- Concession Stands in the stadium will open 1.5 hours before kick off.
General Information
- Lunch is on your own. You may choose to eat at the Coliseum Stadium Concession Stands or eat something on your own. Concessions at Gate 4 will be exclusively open to Band Day participants only. All concessions will open when all gates open 90 mins before kick off. You may also use the South Lawn as an area to serve lunch and hang out before gate call time.
- Cashless Concessions – Concessions are cashless at all venues.
- Clear Bag Policy – Fans will be able to carry the following styles and bag sizes into the stadium: https://www.lacoliseum.com/beclear/
This applies to all non-performers. All performers may bring bags, but they are subject to search. - There are water fountains in the stadium and water bottles are available for purchase. The TMB will not provide bottled water to you. Plan ahead for the well being of your students. Fans are permitted to bring sealed bottles of water into Coliseum Stadium (Bottles and cans of any kind are prohibited inside the Coliseum. Factory sealed bottles of water, 17 oz. or less, are allowed and limited to 2 bottles per person.)
- Restrooms and First Aid are located throughout the stadium.
- Please sit in your assigned seats only. Do not “overflow” into adjacent reserved seating sections. Seating information and game tickets will be distributed at check-in based on the numbers you provided.
- Know that you may leave anytime after the conclusion of halftime if you choose.
- It is recommended that all bands stay together as much as possible. Students should not be allowed to “roam” the campus by themselves at any time during the day.
- All instruments will be stored at the top of the Peristyle.
- Bands should not play anytime around the stadium until it is performance time.
- Remember, there are others in the stands that came to watch the game. Be courteous of our patrons and represent your school with a great deal of class and pride.
- Many thanks for bringing your students to what we hope is one of the greatest days in the history of the universe, ever!
Bus Permit, Parking, and Seating
Click here to view the maps.
- Bus Parking – Here are a few suggested locations for buses and trucks to wait. Drivers must be with their vehicles at all times.
- Near the LA Convention Center:
- On Cherry Avenue behind the Convention Center. The CHP office at the end of the cul-de-sac will be closed so theoretically buses can wait in their large parking lot.
- On Chick Hearn Drive between Georgia Street and LA Live Way
- Near the LA Convention Center:
- Near USC
- Around the perimeters of Clinton Middle school – Jefferson Blvd., Grand Ave, Hill Street.
- Any major street East of the 110 Freeway.
- Maps – Campus, Felix Field, Coliseum (storage and seating). (link coming soon)
- Tickets will be distributed at check-in on Saturday.
- All buses and trailers can unload on McClintock Blvd starting at 10:00 AM. Students and directors will proceed to Felix Field.
- Buses and trucks can only stop to drop off/unload and must leave to make room for more buses and trucks.
- Once buses unload at rehearsal, park off campus until the end of rehearsal to pick you up. There are a few suggested locations for buses and trucks to wait. Drivers must be with their vehicles at all times.
- All parents need to park in permit lots notated on the parking map.
- Following halftime or the conclusion of the game, all schools, staff, band members, will leave out of GATE 4 (tentative).
Tickets for Parents, Boosters, and Friends
Please reach out to your High School Band Director for the tickets link.
NOTE: All tickets for participating band students, directors, and staff are FREE!
Twirler for a Day