Drums Across Cajun Field will feature some the nation鈥檚 best high school and college musicians from 10 drum and bugle corps.
The event, in its eighth year, will be held at 7 p.m. on July 21 at Cajun Field. UL Lafayette鈥檚 Pride of Acadiana Marching Band will host it.
The Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps will participate. The ensemble, which is based in Lafayette, features Pride of Acadiana members.
Drums Across Cajun Field performances are part of the summer tour organized by Drum Corps International, a non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Eric Melley, director of the Pride of Acadiana Marching Band, said Drum Corps International is referred to as 鈥淢arching Music鈥檚 Major League.鈥
鈥淭he music is first rate,鈥 he said. 鈥淓very corps has its own style. The Louisiana Stars鈥 is traditional. Some have more modern styles.鈥
The event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for The Pride of Acadiana.
The University鈥檚 band, which was originally called the Southwestern Band, became the Pride of Acadiana Marching Band in the 1960s. It has marched twice in the Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. An estimated 3.5 million spectators attend the parade each year, while more than 50 million more view it on television. The band also has performed in Scotland, England and Spain.
The Pride of Acadiana performs at all UL Lafayette home football games. It also has performed at special events in Louisiana, such as a gubernatorial inauguration and New Orleans Saints' halftime shows.
Tickets are $25 if bought before the show or $27 the day of the event. Tickets purchased for groups of 20 or more cost $18 per person. Tickets, which are general admission, are available through or the Cajundome Box Office.
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