Game Day Schedule

Eager to see your favorite band on Game Day?  This schedule details events that you can (and should) attend on Friday and Saturday of home football weekends!  The official Game Day homepage can be found at gameday.nd.edu.

Band Schedule, 3:30 p.m. Kickoff

• Friday Afternoon:

• 4:19 p.m. -- Marchout from Main Building

• 4:45 p.m. -- Public practice, Ricci Family Practice Field

• 6:00 p.m. (or later) -- Public pep rally

• 12:00 a.m. (midnight Friday night) -- Drummer's Circle (in front of Main Building)

• Saturday:

• 9:00 a.m. -- Morning marchout, Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall

• 9:30 a.m. -- Marching band rehearsal (not open to public)

• 12:00 p.m. -- Brunch in South Dining Hall (with singing from the saxes)

• 2:00 p.m. (90 minutes before kickoff) -- Concert on the Steps, Bond Hall

• 2:20 p.m. (directly after Concert on the Steps) -- Saxes in the Stalls, first-floor restrooms in northern corners of Main Building

• 2:25 p.m. (directly after Saxes in the Stalls) -- Saxes perform "Blood of Cu Chulainn" and the Victory March (in front of Main Building)

• 2:40 p.m. (50 minutes before kickoff) -- Band marches into the stadium

• 3:10 p.m. -- Pregame performance

• 3:30 p.m. -- Kickoff! GO IRISH!

• 7:30 p.m. (directly after game) -- Post-game performance 

For night games, the schedule is altered accordingly.  Concert on the Steps is held 90 minutes before kickoff, and the marchout to the stadium is 50 minutes before kickoff.