grey0487 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Food, fireworks, Fourth of July festivities… and to tie it all together, five top Drum Corps International units returning to the fabled Rose Bowl Stadium for a special patriotic performance! On July 4 in Pasadena, join The Academy, Blue Devils, Pacific Crest, Phantom Regiment and Santa Clara Vanguard as they take center stage for Americafest 2008, the Rose Bowl’s 82nd Annual Fourth of July Celebration. Festivities run all day long, with food vendors, entertainment, crafts, exhibits and more outside the stadium opening around noon. Tailgate or picnic outside while watching the drum corps warm-up before suiting up for their performances in the familiar confines of one of America’s most historic stadiums. Rose Bowl gates will open at 6 p.m, and at 7 p.m., the first of the five drum corps steps off. Fans will be treated to exhibition performances of the five corps’ complete competitive programs with special “instant encores” of patriotic tunes following each presentation. And just when you thought your star-spangled Fourth of July celebration couldn’t get any more spectacular, the ensembles will combine for a rousing performance of “America the Beautiful,” leading into the largest fireworks display in Southern California starting at 9 p.m. So what's going to happen tonight? Who will fight it out? AND WHO'S GOING TO THE TAILGATE???!!!! I SURE AM... =) Lineup... Blue Devils - Concord, CA Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA Pacific Crest - Diamond Bar, CA The Academy - Tempe, AZ Edited July 4, 2008 by grey0487 Quote
Huntington Mallets Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Rose Bowl gates will open at 6 p.m, and at 7 p.m., the first of the five drum corps steps off. Fans will be treated to exhibition performances of the five corps’ complete competitive programs with special “instant encores” of patriotic tunes following each presentation.And just when you thought your star-spangled Fourth of July celebration couldn’t get any more spectacular, the ensembles will combine for a rousing performance of “America the Beautiful,” leading into the largest fireworks display in Southern California starting at 9 p.m. *Would kill to be at this event* Quote
grey0487 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Posted July 4, 2008 I'll try and get a review up tonight or tomorrow... =) Quote
skajerk Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Rose Bowl gates will open at 6 p.m, and at 7 p.m., the first of the five drum corps steps off. Fans will be treated to exhibition performances of the five corps' complete competitive programs with special "instant encores" of patriotic tunes following each presentation.And just when you thought your star-spangled Fourth of July celebration couldn't get any more spectacular, the ensembles will combine for a rousing performance of "America the Beautiful," leading into the largest fireworks display in Southern California starting at 9 p.m. $#&*@!!!!! And here I am sitting all by myself as a thunderstorm rolls through. Even though it's an exhibition, what a show this will be!! Hope the members of each corps take this time to let the event sink in and just have fun tonight. Not that they aren't having fun anyway, but what a way to spend the 4th! Edited July 4, 2008 by skajerk Quote
SCValuminLA Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 After the show don't forget to stop by and......... Celebrate the 4th of July with DCI and the Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association! DCI at AmericaFest will start at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena at 7 P.M. The mixer will start upon arrival after the show. Pinocchio's Pizza (only 2.2 miles from the Rose Bowl) has graciously agreed to donate part of the night's proceeds to SCV. Pick up a flier at the Souvie Booth and present it at the restaurant. Maps will be on the back. Pinocchio's Pizza is located at 1449 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA. This event will start around 9:45 - 10 pm. Hope to see you there! Quote
crfrey71 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 After the show don't forget to stop by and.........Celebrate the 4th of July with DCI and the Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association! DCI at AmericaFest will start at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena at 7 P.M. The mixer will start upon arrival after the show. Pinocchio's Pizza (only 2.2 miles from the Rose Bowl) has graciously agreed to donate part of the night's proceeds to SCV. Pick up a flier at the Souvie Booth and present it at the restaurant. Maps will be on the back. Pinocchio's Pizza is located at 1449 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA. This event will start around 9:45 - 10 pm. Hope to see you there! That is way cool of them to do that. Quote
good witch Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Has anyone been to this before? I don't have tickets yet and probably won't get there until around 6... will there still be tickets left? Quote
Linda Slocum Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Has anyone been to this before? I don't have tickets yet and probably won't get there until around 6... will there still be tickets left? The best seats were reserved and sold by DCI, with the general public (fireworks) seats sold by the Rose Bowl. You should at least be able to get the fireworks seats, and then look for something closer to the DCI reserved section. Quote
PRAng Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 This sounds like a great event! Wish I wasn't a $600 plane ride away! I went to a fireworks display last night that was set, for the first time in many years, to pop music over the radio rather than the symphony playing patriotic music. It just didn't cut it for me. Not the same emotional impact. The event in Pasadena sounds like it will be a great day and evening with some GREAT music for the fireworks! Quote
Galen Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Is tonight's show available through On-Demand video through the Fannetwork? And if so- will there be a video of the fireworks? Quote
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