The Ohio State Athletic Band carried out a tribute to Van Halen throughout their annual halftime present at Ohio Stadium in Columba on Saturday, April 16.
The eight-minute drill show included takes on “Runnin’ With the Satan,” “Goals,” “Panama” and “Bounce.” An viewers of 60,000 had been in attendance, with the sport leading to a 34-26 victory by the Ohio State Scarlet offense over the Ohio State Grey protection.
The Van Halen tribute may be seen under.
The band consists of between 250 and 300 members each semester and rehearses twice per week, whereas smaller teams of its musicians are chosen for various kinds of efficiency.
“In contrast to the Marching Band, the Athletic Band contains all brass, woodwind and percussion devices,” its website reads. “Athletic Band is an open-enrollment ensemble, that means anybody is welcome to take part. … Among the many highlights of the Athletic Band are marching full pregame and halftime reveals on the annual Spring Sport, performing Script Ohio on Ice at one hockey sport per semester and performing Script Ohio on courtroom throughout a spring-semester basketball sport.”
Ohio State Athletic Band’s Van Halen Tribute
Final week, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted revealed that Alex Van Halen invited him to take part in a Van Halen-based tour with Joe Satriani as lead guitarist. However Newsted felt that it wasn’t potential to do the late Eddie Van Halen’s legacy justice. “How may you?” he mentioned. “There’s no one that may high it, so how do you present it honor? I didn’t need it to be seen as a cash seize. After which it sort of simply all fizzled.”
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