WSU’s Annual High School Band Day
Band Day Registration
The 2025 Band Day will look a bit different this year! For the 2025 Season, we are having CMB Member for a day at four of our six games. You get an UP CLOSE view of what it’s like to be in a College Marching Band.
Band Day students attend rehearsal, eat lunch, and sit in the stands with the Cougar Marching Band! If you play a Woodwind or Brass instrument, you are welcome to play in the stands with the CMB!
Participation Cost (including tickets to the game, lunch)
- Band Day Participant (includes hat, lunch, and ticket) – $0 (FREE)
- Band Day Family/Chaperone – Purchase Family / Chaperone tickets at a discount
High School Band Day Details
- What to wear – Crimson or Black Top (Coug Gear preferred; no preference on bottom, shorts or pants are acceptable)
- Check in – Kimbrough Music Building beginning at 6.5 hours prior to kickoff
- Rehearsal – 6 Hours Prior to Kickoff in GESA Stadium
- Meal – Late Lunch/early dinner provided by Subway. We will have Gatorade for all high school band students after rehearsal (both with and without sugar)
- Instruments – WSU does not have any instruments available for HS band student use. Please make arrangements to bring your own.
- Please direct any questions to jonathan.sweet@wsu.edu.
Schedule
September 7, 2025 v. Texas Tech (7:00 PM Kickoff)
Gameday Timing (TENTATIVE)
- 12:00 PM – HS Band Day Check in – Kimbrough Music Building
- 1:00 PM – Rehearsal in GESA
- 2:00 PM – Rehearsal Dismissal for Lunch at Kimbrough
- 4:20 PM (Approx) – Band Departs for Cougar Prowl
- 4:35 PM (Approx) – Cougar Prowl at the Fieldhouse
- 5:05 PM – Return to Kimbrough to cool off, HS students spend time with families.
- 5:45 PM – Cougville Performance
- 6:15 PM – Enter Stadium (Go into seating area and place things)
- 6:40 PM – Pregame Performance
- 7:00 PM – Kickoff, BEAT THE Red Raiders!
- 8:30 PM – Halftime Performance – Rock and Roll HoF Show with HS Band Students
- 10:15 PM – Approximately when game concludes.
After halftime you are welcome to stay for the remainder of the game or head home.
Go Cougs!