Here's the full list of finalists coming to ISSMA State Finals this weekend at Lucas Oil

Jenny Porter Tilley, Indianapolis Star
Updated ·2 min read

It's one thing to take the field at halftime for a home football game. It's entirely another to step foot on a professional football stadium with a screaming crowd... one that isn't there to see football.

Bands throughout Indiana competed in recent weeks to secure a spot in the 2023 Indiana State School Music Association marching band finals at Lucas Oil Stadium. Bands are classified by school enrollment size, with Class A being the largest schools.

This year marks the 50th state finals competition for Indiana high school marching bands. According to a news release, it'll feature a fanfare conducted by four past multi-champion band directors and performed by finalist bands — accompanied by members of the Purdue All American Marching Band — before each of the four finals ceremonies.

Here's a look at who'll be there on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Find ticket information here.

ISSMA CLASS A FINALISTS

  • Sound of Brownsburg Marching Band

  • Carmel Marching Greyhounds

  • Fishers Marching Tiger Band

  • Center Grove Marching Band

  • Avon Marching Black & Gold

  • The Pride of Westfield

  • Noblesville Marching Millers

  • Goshen Crimson Band

  • Carroll Charger Pride

  • Homestead Spartan Alliance Band

Members of the Edgewood Marching Mustangs celebrate after winning the state final during the ISSMA State Marching Band Finals on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Lucas Oil Field.
Members of the Edgewood Marching Mustangs celebrate after winning the state final during the ISSMA State Marching Band Finals on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Lucas Oil Field.

ISSMA CLASS B FINALIST MARCHING BANDS

  • Greenwood Marching Woodmen & Irish Guard

  • Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride

  • Bloomington North Cougar Band

  • North Side Marching Legends

  • Jasper Marching Wildcats

  • Concord Marching Minutemen

  • Evansville North Green Brigade

  • Munster Marching Mustangs

  • F.J. Reitz Mighty Marching Panthers

  • Northview Marching Knights

Marching band results: Indiana groups place in Bands of America Super Regionals

ISSMA CLASS C FINALIST MARCHING BANDS

  • Western Marching Panthers

  • Edgewood Marching Mustangs

  • Spirit of Twin Lakes

  • Beech Grove Marching Hornets

  • NorthWood Red Regiment

  • Concordia Lutheran Marching Cadets

  • Angola Marching Hornets

  • Garrett Railroader Regiment

  • Northwestern Tiger Pride

  • Fairfield Marching Pride

Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School marching band and color guard members perform during the Bands of America Super Regional Championship prelims Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sixty-five bands from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota compete with live music, choreography and competition.
Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School marching band and color guard members perform during the Bands of America Super Regional Championship prelims Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sixty-five bands from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota compete with live music, choreography and competition.

ISSMA CLASS D FINALIST MARCHING BANDS

  • Springs Valley Blackhawk Brigade

  • Lewis Cass Marching Kings

  • Pride of Paoli

  • Forest Park Marching Rangers

  • Monrovia Bulldog Brigade

  • Jimtown Marching Jimmies

  • Tell City Marching Marksmen

  • Adams Central Squadron of Sound

  • South Spencer Marching Rebels

  • Mater Dei Marching Wildcats

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