Bandfest Day 2 brings more pre-Rose Parade musical thunder

Bandfest Day 2 on Tuesday was every bit as thunderous as Day 1, just a little cloudier in the sky.

The 45th-annual Bandfest, a two-day lollapalooza of those 19 topnotch marching bands that will trek the legendary parade route on New Year’s Day, continued the extraordinary showcase with more rhythmic boom and bursts of brass at Pasadena City College’s Robinson Stadium.

Day 2, in contrast to Day 1, brought two sets of marching band performances, bringing smiles and cheers to audiences of all ages. The performers were from near and from far across the globe.

With bands themselves there were dancers and auxiliary performers who brought each performances alive on the field inside the stadium.

On Tuesday, the lineup was:

Day 2

First Session:-Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets, Pasadena, CA-Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band -Pasadena, C-Homewood Patriot Band – Homewood, AL-Greendale High School Marching Band – Greendale, WI-Bands of America Honor Band – Indianapolis, IN-Arcadia Apache Marching Band and Color Guard – Arcadia, CA-The Band Directors Marching Band – Pickerington, OH

Second Session:-Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets – Pasadena, CA-Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band – Pasadena, CA-Franklin High School Marching Band –  Franklin, TN-Allen Eagle Escadrille – Allen, TX-The Pride of Clover Marching Band – Clover, SC-Mino Jiyu Gakuen “Golden Bears” Green Band – Toyonaka, Japan-Indiana University Marching Hundred – Bloomington, IN-United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band – San Diego, CA

Monday’s lineup was:

-Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets – Pasadena, CA-Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band – Pasadena, CA-The Sound of Brownsburg – Brownsburg, IN-The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band – Carson, CA-Delfines Marching Band – Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico-LAUSD All District High School Honor Band – Los Angeles, CA-Magnificent Marching Machine (M3), Morgan State University – Baltimore, MD

On Thursday, you can see them all in the Rose Parade itself, staring at 8 a.m. on Colorado Boulevard.