Westbrook Music Building is closed to the public on home game days. Only Cornhusker Marching Band members and staff are allowed in the building.
CORNHUSKER MARCHING BAND GAMEDAY DRESS REHEARSAL CHANGE OF POLICY
Dear Family, Friends, and Fans of the CMB,
We regret to inform you that due to a change in policy from Event Management and Operations we will no longer be able to allow an audience at our Gameday Dress Rehearsals in Memorial Stadium. The concern is with security. It's not that we're not trusted, but security needs to sweep the stadium earlier in the day with no spectators present. This is consistent with practices of our peers around college football. In fact, thanks to our partners in Athletics, we've been an outlier in that we've been allowing this for so long. We realize that this has been a long-standing practice and the only chance many of you get to see the band in this setting, especially with such a good vantage point, and we're sorry.
This decision has not been taken lightly and is irreversible. Please resist the urge to express frustration via phone, email, text or social media. We enjoy a great working relationship with the Athletic Department and don't want to see it damaged.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Band Parent Food Policy
While we appreciate you supporting the students on game days, they have full days and tight schedules. Please be respectful of their obligations. It’s very kind when you provide snacks for them and their sections, but please stay within reason. The University has specific guidelines for food service on campus, and we’re subject to those. Food and drink items should be fully cooked and pre-packaged before distribution. We cannot accommodate grills and other cooking devices and they violate our policies.
CMB Game Day Warm-up Concert and Route to Memorial Stadium
The marching band will play their warm-up concert in the green space on the east side of the new Westbrook Music Building. Please keep this area clear so that the band can set up. The drumline warm-up will begin one and a half hours prior to kick-off. The full band warm up will begin one hour prior to kick-off.
Route to Memorial Stadium: The band will form up on the sidewalk between Westbrook Music Building and Architecture Hall. The band will proceed west on that sidewalk, then turn right onto 10th Street which turns into Memorial Drive. The band will proceed and enter Memorial Stadium through Gate 3 in the southwest corner of the stadium and through Gate 11 in the northwest corner of the stadium.
Homeward Bound Route on Game Days
The CMB exits the stadium via Gate 24 (Southeast corner). The homeward bound route winds around the north side of Avery Hall to the large sidewalk that runs between Oldfather and Hamilton Halls (previously 12th Street). The band will turn west at the sidewalk that runs on the south side of Hamilton Hall and wind its way back to assemble in the green space east of Westbrook Music Building for dismissal.
