Considered to be the greatest halftime performance of all time by a college marching band and at a college -- in fact in a class of its own. Let's see if Michigan can top this in 2014.
The University of Michigan Marching Band obviously has the reputation of being the very best college band in the nation. It was the very first college band in the nation to be awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy by the John Philip Sousa Foundation as the top college marching band in the nation.
Not to mention that John Philip Sousa himself said that "The Victors", the University of Michigan fight song, was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was composed by U of M student, Louis Elbel, but the Michigan Marching Band was not the first band to publicly perform it. Sousa was so impressed with "The Victors" that he had his famous band perform it. Ohio State and MSU (MOO U) are insignificant shit schools that will NEVER rise to level of the University of Michigan.
franconese01 It's comical that Ohio State and Michigan State (Moo U) underlings have the nerve to even imply that their vastly inferior schools are even remotely on the level of a great & famous academic institution like Michigan. lol The only school that comes close to Michigan academically in the B10 is Northwestern, and Michigan is ranked as the top academic institution in the Big 10 by all the world academic polls. Michigan is the only B10 school ranked in the top 20 of the Times Higher Education Academic Poll, and U of M is ranked as the top American public college in the QRS World Academic Poll as well as the top B10 school. Michigan rules the Big Ten both academically & athletically as Michigan has the most B10 championships in football & all sports combined by far and the most national championships of any B10 school. Michigan is the 7th richest college in America and the richest B10 school. Michigan owns the Big Ten! So we don't want to hear any bs from subordinate crap schools like Ohio State & Michigan State. lol
They did an outstanding job & im glad they paid tribute to Beyonce she's a great artist..this band is badass let's just stop to take a moment and take our hats off they did all this with the lights off! Wow just wow!
I've been to the last two bowl games and can't tell you what a great addition the experience the M Band is. No M Football game would be the same without the MMB (or hockey). Just excellent once again.
This makes me so proud to be a Michigan grad! One of my best flute students is in this group! My husband played trombone when Dr. Revelli was here. They both would be SO proud of the MMB! Go Blue.
They did a GREAT job. I went to a college and performed in and dance style marching band (Prairie View A&M). Michigan pulled it off and they performed way better than other dance style marching bands. Goosebumps.
NICE! so proud to be alumni of this band/dumline. they're really stepping things up, we never got to do anything like this... Though I'm always pretty pumped hearing myself drumming on the sample used in "lose my breath"
talk about some serious moolla, time and effort going into this like wow - they can have their marching in the dark with flashing lights - i'll stick with my nice, bright stadium lights lol great job though
Beyonce must be so proud...this made me cry...and i havent done shit haha...so i know shes crying! She's come so far..and I'm proud to have had the opportunity to watch her blossom into the legend she is today :')
Have you tried watching it full screen? I found it much easier to see everything that way. The small viewer made everything too dark for me to see too.
So I can enjoy this for the technically of the music, but these arrangements were very J.W. Pepper and Kids Bop sounding. The chord progressions could have been written with more power and the percussion parts were too pop sounding. But I really do love Michigans' band program!
Dude. Marching in the dark, remember your part, playing your instrument, with lights flashing all over the place and a screaming crowd of over 115,000 isn't so easy... Go Blue, best marching band in the world
Not a mich fan but this was very great an impressive....yall keep doin this n da football team keep messin up..yall gon be like the hbcu's...where bands are mort entertainin thn the team lol....
I guess I'm in the minority. The band was COMPLETELY overshadowed by all the "show" . I didn't even SEE the dancers until they had the little picture. You couldn't see the guard's flags and barely saw the drill movement of the band. Sad, because the band sound good… But they totally sold themselves out.
Marching band and Bey. Two of my fav things combined. :)
Beychella
Never realized Destinys Child got the drum cadence from University of Michigan marching band for "Lose My Breath" now this all makes sense. 😨😭💛🐝💙👑
Clearly she is on the set for Yonce here. Who knew
COULD YOU IMAGINE THEM DOING FORMATION?! 👏👏
I think that has to be one of the best half time shows in HISTORY! Great job band!!! GO BLUE!
Considered to be the greatest halftime performance of all time by a college marching band and at a college -- in fact in a class of its own. Let's see if Michigan can top this in 2014.
The University of Michigan Marching Band obviously has the reputation of being the very best college band in the nation. It was the very first college band in the nation to be awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy by the John Philip Sousa Foundation as the top college marching band in the nation.
Not to mention that John Philip Sousa himself said that "The Victors", the University of Michigan fight song, was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was composed by U of M student, Louis Elbel, but the Michigan Marching Band was not the first band to publicly perform it. Sousa was so impressed with "The Victors" that he had his famous band perform it. Ohio State and MSU (MOO U) are insignificant shit schools that will NEVER rise to level of the University of Michigan.
franconese01 It's comical that Ohio State and Michigan State (Moo U) underlings have the nerve to even imply that their vastly inferior schools are even remotely on the level of a great & famous academic institution like Michigan. lol The only school that comes close to Michigan academically in the B10 is Northwestern, and Michigan is ranked as the top academic institution in the Big 10 by all the world academic polls. Michigan is the only B10 school ranked in the top 20 of the Times Higher Education Academic Poll, and U of M is ranked as the top American public college in the QRS World Academic Poll as well as the top B10 school.
Michigan rules the Big Ten both academically & athletically as Michigan has the most B10 championships in football & all sports combined by far and the most national championships of any B10 school. Michigan is the 7th richest college in America and the richest B10 school. Michigan owns the Big Ten! So we don't want to hear any bs from subordinate crap schools like Ohio State & Michigan State. lol
They did an outstanding job & im glad they paid tribute to Beyonce she's a great artist..this band is badass let's just stop to take a moment and take our hats off they did all this with the lights off! Wow just wow!
They were amazing! Unbelievable halftime show! Congrats MMB!
Very creative and out of the box and the exact reason why this is one of my favorite bands!!!!
As a member of the IU Marching Hundred I can say this is FLAWLESS!!!!!
I've been to the last two bowl games and can't tell you what a great addition the experience the M Band is. No M Football game would be the same without the MMB (or hockey). Just excellent once again.
This is an Iconic moment! 😱👏😁 where are the views! 👑 #goblue #beyonce #beyhive 🐝💛💙🐝💛💙🐝💛💙🐝💛💙🐝💛🐝💛💙🐝💛💙🐝
This makes me so proud to be a Michigan grad! One of my best flute students is in this group! My husband played trombone when Dr. Revelli was here. They both would be SO proud of the MMB! Go Blue.
It's like that all the time. I have been to several games and the energy flows through you. It is amazing!!
This is incredible Great job to the MMB. I wish I was there to see this in person!
They did a GREAT job. I went to a college and performed in and dance style marching band (Prairie View A&M). Michigan pulled it off and they performed way better than other dance style marching bands. Goosebumps.
Fantastic show again by hard working Michigan marching band
You know I'm pretty surprised they didn't do more of lose my breath since the song does sample their cadence.
That wouldn't be original at all
That was absolutely incredible! Great job!
A girl can only dream to be able to do this 💙💛
An amazing band tributing an amazing artist. Love it.
love the lighting, so incredible
Crazy In Love
Damn mad props! Marching with not the best of lighting between sets is not easy! Yall went in loved it!
I Just Love Beyonce
Yeessssss!!! They did that!!! Go Blue😍😍😃😃
fantastic work..this made my day
great job guys! we've got the best marching band in the nation!
Absolutely incredible! Way to go Michigan Marching Band!
this is so amazing. the power of the queen.
when they played love on tip ,I would've die 😭😭😭.
Louis Vuitton tip?
Hate Michigan and think the song selection coulda been better but this is one of the most exciting halftime shows I’ve ever seen.
I LOVE ''BEYONCE'' AND ''MICHIGAN MARCHING BAND''
FANTASTIC! Beyonce is such an iconic force
NICE! so proud to be alumni of this band/dumline. they're really stepping things up, we never got to do anything like this... Though I'm always pretty pumped hearing myself drumming on the sample used in "lose my breath"
talk about some serious moolla, time and effort going into this like wow - they can have their marching in the dark with flashing lights - i'll stick with my nice, bright stadium lights lol great job though
From that lose my breath entrance to the very end it was amazing!
Great halftime show, must be awesome to see in person. She has a lot of horn in her songs so thats great.
This is really beautiful for them to do this for her!!!
this was absolutely amazing to watch I wish I could have been there, one of my friends went and he said it was epic cx
Simply amazing MMB
Wow!! That was really incredible!
This is awesome!
Beyonce must be so proud...this made me cry...and i havent done shit haha...so i know shes crying! She's come so far..and I'm proud to have had the opportunity to watch her blossom into the legend she is today :')
2 of my favorite things: band and u of m! Go blue!!💙💛
omg this is amazing...
who cares about the band being ok, Beyoncé just said "Go Blue" :)
I am in marching band in highschool. I am planning on going to the University of Michigan for college.
Was at this game and it was epic!! GO BLUE!!!
So beautiful ! ! !
Now if only we had a football team....
That's the most incredible crowd I've seen in my life...
SIMPLE.. PERFECT!! YOU ARE KILL IT! from Panamá btw you can do it a studio version please!!!
WoW! awesome! btw they play "Baby Boy" at the beginning as well
That was really awesome. Go Blue from Colorado State!!
What a show!!!
this is the best thing ever
AMAZING! PERFECT! FABULOUS!
Proud to bleed blue! It's GREAT TO BE a Michigan Wolverine!
They're so good!!!
OMG they put the guys to rock in 'all the single ladies'
Omg that was amazing truly
Wow . . . talking about another level . . . GO BLUE
Wow.... I'm so jealous of UMich's marching band's skills ... I'm just in high school marching band
Wow, just, wow. GO BLUE AND BEYOND AND BEYONCE!!
wish i could see a bit more. this band has great technique and you can't tell too much in this video.
That was so dope
Amazing!
I see that my partner Brutus has given this show a thumbs down when I told him not to. Good bye, Brutus.
We rehearsed on labor day as well
that's too awesome
Go Blue for giving love to The Queen, Beyonce! ...well done!!
Niceeeee I like that , Congrats FOR THE QUEEN BEE
Have you tried watching it full screen? I found it much easier to see everything that way. The small viewer made everything too dark for me to see too.
Awesome!
Incredible
amazing
So I can enjoy this for the technically of the music, but these arrangements were very J.W. Pepper and Kids Bop sounding. The chord progressions could have been written with more power and the percussion parts were too pop sounding. But I really do love Michigans' band program!
why cant ohio state do this is it because the dont play any night games or is that they just do not have the number of students to do such a show
I love the love on top part
Love it
Also, they only had 4 days of rehearsal b/c of Labor day!
I love it! *o*
Dude. Marching in the dark, remember your part, playing your instrument, with lights flashing all over the place and a screaming crowd of over 115,000 isn't so easy... Go Blue, best marching band in the world
I came here for 3:10, but its all good :D
THEY THE SUPERBOWL STAGE OUT OF PEOPLE
Their Director of Bands must've been a huuuuuge stan because this was really close to her birthday. But this was icy as fuck!
always admired Beyonce as an artist. so glad the marching band decided to do this...now next year...needs to be avenged sevenfold. lol
WOW guys y'all amazing I'm sure she's TRULY PROUD OF Y'ALL :D
I love laser Beyoncé
Ah, awesome!
OMFG! BEY MUSIC! YES!
Not a mich fan but this was very great an impressive....yall keep doin this n da football team keep messin up..yall gon be like the hbcu's...where bands are mort entertainin thn the team lol....
why america loves beyonce
Wowwwww! Only Beyonce !!!
I guess I'm in the minority. The band was COMPLETELY overshadowed by all the "show" . I didn't even SEE the dancers until they had the little picture. You couldn't see the guard's flags and barely saw the drill movement of the band. Sad, because the band sound good… But they totally sold themselves out.
She was filming Yoncé
Fact Michigan state is where Beyoncé got the loose my breath beat from
somewhere, beyonce is proud.