Question: What venue has hosted Bands of America events for the most consecutive years?
Answer: Georgia Dome (20 years)
Photo courtesy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2001)
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia will be hosting its 21st Bands of America event on October 25-26, 2013 for the Bands of America Super Regional Championship. The Dome opened in 1992 as the largest cable-supported dome structure in the world and has served as the home of the Atlanta Falcons, as well as hundreds of other sporting events including the 1996 Summer Olympics. For 20 years, BOA Championships at the Georgia Dome have been capstone events for bands across the Southeast. The first Regional Champion at the Georgia Dome was Seminole H.S., FL (1993). Tarpon Springs H.S. has won the most Regional Championships at the Dome (8, including 2009-2012).
Last fall, Music for All and the Georgia Dome celebrated 20 years of partnership, and a commemorative football sits in the MFA office lobby to honor the occasion. The second-longest running venue is a tie! The RCA Dome hosted the BOA Grand National Championships from 1989 – 2007 (19 consecutive years), as well as 1984 – 1986. Additionally, Illinois State University hosted the Summer Symposium 19 consecutive years from 1992 – 2010.
Click here for more information on the 2013 Bands of America Atlanta Super Regional October 25-26 at the Georgia Dome. you can purchase advance tickets to this event and other Bands of America Marching Championships here.
