With just one week to go until the SCBDA 1A-4A Upper and Lower State Championships, this weekend is packed – including the return of Bands of America to SC and the prestigious WCU Tournament of Champions.

Photo: Phil Hadley Photography

Things are really heating up as we begin to reach the final stretch of the marching season. This weekend brings some of the most anticipated events of the year, including the first Bands of America Regional Championship to be hosted in South Carolina since the Gaffney Regional in 2018. However, lets not discount the flurry of packed cornerstone events happening in the state, including competitions Chesnee, Blythewood, Pendleton, Irmo, Laurens, and Silver Bluff. Finally, many SC bands will travel north to the WCU Tournament of Champions, one of the most competitive independent shows in the nation.

This week, we’ve gone ahead and included all the relevant schedules onto this post. If you have any feedback on this change or what you would like to see in future event roundups, let us know via social media or through our Contact form.

Chesnee Eagle Classic

Chesnee High School, 795 S Alabama Ave, Chesnee, SC 29323
Schedule:
3:45 I Polk County
4:00 I Southside
4:15 II Landrum
4:30 II Mid-Carolina
4:45 II Broome
5:00 II South Pointe
Break
6:15 III Chase
6:30 III Emerald
6:45 IV Blacksburg
7:00 IV Ware Shoals
7:15 IV Saluda
Break
7:45 V Crescent
8:00 V Liberty
8:15 V Gaffney
8:30 VI Union County
8:45 VI Pickens
9:00 EXH Chesnee
9:15 EXH Limestone University
9:30 Awards

Town of Blythewood Tournament of Bands

Ridge View High School, 10901 Wilson Blvd, Blythewood, SC 29016
Schedule:
PRELIMS
11:15 AM 1A Chesterfield
11:30 AM 1A Aiken
11:45 AM 1A Barnwell
12:00 PM 1A North Central
Break
12:45 PM 2A Pelion
1:00 PM 2A Strom Thurmond
1:15 PM 2A Cheraw
1:30 PM 2A AC Flora
1:45 PM 2A South Florence
2:00 PM 2A Batesburg Leesville
2:15 PM 2A Hartsville
Break
3:00 PM 3A Spring Valley
3:15 PM 3A Rock Hill
3:30 PM 3A Fort Dorchester
3:45 PM 3A West Florence
4:00 PM 3A Ardrey Kell
4:30 PM EXHIBITION Benedict College
4:45 PM AWARDS CEREMONY

FINALS
6:30 PM The National Anthem
6:45 PM Finalist 1
7:00 PM Finalist 2
7:15 PM Finalist 3
7:30 PM Finalist 4
7:45 PM Finalist 5
8:00 PM Finalist 6
8:15 PM Finalist 7
8:30 PM Finalist 8
8:45 PM EXHIBITION Ridge View
9:00 PM Full Retreat

Pride of Pendleton Marching Classic

Pendleton High School, 7324 SC-187, Anderson, SC 29625
Schedule:
2:00 PM Gates Open
3:20 PM Opening Ceremony
4:00 PM A West-Oak High School
4:15 PM A Seneca High School
4:30 PM A Belton-Honea Path High School
4:45 PM Break
5:00 PM A Wren High School
5:15 PM AA Greenville High School
5:30 PM AA Westside High School
5:45 PM AA Eastside High School
6:00 PM AA Blue Ridge High School
6:15 PM Break
6:30 PM AAA D.W. Daniel High School
6:45 PM AAA Greer High School
7:00 PM AAAA T.L. Hanna High School
7:15 PM AAAA Easley High School
7:30 PM Exhibition Pendleton High School
7:45 PM Break
8:00 PM Awards Ceremony

Laurens Invitational

K.C. Hanna Stadium, Laurens District 55 High School, 5058 US-76, Laurens, SC 29360
Schedule
11:00 AM I Dixie High School
11:15 AM I Whitmire Community School
11:30 AM I York Preparatory Academy
11:45 AM II Greenwood High School
12:00 PM II Airport High School
12:15 PM II Clinton High School
12:30 PM II Berea High School
12:45 PM Break
1:00 PM III Woodruff High School
1:15 PM III Fountain Inn High School
1:30 PM III Emerald High School
1:45 PM IV Gaffney High School
2:00 PM IV Ninety Six High School
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM EX Laurens 55 High School
3:00 PM Awards

Silver Spirit Invitational

Silver Bluff High School, 64 Desoto Dr, Aiken, SC 29803
Schedule
1A McBee High School 3:30 – 3:40
1A Williston-Elko High School 3:50 – 4:00
1A Ridge Spring-Monetta 4:10 – 4:20
2A May River High School 4:30 – 4:40
2A Lancaster High School 4:50 – 5:00
2A South Aiken High School 5:10 – 5:20
3A Evans High School 6:30 – 6:40
3A Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School 6:50 – 7:00
3A Camden High School 7:10 – 7:20
4A Greenbrier High School 7:30 – 7:40
4A Midland Valley High School 7:50 – 8:00
4A North Augusta High School 8:10 – 8:20
Ex. Silver Bluff High School 8:30 – 8:40
Awards 9:00

Palmetto ‘Esprit de Corps’ Invitational

W.C. Hawkins Stadium, Irmo High School, 6671 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29212
Schedule
Div. I Buford High School 2:50 PM – 2:00 PM
Div. I Fox Creek High School 3:05 PM – 2:15 PM
Div. I Brookland-Cayce High School 3:20 PM – 2:30 PM
Div. II Hanahan High School 4:05 PM – 3:15 PM
Div. II Central High School 4:20 PM – 3:30 PM
Div. II Providence High School 4:35 PM – 3:45 PM
Div. III Sumter High School 5:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Div. III North Middle High School 6:05 PM – 5:15 PM
Div. III Berkeley High School 6:20 PM – 5:30 PM
Div. III Chapin High School 6:35 PM – 5:45 PM
Div. IV Lexington High School 7:20 PM – 6:30 PM
Div. IV Ashley Ridge High School 7:35 PM – 6:45 PM
Div. IV Fort Mill High School 7:50 PM – 7:00 PM
EXH Irmo High School 8:05 PM – 7:15 PM
Awards 8:30 PM

Bands of America Carolina Regional Championship presented by Yamaha

Brooks Stadium, Coastal Carolina University, 540 University Blvd. Conway, SC 29526
Schedule
PRELIMS
8:15 AM – Box Office Opens
8:45 AM – STADIUM GATES OPEN
9:15 – Dutch Fork H.S., SC
9:30 – South Johnston H.S., NC
9:45 – North Myrtle Beach H.S., SC
10:00 – Stratford H.S., SC
10:15 – Jack Britt H.S., NC
10:30 – Cape Fear H.S., NC
10:45 – Green Level H.S., NC
11:00 – South Brunswick H.S., NC
BREAK
12:00 – Travelers Rest H.S., SC
12:15 – Carteret Collective Sound, NC
12:30 – Clover H.S., SC
12:45 – St. James H.S., SC
1:00 – Socastee H.S., SC
1:15 – Blythewood H.S., SC
1:30 – James F. Byrnes H.S., SC
1:45 – Carolina Forest H.S., SC
BREAK
2:30 – Apex Friendship H.S., NC
2:45 – Northwestern H.S., SC
3:00 – Nation Ford H.S., SC
3:15 – Corinth Holders H.S., NC
3:30 – Wando H.S., SC
3:45 – Lakeside H.S., GA
4:00 – Catawba Ridge H.S., SC
4:15 – EXH. Coastal Carolina Univ. Chanticleer Regiment
4:30 PM – PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

FINALS
6:30 PM – GATES OPEN
7:00 PM – National Anthem – Special On-Field Welcome
7:15 PM – Class Exhibition (If Needed)
7:30 PM – First Performing Finalist Band
10:30 PM – Finals Competition Ends – Class Exhibition (If Needed)
10:45 PM – FINALE – PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Western Carolina Tournament of Champions

Western Carolina University E.J. Whitmire Stadium, E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Schedule
PRELIMS
9:45 Denmark High School
10:00 Boiling Springs High School
10:15 Parkwood High School
10:30 Cuthbertson High School
BREAK
11:00 Middle Creek High School
11:15 Cambridge High School
11:30 North Buncombe High School
11:45 Dreher High School
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 Percussion Clinic
1:00 Hillgrove High School
1:15 Tuscola High School
1:30 Cherokee High School
1:45 Forestview High School
2:00 Palmetto High School
2:15 BREAK
2:30 Marvin Ridge High School
2:45 Mill Creek High School
3:00 Bassett High School
3:15 Smithfield-Selma High School
3:30 Enka High School
3:45 Dorman High School
4:00 Pride of the Mountains
4:30 AWARDS

FINALS
6:40 Introduction of Judges
6:45 National Anthem-POTM
7:00 Finalist 1
7:15 Finalist 2
7:30 Finalist 3
7:45 Finalist 4
8:00 Finalist 5
8:15 Finalist 6
8:30 Finalist 7
8:45 Finalist 8
9:00 Finalist 9
9:15 Finalist 10
9:30 Finalist 11
9:45 Finalist 12
10:00 Pride of the Mountains
AWARDS