Blue Devils 1999 Concord Show - Lights Out

[burlong01]

I understand the crowd was excited but they probably made things twice as hard by screaming. Not only could they not see, but they couldnt hear.

[homfencing]

What really blows me away is the the pit's hitting all the notes...it's one think to push valves or hit a relatively large drum head, but to nail the keys in the dark means you REALLY have command of the instrument!

[Macarioboy13]

By the way, that is pretty freakin cool how they can still march with no lights. They are or must be precise!

[Macarioboy13]

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I repost for fun

[rossvistamail]

@Macarioboy13 Actually, there are ten comments, they are just numbered funky.

[piog1101]

Imagine if you were an on-the-field judge...

[bobo62191]

I would love to hear a judge's tape from this

[PHSMustangSAXPlayer]

@bobo62191 i cant see a thing! very very good articulation in the trumpets good energy from the mellophone secti *BOOM*

[harmmcgee]

Epic discipline! First time I saw this clip!

[silfner1]

So, was the darkness intentional?

[homfencing]

@silfner1 No.....there was a power outage in the area during the performance.

[TheMarktownsend]

i could not imagine doing a show in complete darkness!!!!!

[FluteNinja2012]

Best thing ever! haha Wish my band coiuld do this. It'd be epic!

[ornelasalexa1]

It was the last 5 minutes of rehearsal so all the parents were waiting for us in their cars, and after we got the lights back on the realized we had just gone through the whole show in the dark so they started honking their horns and yelling out the windows. lol

[ornelasalexa1]

wow this happened at one of our evening rehearsals in marching band last year. We practiced in the parking lot and the lights went out during our last run through of the show. It is one of the greatest feelings in the world to have done something like that and be very succesfull at it.

[unonuez00]

that was a wicked night! The crowd was freakin awesome and we just kept getting louder and louder (not to mention faster and faster!)!!! I will never forget that one!

[Onewho33]

i heard when this happened to vanguard they also had no trouble finishing the show because the sun was still up

[musicnlongboards]

Thats incredible! The focus as a performer to have the light just go out and not completely freak out, let alone keep going and sound like that! Truly amazing!

[FartsMcgee117]

holy fuck me batman.......

[cbritton1876]

Thank God someone recorded this. I don't think I would have believed it if someone had told me about it. This is definitly one of those things you have to see to believe it. Incredible.

[jayplus]

the EPITOME of Greatness!

[SPILLDRILL2]

This was my first performance as Blue Devil.... I will never forget that feeling !!

[homfencing]

@SPILLDRILL2 I would've loved to have heard Wayne's, ScoJo's, Scott's, and Gibbs' comments to you guys after pulling this off! I honestly don't think the we could've done this with the 84 corps...never even considered the possibility of losing the lights!

[oldschooldrumcorps]

Best Damn show I never saw!!!

[fenriical]

FRONT ENSEMBLE OH MY GOD

[claybo13]

That is why BD has won more titles than ANYONE!!!!!!

[askz9271]

@claybo13 im not trying to hate but the blue devils have had alot of good shows but their show last year and thee show this year arrnt really 1st place worthy

[bsusaxplaya]

So badass. This is why I love DCI.

[sendo222]

AWESOME! Thanks so much for posting. I'm not sure I would have believed this actually happened without seeing the video. THIS is the stuff of Drum Corp Legend. What an awe-inspiring performance of a legendary show.

[tylerusc611]

wow thats incredible! a) idk how they didnt run into eachother and b) the front ensemble did an awesome job since they can't see what notes they are hitting!

[miles211]

Thanks Mike!

[JMan52180]

Thank you so much for posting this. It is still my favorite drum corps memory and I am so glad I finally got to see a recording of it.

[overtonejunkie]

what did the judges do during this?? looks like they're all hangin out by the drummajor...

[captainunicycle]

@overtonejunkie  I would not want to be on that field in the dark...among that drill...

[overtonejunkie]

@captainunicycle ah, yeah. i suppose they got first place, as the judges didn't spot many if any deviations in marching style, crooked lines, ect.

[LAKings0101]

@overtonejunkie twas not a judged show.

[homfencing]

@overtonejunkie Due to losing the lights, the show was made into an exhibition....not quite fair the corps (all of them) to have it be a judged performance given the circumstances.

[homfencing]

@overtonejunkie Where else COULD they go? Safest place to be....getting off the field must've been scary as Hell, tho.

[surge1586]

WOW

[mpd1967]

I was there! I was 10 rows up.And the sound was AWESOME!

[allstar550]

Not sure if I could have done a front ensemble part like that in the dark. Awesome Job

[Ry88Riggs]

First Comment!  Best show ever!