Hail Purdue: Great Wall of China

[gadionson1]

looks like it was a great trip ....

[tearnest007]

best damn band in the land!!! ALL HAIL OUR OLD PURDUE!

[fionashow007]

wow they went to the great wall...feels kinda strange though there...

[bjracing84]

How can you make the trip to China without the world's biggest drum?

[FrostyFrets]

BTFU

[upbeatanime]

I'm so glad my high school has this fight song!

"Hail Hail Lakota East

all hail to the old black and white

hail hail lakota east

for you we will always fight (fight fight fight)

ever faithful ever true as we raise our song anew

feel the thunder rumble through

all hail the hawks be true"

[upbeatanime]

The older version had a cool countermelody that the trombones have, but it was slightly different.

[TEreYnoLds1]

Boiler up!

[KyndestKid]

Purdue just beat No. 7 Ohio State.... Bolier Up!!!!

[boilers2010]

Boiler up in Ann Arbor, too!!!!!

[frozenmatt]

@boilers2010

Ann Arbor is a whore!

[gobears1987]

How could you send the band and leave the World's Largest Drum in West Laf?

[bjracing84]

No Kidding

[jlindbur]

The birds attacked me, I love this. Thanks for the video...I can now share the bird experience with my family and friends.

[Tjp0991]

Now even faraway China can look back with fondness on the glory that is Purdue. Awesome.

[indianaeagle219]

Amen to that! Boilers forever!

[thislovefromhell]

can someone let me know how hard it is to join the boiler marching band? thank you.

[jahlersm]

harder than you can fucking fathom, thisloveisfromhell, harder than you can fucking fathom...

[markag6]

It depends on what you play, but if you can play. Some sections are harder to get into than others. However, if you can play well, and march in time, then you have a good chance of making it. I would definitely try out if you are even considering it.

[thislovefromhell]

How difficult is it to make the clarinet section? Can you tell me how many people try out and how many many make the cut? Thanks!

[racheleverdene]

This looks like it was a great trip. It's strange - and sad - how the other people on the comments board are seeing it as a waste of time:(

[eitkoml]

and why did my school bother wasting like $50,000 on such a pointless trip?

[Xythis]

The kids paid a big part of their own expenses. It was a great trip.

[markag6]

We actually had to pay our own way. The band recieved some monetary donations, but the majority of the trip was on the shoulders of the student going.

[terminator1111in]

Now what was my college's band doing at the great wall of china?

[markag6]

The Chinese ministry of culture invited us to perform. We were the first college marching band ever to be invited by the Chinese govt.

It was an amazing experience and well worth the cost to go.

[slowwukwai]

what a sweet video. how cool was it to be there?

oh and check out my latest video to see why Purdue rocks (the marching band is in there!)

[Zosofan11]

1st band to break rank and make a formation on the field

1st band to have a member on the moon

1st band to play on the great wall

where no band has gone before.. BOILER UP!

[FrancoisHDP]

Go back under your bridge.

[RLeadtpt1]

agreed man, you guys are good my high school went to china this year to be in some pre- olympic stuff

[jaxhawk06]

what a great way to represent out country and the big ten! great job purdue!

[Phantomregiment8]

Awesome. I'm so sad the trip is over. This was d efinitely the greatest experience of my life. Out of the entire trip, this was probably the best/most memorable part. I am the Tuba on the camera's right side, that is visible for a second at the end of the video. I'm the furthest tuba to the right. (The left side if you were in the band.)

[Johnnybravo60025]

God that was a hot day

[schenectady1869]

HAIL PURDUE!!!!! Those birds flying around were ridiculous. And are those the 2008-2009 silver twins? Great quality of audio! Thanks for sharing even before the band returns to the states tomorrow!