FSU Marching Chiefs - Thriller

[SeriouslyThatPoi]

Unbelievable. I would expect something like this from an HBCU! And they did a dance routine! The Marching Chiefs are blowing!!! Mad props

[DRfinest02]

I was at this game and was in total WOW when I experienced this performance. The half-time show alone was worth the tickets price. I considered it a bargain to watch such a great performance

[TheDrew0126]

Go Noles

[MrAUFANATIC]

yall need to check out ohio doing party rock anthem...

[DaSuperBobo]

i will become one of them :D

[jbhmar91]

MCATDT!!

[dakargirl1]

Why did i miss this game? this was simply genius. Go Noles

[tnette4eva]

Every time I watch this I can't help but remember how it felt to be on that field. I still get goose bumps, tear up, and start smiling! MCATDT

[flybywire09]

Flush FTW!

[AMorrell14]

They did is again at the Gator Bowl, awesome.

[321dwood]

if FSU marched high step boy they would be a force

[jokerisms]

@321dwood We do. It's called Chief Step and it's a pain.  90 degree snap with toe pointed to ground. Mostly done only in the pre-game show.

[321dwood]

@jokerisms ya im in cookmans band so the whole show is 90's but yall my favorite band wen it comes to this style and yall drumline is amazing only got to see your band in person once but yall do real good

[kingBob837]

@321dwood They do.

[AGGARessiv3]

omg.. maestro is even dancing

[EffectiveButSimple]

And the crowd goes bat-shit INSANE.

:D

[clemmers0210]

That year I played flute, but I'm currently playing piccolo this year =]

[floridastatesquirlz]

this was my first football game ever it was delaiged in the begginging of the first querter (and i know thats spelled wrong) but this was very special and great! GO NOLES!

[clemmers0210]

@silfner1 hahaha well I was on the very end and had no one to my right so I didn't have to worry about it too much =p

[TylerQuestionmark]

I'm only in HighSchool but our marching band is doing a Michael JAckson tribute show and we do thriller, billie jean, and beat it and we do the beat it dance and we don't get nearly as great as a reaction when we dance ;(

lol but AWESOME

[doughertycounty]

go noles marchin chiefs baby dats wat is all about

[blondeangell78]

awesome!!!

[clemmers0210]

this show was so much fun to be in! And I still remember all of the dance moves =p

mcatdt <3

[silfner1]

@clemmers0210 If you were in that, I honestly don't know how you would still have your hearing.

[lovesohardtofind]

@clemmers0210

what did you play?

[revolution09pac]

I was there! epicness!

[TheKarlaness]

hahaha how kool xD

[iamjimrado]

MCATDT

[lanethewhite]

i wanna see college bands compete lol. that would be the day

[madrileno89]

i was there, i have friends in the band and i had no idea they were gonna bust this out, it was awesome :)

[courtv83]

I am a Gator as well, but since I have been in Marching Bands myself FSU Marching cheifs have always been my favorite!!!!! Awesome job! Wish I could have been there!!!!!!!!!!

[alyrios]

This was so cool! good job!

[supernole100]

UF ain't got nothing on FSU. MARCHING CHEIFS FTW!!!!

[CallsignWhat]

how come whenever i see FSU, sometimes they'll be high stepping, even though they're a corps style band?

[rigoberto13]

@CallsignWhat Chiefs are not specifically a corps style band, all of the pre-game show is high-step. Many half time shows are high step, mostly depends on the music and the show. They also often glide step

[jj8117]

I was at the florida gator vs georgia bulldogs game, and the pride of the sunshine did this a million times better

[aqualily8]

@jj8117 i watched florida's version on youtube and i don't think any band can go wrong with a michael jackson show. florida had a good routine but it was too long and the band seemed too stiff. i think it was more of the "awe" factor that made the chiefs show better. it was much more impressive watching 460 band members spread over the entire football field, dancing in unison.

[rachie6575]

WOW!!! honestly the most epic thing i have seen in a while!! it makes me proud to call myself a nole!! GO NOLES!!!!!

[ca5tr0100]

This is when I wish I was an epic trumpet player!!!!! I have lots of work to do before I can get here. 2 years at Webber to get beastly and then will look to transfer to FSU. Go Noles! Football is just the extra, Marching Chiefs are the reason people buy a ticket!!!!

[PPGAddict]

marching 100 thriller

[Meaisin]

I was there.

[88metallica88]

I just shed a tear. This was amazing. Beautiful.

[revolution09pac]

chiiieeeeeefffss!!!! GO NOLES! saw this live. i go to the games because of the band. maybe we'll get a decent team next season.

[milwaukeebrewersgirl]

this is the coolest thing EVER!

[cp03c]

This makes me so proud!! I love my school!! GO NOLES!!

[FireInTheNole06]

This is the most epic thing I have ever seen. Fucking GO NOLES. This year we will have a team to match this. NOBODY tops the Marching Chiefs.

[kavonc987]

Not as great as the marching 100 version

[mike71085]

@kavonc987 100 Doesn't hold a candle to the chiefs. They can keep their blatting, blasting, and blowing notes. This is a band where sound quality and playing ability matter more than dancing. Just my two cents :-)

[PPGAddict]

@kavonc987 100 is another great band but not even close to touching the Chiefs. Chiefs have some of the best talent in the country and it really shows in this video.

[LSysyn15]

Gotta love those Chiefs!

[spyke13kime]

dude im going to be a seminole in june if FSU is half as awesome as this i cant wait to go.

[nyvann]

they also did it again at the gator bowl for bobby, it was great

[thewarnole]

This reeks of total awesomeness. The chiefs are one of the things I miss most about FSU.

[12itscoredawg]

That was so tight. FSU!!!

[animeshorty003]

So EPIC!

[debbwebbdotcomm]

Chiefs ROCK!!

[klmnumbers]

Gotta love Chiefs. Even when we had losing seasons, I liked to come back that our marching band could beat our opponents marching band. =)

Love going to a great music school haha

[ericaleighbby]

i was at this gameeeee[:

[gduane1516]

Only in the US ! Over here in the UK we're boring we never have marching bands all except for the military one & they perform on armistice day and the changing of the guard although they hold concerts it costs us lots of money!

[mbonacci29]

I am a GATOR but this is SICK! Great job noles!!! and thats about as much nods as you get from me! :)

[xdrexdocta]

that was great. how many ppl are in the marching chiefs? they look huge!

Go Noles.

[b69004]

Around 460 this year.

[MrKomKast]

why are the tubas playing so low?. this i what i get for watching a non HBCU marching band on youtube

[77bigdave]

sure mr. bowden approved..great piece by a great band

[jquentin56]

Just can't get enough of this video. Congrats to the Chiefs on a fabulous show. I watched "jxRWZLKGe70" and while that show was great also and the drill sharp, musically the Marching Chiefs just blow you away. The drill was nice, too, but the music.........thrilling at all the right moments and beautiful. And the "dance" wasn't bad either LOL. I think "Michael" would have loved your show. Thank you so much, "athaboi20" for posting this. MCATDT!!!!!!!!!!

[ShowtimeWeb]

watch?v=jxRWZLKGe70

[cdonon321]

LOL crazy. I like both of the bands

[ShowtimeWeb]

Already performed... boooooo

jxRWZLKGe70

[boutonc2186]

Yes. Epic indeed.

[Saijigoku1]

AWESOMESAUCE!!!!!! @o@ SOOOO AMAZINGLY AWESOME! I really think there are no words for more than awesome or epic! I feel like I should be practicing harder at my marching and instrument, but marching is over until summer.

[TheWorldRenowned]

F*^& you B*^%^ and your trombone!

[tbonetommygun]

f*&@ you, geeks,

i play trombone!

[TheWorldRenowned]

hahah it's all good. Clemson was tight.

[Zeke8762]

Im going to be a Marching Chief next year.WHOOOOOO FSU!!!!!!!!!!! I really wish i could have been there to perform that show. It was incredible. Good Job. Go Mello line

[tbonetommygun]

you have to try out first :)

[Zeke8762]

i know i do lol

i already requested my audition material

[tbonetommygun]

heh i was just saying nothing is guaranteed, so good luck!

[leagallyblondie45]

ALL RIGHT!!! that was AMAZING!!!!

[ty7986]

The Chiefs KILLED it!! Growing up, we had season tickets...this makes me miss going to the games SO badly!

[krushrfolyfe]

lulz @ tenorized. Chiefs sounds sketchy on this vid because it's pretty impossible to capture that volume of sound on a small cam. Have you played in a college band? I was in Chiefs in the early 90s and have never heard such DBs since.

[Grimmboyz]

haha this was so sick and it def SHIT on when UF did it against GA last year their performance didnt even come CLOSE to this...MARCHING CHIIEEEFSSS

[kbs225]

I'm a Chief...I still can't get enough of this video! It's not necessarily the music or the show, it's the crowd reaction. It was an amazing moment to be a Chief and to be on that field. Nothing will compare to that! MCATDT.

[Kwchief09]

My god folks. It's just a marching band video. Let's not put our claws out over a little bit of halftime entertainment. Where's the love?

[FSUseminoles91]

GO NOLES!!!

One thing UF will never be better than us at. Marching Chiefs = best there is.

[MIAhaitian19]

They Killed It!

[ManicNole]

F'N A....

[kwilk114]

that was RAW

[fsunjm08]

"The Horse" is a very annoying song that you DONT play boastfully after the home band just played the hymn to bandage the wounds of a crushing defeat, doesnt matter, they can be jerks, were still number 1, MCATDT!

[fsunjm08]

Also I would like to point out that the GT band who marched before our show didn't even stay on the field to watch, plays tuning sequence during the game, and waited 10 minutes to play "The Horse" spread out across the endzone seats after our somber hymn at the conclusion of the game...jerks

[tbonetommygun]

what is "the horse" and is that what they were playing? yeah really disrespectful that they didn't stay to watch us perform.

[azianperc]

We didn't stay on the field because you guys are MASSIVE and we wanted to get out of the way so that you could get off the sideline at the end. We play tuning sequence every 3rd Down we're on Defense. We always play The Horse after every game. Get over it.

I'm not trying to be offensive - I'm from Florida and I've got mad respect for your band and I loved your show. But don't try to take it out on us just cause you lost.

[tbonetommygun]

i guess i can kind of see getting out of our way, but just going up to the stands and ignoring us completely is not cool. also jacksonville state's band, which was much bigger than yours, stayed on the sideline and watched. also we watched your band from the sideline, you guys must seriously be the only band that cares about getting "out of the way" i mean seriously we were on the sideline when you came off but we just stepped out of your way, we didnt just turn our backs and ignore you.

[azianperc]

Most of us were paying attention from up in the stands. Granted yes, I would have liked to see your show from the front, but you know how it is: when the Directors give you the get-the-hell-out-of-the-way-wh­y-are-you-still-standing-there­-why-would-you-do-that, you go :p

[tbonetommygun]

yeah true i guess i should take up my complaints with your band director then haha. nothing you can do when you get told to leave, that's just not the way i would do things.

[tbonetommygun]

also guitartard i'm guessing you realized i was talking about jacksonville state being bigger then GTs band since you deleted your post.

of course i know they're the biggest marching band, i'm one of the 460+

[fsunjm08]

So I'm a chief and this was a one in a lifetime experience, how often do you get 80,000 people giving you a standing Ovation, anyways I would just like to point out that if you think UCF even compares to this show you are nuts, just because you did it first doesn't mean you did it better, of course bands are going to do MJ show the season after he dies.

[gerardslover2]

I have To Say, Being A high School Band Member And Watching My Drum Major Do The Thriller Dance In Class, The Video Is Amazing! Long Live Michael Jackson! :D

[twilight0star]

LMFAO, that was pretty epic XD (btw i know you know me XD)

[gerardslover2]

OMG!

I Has A Stalker xD

[BellaSwan102708]

SO AWESOME! <3

[CFD1106]

HELL YEAH ....... The Marching Chiefs must have spent some time on the FAMU campus the offseason and got some SOUL

[FSUNoleGuy]

GO NOLES!

[Rayzer6453]

Very good. They are almost as good as Arkansas' marching Razorbacks.

[mimihuster]

I am a Gator fan but FSU just grabbed a small place in my heart!  Great performance! Heard you only practiced a week? Incredible!

[MLBO33]

EPIC

[awesomenesssssssssss]

(((AMAZING)))

[brandoncbr]

That anouncer sucks! replace asap

[zam4444]

awesome

[ianspalace]

sweet

[kodeeman]

wow my band director told me to check out this vid that would be awsome if they came to FBA (Florida Bandmasters Association) HHS

[kbs225]

I'm so proud to be a part of this show! I love Chiefs!

[bigblanc99]

I am amazed--haters are everywhere! Including someone who claims to be a marching band instructor! Give credit where credit is due! A group of over 450 members, with one weeks practice, pulling this off--AMAZING! ! ! !

[Sebaastgeen]

It's not 1 week practice.....It's about 2

[JohnZipperer]

OMG I have seen quite a few marching bands in performance and competition, but this is the first time one ever made the salt water ran down my face.

Thank you for sharing this.

[austin0829]

compared to Texas A&M this is just child's play you should check them out especial the marching skills

[alilhun561]

this was so awesome in person!

[t39046]

Wow just great! Interesting that there's no pit.

How big are they?

[generic1nsanity]

As a traditional college band, we do not have a pit. There's no need for one for us.

And we are 460 total marching numbers this year. But not everyone marched this show. There were some alternates for spots in each section, other than flush (sousa's)

[mika06021]

YAy! I'm so proud to be a marching Chief!!

[Kedarispimp]

gotta love chiefs

[ilovedan26]

best halftime ever...chiefs are the reason i go to the games since the actual team keeps failing

[soprano188]

I'm so proud of my school :)

[TheCarebear23]

winn!!!!!! cara says fsu gots talent!!!!

[ub3rmenschx]

I CRIED!

[wytch3]

From a die hard 'Canes fan: FSU Marching Chiefs are absolutely awesome!!! Best college band of all!!

Congrats, Chiefs, on a magnificent halftime show!!!!!

[btstud31]

UCF DID THIS FIRST!

[Kedarispimp]

but we did it better :)

[zcerveza]

Just to clarify, chiefs do a new show every week with new drill and music. So all this is learned from Monday to Friday and performed on Saturday. So people saying "it needs to be cleaned" and "wish the drill was better" have no idea how hard it is. Besides, it's college matching band...not DCI. Don't forget, they're still students taking classes. Give em a break.

[tbonetommygun]

actually we learned this in 8-9 days total (4 days one week 5 the next week) because the away game gives us an extra week to practice.

[ssilverkitty27]

Good job, guys. MCATDT. :)

[theurbanbear]

hey FSU football might be questionable but no one in Florida much less the country can touch that epicness

[Odenkay]

stupid

[LarryThatKid]

staring at the half naked chicks up front was good enough for me

[SamHj08]

state schools...

[TehRadi0]

boss

[guitar2adam]

that was awesome

[Elizzy0789]

HEY!! no one insults the chiefs director he is as much a part of FSU tradition as anyone!! back off!

[TheNFLnation]

lol, your being ignorant

[LFC1892KOP]

Says the idiot that can't spell "you're" correctly...

Must be a FSU thing.

[qwertyasdf0123]

Must be an* FSU thing.

[LFC1892KOP]

Wrong.

You add the "n" when the following word or acronym begins with a vowel.

It doesn't make sense if it was "Must be an Florida State University thing." Doesn't it?

Nice try.

[qwertyasdf0123]

Actually you're wrong.

You said FSU, not Florida State University. 'An' precedes a vowel sound, not necessarily a vowel.

Look it up. Nice try.

[LFC1892KOP]

How do you expect me to take you seriously with a Kanye West video in your profile?

[qwertyasdf0123]

Nice save. You were wrong, admit it. Or are you one of those people that can't?

[totallyradmannnnn]

Actually, you're wrong, LFC1892KOP. If you are pronouncing the letter of the acronym in individual letters, you add the appropriate a/an. So "an FSU" would be correct. You only chance it back to "a" if you say "Florida." Do your research before you act like a smartass.

[Kwchief09]

You would be right if you weren't referring to the acronym. When pronounced, the F phonetically begins with a soft e followed by an articulation of the letter. When a WORD begins with consonant, the "a" is appropriate, but when pronouncing letters it actually work out to be opposite most of the time. ( "a U.S.C. thing" vs "an N.C. State thing).

Bam

[Augie500]

Wow, that was awesome.

[eclipsedman]

so yeah I have it paused at the beginning to load... not sure if I want to actually watch the video now, the girls asses are prb better to look at

[echomusiq]

at least FSU has some talent on the football field

[rustyrob24]

it contains all the letters of the alphabet

[NigmaTheRiddler]

Gaze at this sentence for just about sixty seconds and then explain what makes it quite different from the average sentence. Quick! What is it?

???

[JCMiller3000]

It was pretty good, but it needs to be cleaned up. It is always hard to incorporate dance moves into marching band because it is hard to have everything be precise.

[NiniRamenNoodle]

it was pretty cool but i was kind of expecting more movement around the field.

[FUNSIZEDswimmer]

I WAS THERE! SOOO AWESOME IN PERSON

[mnijjcjojjc]

hey we did this at my high school last year

[jsmith0785]

Absolutely amazing! Great dance moves, and phenomenal musical performance!!!