1999 Blue Devils - Precision West - Lights Out Performance

[Atechet]

I would have loved to hear the judges tapes to this

[Amendous]

Judges scoring must of been in their favor.

[wildnuggets2]

DVC!!!!!!!!!!!

[bcbandie4ever]

They were just so awesome the lights couldn't handle it!

[SHOTiRiGHTi]

Not to take away from the performance, it is really incredible, but the light conditions are similar to what my High School band practices in. Around 8:30 pm it is about that dark and we are doing run-throughs of the show.

[a53mp]

@SHOTiRiGHTi 1. This was about 9:30 and pitch black, yes you see city lights in the background, but there was nothing behind the front sideline after the stadium. 2. This was a performance 3. This was the first performance of the year. 4. This is not high school band 5. If your high school band is practicing in complete darkness on purpose, it wasting it's time, putting its members at risk, has poor time management and probably not very good.

[SHOTiRiGHTi]

@a53mp I understand your points completely. But, that is not what I was saying at all. The field we practice on does not have lights, and when the practice is almost over, it is dark. We do not deliberately practice in the dark. The point I was trying to make was, that if a high school band can complete their show in the dark, a drum corps should not have a problem, considering that they have years more of experience and practice considerably more.

[a53mp]

@SHOTiRiGHTi That is true

[VerySnowy]

7:15 - the greatest part of DCI history. You can't really hear it here, but it is Godly.

[VerySnowy]

Their eyes could adjust after a couple mins or so. But still, Very, VERY impressive. Good job men!

[a53mp]

@VerySnowy no.. we pretty much couldn't see much the entire time. The only time it really adjust was once the power came back on, not long after the show was finished... but yes, your eyes do adjust however we were half way through the show when the lights were out.. there was only a couple minutes left, not really time to adjust.

[Ch1k3n112233]

the front ensemble must have had an especially hard part after 10:15

WOWWWWW

that's pretty beast of them and the rest of the corps.

[Aubrodizzle]

Sickest performance of my all time favorite show. :)

[Roccotreski]

One word... RESPECT. This is amazing. They've must have had a lot of confidence finishing in the dark.

[cheezieseye]

Illegal or not who gives a hoot! I've only heard of this performance from members of that year. Now actually seeing it is amazing!

[drksdofthmoon]

extra points added to the judges cards!

[cheerbabeo3]

DCI field performances are copy-righted material and has been that way for decades...It's usually enforced at the beginnings of shows...even back in 1999 :)

[betaomega04]

Props to the person who illegally recorded this epic part of Drum Corps History!

[a53mp]

@betaomega04 A lot of people had camcorders back then at shows.. if it was illegal I never heard of it being enforced

[4ADBear]

I was there. I remember being able to see the moonlight reflected off the brass horns and the silver sequin on the uniforms. That was all you could see.

[FluteNinja2012]

best thing ever!

[unonuez00]

One of my radest memories of being in BD!

[homfencing]

Awesome.....flat out awesome!