Carolina Band

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Carolina Band
School	University of South Carolina
Location	Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Founded	1920
Director	Dr. Cormac Cannon
Associate Director	Dr. Jay Jacobs
Assistant Director	Dr. Quintus Wrighten
Members	360 (2023)
Fight song	"The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"
Website	www.carolinaband.org

The Carolina Band, or the Mighty Sound of the Southeast, is the official marching band of the University of South Carolina. With an average membership of 360, it is the largest ensemble associated with the university's School of Music. The marching band performs at all South Carolina Gamecocks football home games played at Williams-Brice Stadium, as well as neutral site games, bowl games, and all games against Clemson, where both the Carolina Band and Clemson's Tiger Band both perform at half time regardless of which school is hosting on a given year.

The band sends smaller pep bands to go to regular season away games where the full band is not required. The Carolina Band has also performed in exhibition at local high school marching band competitions and at SCBDA State Championships. In 2024, the Carolina Band will perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.^[1][2]