Carolina Band
The Carolina Band, or the Mighty Sound of the Southeast, is the official marching band of the University of South Carolina. This 400-member marching band performs at all South Carolina Gamecocks football home games played at Williams-Brice Stadium, as well as neutral site games, bowl games, 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.
| Carolina Band | |
|---|---|
| School | University of South Carolina |
| Location | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Director | Dr. Jay Jacobs |
| Associate Director | Dr. Quintus Wrighten |
| Members | 397 (2017) |
| Fight song | "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" |
| Uniform | |
| The uniform is a white jacket with garnet and black trimmed in silver embroidery. The back of the uniform is a large garnet panel embroidered in silver with the official university logo. The uniform has two pant options, white or black, trimmed with a garnet stripe down the side. The shako is Garnet with white trim, the university logo in silver, and a white plume. | |
| Website | www |
The band sends smaller pep bands to go to regular season away games where the full band isn't needed. 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.