MUSIC CITY BOWL 2025
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December 29 – december 30
ILLINOIS vs tennessee
DECEMBER 29
- 6:00 PM Join the Marching Illini and Fighting Illini Cheer team for the Battle of the Bands on Broadway between 1st Ave. and 3rd Ave. from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Bands and cheerleaders from both schools will march down Broadway.
DECEMBER 30 – IT’S GAME DAY! GO ILLINI! BEAT THE VOLUNTEERS!
- TBD AM Game Day Rehearsal TBD
- 1:45 PM Illini Drumline Public Warm Up
- 2:05 PM Illini Walk to welcome ILLINOIS FOOTBALL
- Both bands will not perform pregame per annual Music City Bowl game day sequence
- 4:30 PM KICK-OFF: ILLINOIS vs TENNESSEE
- HALFTIME: TBD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TICKET information
- Below is a link for Marching Illini parents and fans
- The seats will be located in the corner near where the Marching Illini will be seated
- If you order tickets using this promo code our ticket office will make sure everyone is seated together in a group
- Deadline to order will be Friday December 12 at 4pm.
- Due to the number of tickets the Illinois ticket office receives, there is a limit of 4 tickets per request
- TICKET REQUESTS
- MUSIC CITY BOWL FAQ
MARCHING ILLINI SEATING
- Section 144 with 145 for overflow
- A link above is where parents and fans can request tickets as close to the band as possible
PARKING
- Due to ongoing construction around Nissan Stadium, on-site parking is not available.
- Please visit the PMC link below to pre-purchase parking near Nissan Stadium.
- There are two designated rideshare drop-off and pick-up locations at Interstate Drive between Woodland Street and Shelby Avenue Crutcher Street between S 2nd Street and S 3rd Street
- PARKING