The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band, as the university’s marching band is known, practiced Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Riverside City College’s Wheelock Stadium in preparation for the pregame and halftime shows of the 2026 Rose Bowl Game.
This year, the Rose Bowl Game will start an hour earlier, at 1 p.m., and features a College Football Playoff quarterfinal between top-seeded Big Ten champion Indiana and ninth-seeded Alabama.
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Moving the game an hour earlier was brought about by an attempt to capture advertising revenue from the game being broadcast by ESPN earlier on the East Coast, according to Tournament of Roses President Mark Leavens.
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band trombone players Ethan Guess, left, and Keiran Eversole set the pitch to B-flat as they prepare pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band xylophone player Mike Spiller prepares their pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band Crimsonettes prepare for the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band tuba player Joseph Filasek cleans the valves of his tuba while preparing for the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Crimsonettes member of the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band listens to directions as the band resets to do a movement again while preparing pregame and halftime shows for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares its pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares its pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares the pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
University of Alabama Million Dollar Band members stretch as they prepare their pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band prepares its pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
University of Alabama Million Dollar Band members stretch as they prepare their pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band trombone players Ethan Guess, left, and Keiran Eversole set the pitch to B-flat as they prepare pregame and halftime show for the 2026 Rose Bowl Game at Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
