The fictitious BET Big Southern Classic from the 2002 film Drumline was similar to the HBOB, with the main difference that the Big Southern Classic was a competition with a declared winner. The HBOB is an invitational showcase and there are usually no official winners.

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Sep 12, 2024 · Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB), the nation’s premier showcase for Historically Black College and University marching bands, today revealed the full lineup of participating schools and announced that multi-hyphenate entertainer and entrepreneur Nick Cannon will serve as the celebrity host for the event’s first-ever West Coast show on Saturday, ...

The HBOB was comparable to the made-up BET Big Southern Classic from the 2002 film Drumline, with the key distinction being that the former was a competition with a clear winner. There often aren’t any declared winners because the HBOB is an invitation-only exhibition.

The fictitious BET Big Southern Classic from the 2002 film Drumline was based on the HBOB. The Honda Battle of the Bands program includes two components — the Voting Process, which runs September through October, and the "Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase".

A drumline performance at the BEt Big Southern Classic.

Nov 28, 2022 · The BET Southern Classic competition featured in the film was loosely based on the Honda Battle of the Bands. “ ‘Drumline’ showed that bands could be marketed and that money could be made off it,” said Brian Simmons, director of bands at Texas Southern University.

The fictitious BET Big Southern Classic from the 2002 film Drumline was similar to the HBOB, with the main difference that the Big Southern Classic was a competition with a declared winner. The HBOB is an invitational showcase and there are usually no official winners.

Nick Cannon did his own drumming on screen while his double, Jason Price, did majority of the close-ups with complex techniques. Leonard Roberts, who plays Sean, was actually very sick when the last scenes of the "BET southern classic" were filmed, which is why he is so sweaty and looks slightly weak at the end of the film.

Drumline (2002) - One of the bands performing in the "BET Southern Classic" was Grambling State University's Tiger Marching Band in Grambling, Louisiana, home of the legendary Coach Eddie Robinson.