Million Dollar Band to perform in Rose Parade for first time

The Crimson Tide is off to Pasadena to play in the Rose Bowl for a chance to advance to the national championship, and the Million Dollar Band is headed out West with them. While it’s not the first Rose Bowl appearance for the football program, according to Band Director Dr. Ken Ozello, this is the first time the marching band will perform in the parade. In fact, Alabama has the most appearances in the game (eight) by any team not from the Big 10 or PAC 8, 10, or 12, making six of those appearances between 1926 and 1946. Alabama last played in the Rose Bowl in 2020, but it was during the COVID