The Nebraska National Guard 43rd Army Band will open their 2022 Annual Training Concert Tour with stops in Western Nebraska and Southwest South Dakota through the Independence Day weekend and the following week.
The tour will begin on Friday July 1 in Hay Springs, with a concert in Sunset Park at 7 pm MT.
Saturday July 2 at FortRobinson at 7 pm MT
Sunday July 3 in Alliance, just west of the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center near the Sunken Gardens at 7 pm MT. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to the Alliance High School Performing Arts Center at the same time.
Monday July 4 in Hot Springs SD, at the Mueller Civic Center at 6:30 pm MT
Wednesday July 6, at Mount Rushmore National Monument at 6 pm MT
Thursday July 7 in Scottsbluff.."Bands on Broadway"-18th Street Downtown Plaza at 7 pm MT
Finishing at Chadron "Fur Trade Days", Friday July 8, at the Dawes County Courthouse-451 Main Street at 7 pm MT
The Concerts are free and open to the public. No tickets required.
As the only musical unit of the Nebraska National Guard, the 43rd Army Band represents the National Guard at a variety of civilian and official military functions throughout the State of Nebraska. The band performs at parades, concerts, dances and receptions for military dignitaries. Musical variety shows are often on its schedule.
The band is comprised of "citizen-soldier" musicians from Lincoln and the surrounding area. Many of the members are students, music teachers, or otherwise associated with the music field in their civilian pursuits. The 43rd Army Band replaces an Active Duty Army Band during its two weeks of annual training at least every three years. During alternate annual training periods, they perform concert tours throughout the State for the civilian communities or provide entertainment to the Nebraska Army National Guard units during their annual training.