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Battle of the Bands returning to Georgia Dome

Bethune Cookman returns to the Battle of the Bands lineup. Here, Bethune Cookman University's Markel Blackshire (left) and Mashad Frazier perform during the Honda Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday, January 24, 2015. READ MORE: Which historic black colleges make the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands?

Credit: JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL TO AJC

Credit: JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL TO AJC

Bethune Cookman returns to the Battle of the Bands lineup. Here, Bethune Cookman University's Markel Blackshire (left) and Mashad Frazier perform during the Honda Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday, January 24, 2015. READ MORE: Which historic black colleges make the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands?
By Christopher Quinn
Jan 11, 2016

Marching bands from eight historic black colleges and universities will blow it out January 30 at the Georgia Dome in the annual Honda Battle of the Bands.

The competition was created to celebrate, support and recognize the excellence of black college marching bands. Honda annually awards more than $200,000 in grants to participating marching bands during the program period.

Did your school's band make the cut for this year's Battle? View our 2016 photo gallery below to find out and relive all the fun from years past, too.

» PHOTO GALLERY:  Take a look at the eight 2016 competitors here

» MORE PHOTOS:  See the Honda Battle of the Bands from 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

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Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.

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