17 BIG BANDS IN PAN SEMIS
Due to a big mix-up in the score sheets in Tobago, all large bands from the preliminary round of competition will be advancing to the semi-finals carded for the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of- Spain tomorrow. The three bands to join the fray are B-mobile’s Our Boys from Tobago, and Birdsong and Pamberi from the East. With these additions, patrons attending the event will now have to listen to a total of 45 bands, since Pan Trinbago has decided to include the small bands in tomorrow’s programme. When asked if this meant a return to the 4 am and 5 am Monday morning finish, Pan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold said: "It won’t happen that way. We just don’t want to discriminate against the small bands by putting them in the street or in Arima." He then gave the assurance that the programme will not extend to the early hours of Monday morning, adding that his organisation has everything in place for the show to move smoothly and swiftly. When asked about Pan Trinbago’s readiness for the event at the Savannah, he said: "We are always ready. The deal is that the facilitators of the Savannah are supposed to have the venue ready to hand over to us at 6 am on Sunday. Once they are ready we are ready. Any locked gates will not be our fault. We will be ready." Meanwhile, the $150 tickets for the North Stand are almost sold out, while ticket sales for the Grand Stand’s box and general areas are still available at the Pan Trinbago Savannah office. Because of the number of bands appearing on Sunday, Arnold emphatically stated that the show will start at 9 am sharp. Following yesterday’s draw for positions, here is the order of appearance for tomorrow: Small Conventional Bands 1. Southern Marines Steelband Foundation 2. Starland 3. Antillean All Stars 4. Casablanca 5. Merrytones 6. Pan Elders 7. Blue Diamonds 8. Fascinators Pan Symphony 9. San City Steel Symphony 10. Panasonic Connection 11. Flamingoes 12. Crescendoes Musical 13. Tamana Pioneers 14. Petrotrin Siparia Deltones Medium Conventional Bands 1. Nlcb Buccooneers 2. Clico Sforzata 3. HCL Valley Harps 4. Tornadoes 5. Belmont Fifth Dimension 6. B Mobile Arima Angel Harps 7. Harmonites 8. Potential Symphony 9. Parry’s Pan School 10. Humming Birds Pan Groove 11. Courts Sounds Specialists of Laventille 12. T & Tec Power Stars 13. Excellent Stores Silver Stars 14. Sangre Grande Cordettes Large Conventional Bands 1. Sagicor Exodus 2. Bp Renegades 3. Phase II Phase Groove 4. Birdsong 5. Tropical Angel Harps 6. Bwia Invaders 7. Nlcb Fonclaire 8. Katzenjammers 9. Tcl Group Skiffle Bunch 10. PCS Starlift 11. B Mobile Our Boys 12. Rbtt Redemption Sound Setters 13. Pamberi 14. Petrotrin Hatters 15. Witco Despersdoes 16. Neal and Massy T’dad All Stars 17. Solo Pan Knights
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