A student-led ‘Battle of the Bands’ marks the beginning of the 2026 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City. Bands from St. John’s, Providence College, Butler, Marquette and Creighton performed ahead of tonight’s tip-off.
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Bands representing St. John’s University, Providence College, Butler University, Marquette University, and Creighton University perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members St. John’s University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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(L-R) Creighton University Pep Band drummers Eli Moe, far left, and Parker Crouch, far right, pose for a photo with Butler University Pep Band drummers Ethan Gutsche and Taylor Dietrich after the “Battle of the Bands” in the Vessel in Hudson Yards, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. The Butler University drummers lent their counterparts at Creighton University their snare drum during the show, shuttling the drum between each band’s performance.
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Members of the the Creighton University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members of the Marquette University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members of the Marquette University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members St. John’s University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members St. John’s University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members of the Providence University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members of the Marquette University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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The Butler University Pep Band’s snare drum is returned after Creighton University borrowed it during the “Battle of the Bands” in the Vessel in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Workers watch bands perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members Butler University Basketball Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members of the Marquette University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Members St. John’s University Pep Band perform in the Vessel during a “Battle of the Bands” in Hudson Yards on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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at the Vessel in Hudson Wednesday, March 11, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)