Mesquite Memorial Stadium — Attraction in Mesquite

It's a shame that DCI visits these stadiums that are wholly ill-equipped to deal with the fan base. This is much more than high school marching band. Each corps, and members within, have very loyal fans and many of them. I mention that because the parking, seating and concessions were found wanting. Parking was limited in area and cash only (hard to believe given how common Squares are these days). The seat numbers printed on the tickets really couldn't be found on the bleachers. And running out of food isn't a good thing at all if this is a fundraiser for high school groups. It's just sad to see, given how popular...

As a performer- pretty standard. Turf isn't that thick, which is good.

There's no real track around it, and so, it's cramped for front ensemble. Acoustics don't seem bad, it looks like the stands are decent, and overall it's probably fine for a stadium. In other words- if you're in marching band you may not particularly like it, but otherwise it's a fine stadium

UPDATE: THIS PLACE IS CURSED. Everytime I've performed here, electronics issues abound. We've had speakers break, mixers die, shock mounts for solists mics snap. Generators and synths often...

This is a very nice stadium that manages the business like Trump...it completely ignores all COVID-19 guidelines for safety. During the Caddo Mills vs Van football game, there were no spaces between individuals during any of the process.

While Hanby allows a bag and requires spaces between groups, the were no outside beverages allowed on the Caddo Mills side where people were packed on top of one another before the...