Mill Creek (GA) was a solid 2nd also their highest finish at a BOA regional, with Milton (GA) 3rd. The Powder Springs regional was won by Harrison (GA), also heavily favored to win. Lockport Township (IL) was a respectable 2nd, the closest they have come to a regional win. Avon (IN) made the trip over to Canton and won they were heavily favored to win. The season started Sept 16th with the Canton, OH and Powder Springs, GA regionals. There were 20 BOA regionals this season, including four super regionals. This was really noticeable during the awards ceremonies with the finalist bands on the field vibrant colors galore. Many of these more artistically styled band outfits were also very colorful. From this season onward, that would no longer be the case.
Those bands that did this were usually few and far between. This was certainly not new, there has been bands doing this all the way back into the 1990s. One of the big notable trends this season was bands dropping the more traditional military style uniform and wearing more of a costume fitting of the theme of the show.
