A Visit To American Honda Collection Hall in Torrance, California
The Industry Cosign was invited to visit the American Honda Collection Hall
During the weekend of the Honda Battle of the Bands in February, The Industry Cosign was invited to visit the American Honda Collection Hall. At the venue, there were so many Hondas that I needed to take photographs because of the vast collection of vehicles, motorcycles, and memorabilia to check for. It was an amazing sight, checking out how Honda has evolved and transformed over the years.
This year’s Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) took place in Inglewood, Calif., at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1, for the first time on the West Coast. This year’s lineup included the following bands, some making a return to the annual showcase of marching bands.
- Alabama A&M University – Marching Maroon and White Band
- Alabama State University – Mighty Marching Hornets
- Hampton University – The Marching Force
- North Carolina A&T University – Blue and Gold Marching Machine
- Southern University – Human Jukebox Marching Band
- University of Arkansas Pine Bluff – Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South
“Driving the Legacy of HBCUs” was this year’s theme, and the schools that participated that have legacies of their own continued the tradition on which the legacy of HBCUs was built. With a new selection procedure in place in picking the schools this time around, each university that performed at the Honda Battle of the Bands was individually awarded a $50,000 grant to help its music education and career development programs. Honda also gave a $500,000 grant to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in honor of this year’s showcase of marching bands.
The Industry Cosign was invited to visit the American Honda Collection Hall