The Golden Band from Tigerland will add two members to its performance on the field Saturday.Chris Hart, agricultural business sophomore, and Josh Pereira, mass communication freshman, won the “Rock Out with Tiger Band” Guitar Hero competition Tuesday at the Live Oak Lounge.Linda Moorhouse, associate director of bands, said the winners will stand on the edge of the field while the Tiger Band plays during half time.”They need to really get into the music and be the music, portraying the music as best they can visually [and imagining] their favorite rock stars,” Moorhouse said.Hart said he is excited to play air guitar with the Tiger Band.”I feel amazing,” Hart said. “I get to go on the field. I’ve been dreaming about this my whole life.”Student Government sponsored the event with help from Tiger Band members. The tunes of Aerosmith and The Black Crowes filled the first floor of the Student Union as students gathered to play and watch.”It is a combined effort to get Tiger Band a little more involved with Student Government and vice versa,” said Thomas Chapman, political science junior and Tiger Band saxophone player.Melissa Hart, SG director of athletics, said the competition was successful for its first attempt.Around 16 students registered for the competition. During the first round, players could pick the medium, hard or expert level. By the final round, all players had to play on the expert level.Josh Pereira, mass communication freshman, said he entered the competition to try to be on the field with the Tiger Band.”It’s such an honor [to win and get to be on the field],” Pereira said. “I’ve been working a long time to do this. I’m glad all the time I spent playing this game has paid off.”Even though some students entered the contest for the chance to be on the field with the Tiger Band, other students said the competition enticed them more than the prize.”I love competing against people,” said Victor Vandell, chemistry freshman. “I came down here to see if someone could match my skills. I didn’t want to win; I just wanted to play.”Thayer Jones, civil engineering freshman and semi-finalist, said he wished there were more competitions like “Rock Out with Tiger Band.””It’s good that they have activities like this to entertain their students,” Jones said.
 
 
 
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