The Beat Goes On Marching Band

The Beat Goes On Marching Band We are having the time of lives, marching and performing in parades all over Oregon and beyond! People tell us we're the best part of the parades!

If you used to perform in a marching band, join us! Go to: http://thebeatgoesonmb.org/forms/enroll.htm The Beat Goes On is an all-adult marching band committed to delighting Northwest and National audiences while reliving the best parts of the marching band experience. The band is known for its feel-good attitude, emphasis on audience interaction, and spontaneity on the street and on stage. Tho

ugh our musical tastes are eclectic, TBGO features a high-energy, brassy, rock and roll style - we may be a marching band, but we're more likely to play Lady Gaga than John Phillip Sousa! Band members hail primarily from the Pacific Northwest but come from as far away as Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and California for special events. HISTORY OF YOUR SCHOOL OR GROUP
The Beat Goes On Marching Band was formed in October 2011 as a reorganization of a previous group (the Get a Life Marching Band) under new leadership. In its former incarnation (also under the direction of current TBGO director Stephen Tolopka), the band performed at numerous national events including the Fiesta Flambeau Parade (San Antonio, TX); the Krewe of the Knight of Sparta Mardi Gras Parade (New Orleans, LA); the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade (Washington, DC); and the 2009 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade where the group was awarded First Place Adult Marching Band. As The Beat Goes On, the band has appeared in the Seattle Seafair Parade (with best-selling author Robert Fulghum on cymbals); the Rogers Santa Claus Parade in Vancouver, BC; the Pendleton Round-Up Westward Ho! Parade; the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (the world’s largest gathering for women in information technology); aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ship Monarch of the Seas; and at C.R. Walker High School in Nassau, Bahamas. In July 2013, the band won fifth place in its division against stiff (and much younger!) competition in the prestigious Calgary (Alberta) Stampede Parade and appeared at the Premier’s Breakfast by invitation of the Honorable Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta.

Don't miss The Beat Goes On Marching Band at the Oregon State Fair - now through Labor Day!
08/30/2026

Don't miss The Beat Goes On Marching Band at the Oregon State Fair - now through Labor Day!

Marched today at the Portland Adult Soapbox Derby at Mt Tabor!
08/16/2026

Marched today at the Portland Adult Soapbox Derby at Mt Tabor!

TBGO was back in Oregon this morning - at the Donald Daze parade/festival.
07/11/2026

TBGO was back in Oregon this morning - at the Donald Daze parade/festival.

Terrific videos and photos from band's performances, parades in Liverpool - courtesy of Brandon Alleman, husband of twir...
07/11/2026

Terrific videos and photos from band's performances, parades in Liverpool - courtesy of Brandon Alleman, husband of twirler Bece Kidder.

The band left its mark outside Abbey Road Studio: ‘TBGO PDX 2026’ - courtesy of Janet Tolopka
07/08/2026

The band left its mark outside Abbey Road Studio: ‘TBGO PDX 2026’ - courtesy of Janet Tolopka

TBGO band is now touring London:
07/08/2026

TBGO band is now touring London:

Photos of TBGO marching band performing at the Liverpool Town Hall - in front of the Royal Liver Building - with a Jap...
07/08/2026

Photos of TBGO marching band performing at the Liverpool Town Hall - in front of the Royal Liver Building - with a Japanese high school band - and in one photo, before the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Councillor William Shortall, who is seated watching the performance at the Liverpool Waves Music Festival.

Some more from TBGO's trip to Liverpool Waves Music festival:
07/06/2026

Some more from TBGO's trip to Liverpool Waves Music festival:

Check out our flute/piccolo section representing in Liverpool!
07/06/2026

Check out our flute/piccolo section representing in Liverpool!

More from our band/dancers/twirlers' trip to Liverpool!
07/06/2026

More from our band/dancers/twirlers' trip to Liverpool!

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