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Panorama Finals Medium and Large

Panorama Finals Medium and Large

Reigning National Panorama Champions Desperadoes will be first in the Large Band category on Carnival Saturday February 25 2017 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, with former multiple champion Republic Bank Exodus performing in the final position at number 11.

However, the first band on stage at 7:00 pm will be Pan-Demonium in the grande finale of the Medium & Large Conventional Bands Finals.

Twenty one (21) bands, ten (10) Medium and eleven (11) Large bands will challenge each other in two (2) categories as the transformation in steel reaches the ultimate heights.

After Tuesday’s draw for playing positions, the bands will appear in the following order:

MEDIUM BANDS PLAYING POSITIONS

Playing Position Band Tune of Choice
1 Pan Demonium Cheers To Life
2 NLCB Valley Harps Total Disorder
3 NGC Steel Xplosion Wet Mih Down
4 Melodians Umb Ba Ya
5 COURTS Sound Specialists of Laventille Dangerous
6 Curepe Scherzando Stranger
7 NLCB Buccooneers Rhythm Run Ting
8 Pan Elders Roti And Talkarie
9 Petrotrin Katzenjammers Good Morning
10 NGC Couva Joylanders Band of The Year

 

LARGE BANDS PLAYING POSITIONS

 

Playing Position Band Tune of Choice
1 Desperadoes Good Morning
2 PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars We Are Conquerors
3 MTHL Starlift Good Morning
4 Skiffle Good Morning
5 CAL Invaders Full Extreme
6 Phase II Pan Groove in partnership with HADCO Red, White & Black
7 BP Renegades Good Morning
8 FCB Supernovas Rumble In The Jungle
9 T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Single
10 Massy Trinidad All Stars Full Extreme
11 Republic Bank Exodus Good Morning


Tickets for the events North Stand ($200.), Grand Stand ($300.), Grand Stand Reserved ($400.) are available at NLCB Lotto outlets nationwide while Grand Stand Special Reserved ($600.) can be purchased at NCC Corporate Office, Gray Street and St. Clair Avenue, St. Clair.  Further information for the latter, call 622 1670, 622 1718.


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