Two Alabama HBCU marching bands will take the national stage next year as Miles College’s Purple Marching Machine and Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets compete in the 2027 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands.
The 2027 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands will return to The Palm Beaches Jan. 14-16, at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Palm Beach, Florida.
Miles College, located outside of Birmingham, captured its second consecutive national title after winning the ESPN 2025 Red Lobster HBCU Division II Band of the Year championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta…