Knight Tornado Classic
Saturday, Sept. 26
Noon: Irondale High School, New Brighton, for prelims
6:30pm: Historic Goodrich Field, Anoka, for finals
NOTE: TIME CHANGE DUE TO RAIN - Moved from 6pm to 6:30pm, with first performance starting at 7pm, (as of 5pm)
RESULTS:
1st - Eden Prairie High School (74.85)
2nd - Champlin Park High School (70.2)
3rd - Coon Rapids High School (69.9)
4th - Andover High School (67.05)
5th - Blaine High School (63.2)
6th - Osseo High School (61.3)
Outstanding Music - Champlin Park High School
Outstanding Visual - Eden Prairie High School
Outstanding General Effect - Eden Prairie High School
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MEAT RAFFLE WINNERS!
PJ Miller (band student Wyatt W)
Rich Bombard (band student Luke A)
Ren Riga (band student Alex R)
Plan your Trip. Park in Downtown Anoka and Catch the Band Show Shuttle Bus.
Historic Goodrich Field is located in a residential neighborhood, and parking limitations will be even greater at this event, given band trucks, trailers, instruments, school buses and props! Please plan to park in Downtown Anoka and catch the band show shuttle bus to the show, a Kottke’s school bus. Look for the shuttle bus sign outside the parking lot behind the Anoka Government Center, (2211 N. 3rd Avenue, Anoka, for your navigation app). View shuttle bus map. Shuttles will drop you off within steps of the the ticket booth at Goodrich Field.
Shuttles will run starting at 4pm, ending at 10pm. At the end of the show, you will have plenty of time to hear the placement and caption awards, and hear who the three winners of the 2026 Anoka Meat Raffle Drawing are! Board the shuttle back to your car in the same spot as you were dropped off.
Finals Schedule and Program
View prelims schedule at Irondale here.
6pm - Gates open
6:30pm - Introduction, Opening Ceremonies
7:00 - Osseo High School (Class A)
7:15 - Andover High School (Class A)
7:30 - Champlin Park High School (Class AA)
7:45 - Eden Prairie High School (Class AAA)
8:00 - Intermission
8:30 - Blaine High School (Class A)
8:45 - Coon Rapids High School (Class A)
9:00 - Irondale High School (Exhibition)
9:15 - Anoka High School (Exhibition)
9:30 - Finals Placement Awards
9:45 - Announcement of the three Anoka Meat Raffle Winners
11:00 - Shuttle from Goodrich Field to Downtown Anoka parking ends
2026 Adjudicators:
Bryan Christian, Vista Ridge H.S., TX (Music Performance)
Michael McIntosh, Minneapolis, MN (Music Effect)
Jeremy Tate, Medina, TN (Visual Performance)
Kendall LeJeune, Round Rock, TX (Visual General Effect)
Anthony Riederer, Palm Springs, CA (Color Guard)
Brian Mason, Morehead, KY (Percussion)
Tim Leith (Announcer)
On Saturday September 26, 2026 registered bands will compete in the preliminary round of competition at Irondale High School beginning at or around 12pm. Bands will use their YIM classification to determine which class they will compete, with Class A bands performing first followed by Class AA, Class AAA, and Class AAAA. After the preliminary round of competition, we will present class placement awards and highest achievement awards for best winds, percussion, and color guard.
ALL bands who participate in prelims at Irondale High School are invited to perform in the evening finals show at Goodrich Field, at Anoka Middle School for the Arts. There will be two classes for finals. Class A finals will begin at or around 6pm. This will be followed by Class AA, AAA, and AAAA finals, which will run as an Open Class finals competition. At the conclusion of each evening show, we will present finals placements awards in A Class and Open Class as well as the awards for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance, and Outstanding General Effect in each. Finals order for both A Class and Open Class will be determined by pre-draw at the preliminary round of competition. This format gives everyone a chance to perform in the night show and build a schedule that provides a proper break between performances.
Registration Fee: $250
