That's the number of people in the audience the ISO and I played for on Sunday night when we performed the Star-Spangled Banner at the Colts-Patriots game at Lucas Oil Stadium - equivalent to almost 38 times the capacity of the Hilbert Circle Theater! I'm guessing that it was the largest audience the ISO has ever played for, and it was definitely record attendance for Lucas Oil Stadium (they announced that later, during the game).It was a pretty surreal experience all the way around - before we played, we were hanging out in the end zone (which is where we performed from) as the players were warming up, with practice kicks soaring practically over our heads through the uprights. The crowd noise was unbelievable down on the field - the roar that went up as we got to the final phrase of the SSB, and as we finished, was overwhelming.
Check out the video below, which starts as we're waiting for our cue, while the giant flag is being unrolled on the field. Go Colts!
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