National Panorama Large Conventional Bands Preliminaries 2018
Seventeen (17) bands have registered for their category in the National Panorama Large Bands category in 2018.
Judging for the bands will commence in the Eastern Region on Saturday January 20, 2018 with five (5) participants. Next to face the judges will be the sole Tobago band, RBC Redemption Sound Setters, on Sunday January 21st at 8:00 pm
Coming on their heels will be the seven (7) bands in the North on Monday January 22nd with South/Central's four (4) bringing up the rear on Tuesday January 23.
From this exercise, fourteen (14) big guns will proceed to the National Panorama Medium & Large Semi Finals on Sunday January 28 at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Starting time is 1:00 pm
Tasked with the responsibility of judging the bands in this round are Corinne Soo Ping Chow, Damion Phillip, Roger Sardinah and Lennox London.
The order of appearance is as follows:
| EAST LARGE BANDS - Saturday 20 January 2018 - 7:00 pm | |||
| 1. | Harmonites | Churchill R'vlt Hghway, Morvant Junction | The Hills Coming Down |
| 2. | Genesis Pan Grooove | Lp 38 Evans Street, Curepe | Magic Drums |
| 3. | Republic Bank Exodus | EMR & St. John's Road, St. Augustine | Sweet For Days |
| 4. | Birdsong | Cor. Sapodilla & St. Vincent Sts. Tunapuna | Pan Break |
| 5. | FC Supernovas | Surrey Village, Lopinot Rd. Arouca | Sweet For Days |
| TOBAGO LARGE BAND - Sunday 21 January, 2018 - 8:00 pm | |||
| 1. | RBC Redemption Sound Setters | Montgomery Rd. Bethel | Long Time |
| NORTH LARGE BAND – Monday 21 January, 2018 – 7:00 pm | |||
| 1. | Bp Renegades | Charlotte Street | Year For Love |
| 2. | Massy Trinidad All Stars | Duke Street | Lightning Flash |
| 3. | Desperadoes | Tragerate Road | Year For Love |
| 4. | PSC Nitrogen Silver Stars | Tragerate Road | Lightning Flash |
| 5. | CAL Invaders | QPCC Car Park, | Inside The Festival |
| 6. | Phase 11 Pan Groove | Hamilton Holder St. | Hello - In collaboration with HADCO |
| 7. | NMHL Starlift | Christopher Samuel Dr. | Full Of Vibe |
| SOUTH / CENTRAL LARGE BANDS - Tuesday 23 January, 2018 - 7:00pm | |||
| 1. | T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps | Main Rd. Enterprise | Sweet For Days |
| 2. | Skiffle | Coffee St. S'do | Full of Vibe |
| 3. | NLCB Fonclaire | 77 Dottin Rd. S'do | Inside The Festival |
| 4. | NGC La Brea Nightingales | Tanti Park, Pt. D'Or. La Brea | Inside The Festival |
The fourteen (14) semi-finalists will be announced on Wednesday 24 January when the score sheets are opened at the Murchison Brown Auditorium, Port of Spain City Hall, Knox Street, Port of Spain.
They will be joined by their counterparts (14) for the Medium Band category in the National Panorama Semi Finals at the Big Yard, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on January 28 from 1:00 pm.
