UC Davis Marching Band

UC Davis administrators ordered the permanent dissolution of the Band-uh in the fall of 2019, after accusations of repeated misconduct and an investigation by an outside law firm.

"[1] The original UC Davis marching band dates back to 1922, when E. H. Barger of the school's veterinary science department formed an 18-member group.

In 2008, the staff director of the band, who was not a student, filed a sexual harassment complaint to the university after several incidents involving the removal of shirts, offensive language and gestures, and lewd behavior.

Around April 2019, multiple accusations of hazing, sexual assault, and general misconduct instigated by current members of the now-dissolved Band-uh!

Five months later, in September 2019, the UC Davis administration issued a public statement officially declaring that the student-run Band-uh!

The newly formed "UC Davis Marching Band" made their public performance debut on September 28, 2019, at a home football game against Montana.

Participation in the Band-uh was open to any student of UC Davis as well as UCD staff and community members upon approval of the officer council.

For football games and parades, the Band-uh wore their formal, blue and gold, "full dress" marching uniforms.

For other sports games and most other gigs, members wore their more casual white collared shirt, blue jeans, and button-laden floppy hat outfits, known as the Mav'rik Band uniform.