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Medi­um band, Pan­de­mo­ni­um Steel Or­ches­tra, will kick off to­day’s lengthy pro­ceed­ings when the coun­try’s top 31 medi­um and large bands hit the stage in the an­nu­al Panora­ma Con­ven­tion­al Bands com­pe­ti­tion at the Queen’s Park Sa­van­nah from 1 pm.

Shell In­vaders Steel Or­ches­tra will lead the way lat­er on as the Large Bands, fea­tur­ing be­tween 100 and 150 play­ers, take the stage.

Though there have been com­pet­i­tive ties be­fore, this year’s com­pe­ti­tions have been note­wor­thy for the num­ber of dead­locks—three each in the medi­um and large cat­e­gories lead­ing up to to­day’s semis.