The RCC Marching Tigers or "Hollywood's Band" is the marching band of Riverside City College. The band has appeared in parades such as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, various athletic events, Bands of America Grand Nationals in exhibition, as well as appearances in television shows, commercials, music videos, and movies. They are also well known internationally and have toured around the world.
History The RCC Marching Tigers started in 1984 by director Gary Locke, who formerly directed John W. North High School's Blue Star Regiment (BSR). They have since grown into one of the most prominent and talented college marching bands in the world. The Tigers were formerly a competitive marching band, but eventually moved on to bigger projects after placing first in every competition they competed in for eleven years in a row. They are now a well known exhibition band, performing at many WBA and Bands of America Grand National competitions and appearing in many motion pictures, television shows, television commercials, and other events.
Around the World
Year Location 1985 Fete de Geneve 1986 Victoria Day Parade, Vancouver, Canada 1987 Sendai Sister City Exchange Concert & All Japan Marching Band & Baton Twirling Association Contest 1990 Rose Parade 1993 All Japan Marching Band & Baton Twirling Association Contest 1992 Moomba Festivale Parade, Melbourne, Australia 1994 Nice, France & Euro Disneyland 1996 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dublin, Ireland 1997 Rose Parade 2000 London Millennium Parade Festival, England 2001 Paris New Year's Parade, France 2003 Edinburgh Easter Festival 2004 Rose Parade 2004 Madrid Christmas Festival 2005 London New Year's Day Parade 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2007 Comune di Frascati 2008 New Year’s Day performance at the Coliseum, Rome, Italy 2009 Rose Parade 2013 Rose Parade 2015 Rose Parade 2016 La Grande Parade de Paris, Champs-Élysées 2018 Rose Parade 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
On Screen The RCC Marching Tigers have appeared in many major motion pictures, television shows, and television commercials, as well as music videos. They got their start in the entertainment industry in 1990 with their first television appearance in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Shortly after, the Riverside Auto Center wanted to advertise their local business and hired the Marching Tigers and the RCC Pep Squad to be part of a huge television media campaign. The television commercials appeared on local Public-access television cable TV and then on ESPN. It is this exposure on ESPN that helped the Tigers gain media prominence and push them into the entertainment industry.
Since then, the RCC Marching Tigers' entertainment repertoire has been steadily growing.
+ The Silver Screen Film Starring Studio My Blue Heaven Steve Martin Warner Brothers Hero Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Geena Davis Columbia Dear God Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf Rysher Entertainment Good Burger Kenan Thompson, Kel Michell, Sinbad Nickelodeon Movies Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley New Line Cinema Wag the Dog Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman New Line Cinema The Truman Show Jim Carey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris Paramount The Other Sister Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton Touchstone Ready to Rumble Oliver Platt, David Arquette, Scott Caan Warner Brothers American Pie 2 Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth Universal The First 20 Million is Always the Hardest Adam Garcia, Jake Busey, Ethan Suplee, Rosario Dawson, Anjul Nigam, Francis Benoit, Gregory Jbara 20th Century Fox Princess Diaries 2 Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Julie Andrews, John Rhys-Davies Walt Disney Pictures American Pie: Band Camp Eugene Levy, Tad Hilgenbrink, Arielle Kebbel Universal Coach Carter Samuel L. Jackson Warner Brothers Even Money Kim Basinger, Nick Cannon, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer Yari Film Group Gridiron Gang The Rock Sony Pictures Bring It On: In It to Win It” Universal Bratz Lionsgate The Eye Jessica Alba Lionsgate FAME Naturi Naughton, Kelsey Grammer MGM
+ Television Productions Show Starring Network Monk Tony Shalhoub USA Network Boston Public Anthony Heald, Chi BcBride 20th Century Fox Big Deal Big Bad VooDoo Daddy 20th Century Fox Charmed Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan Warner Brothers Gilmore Girls Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel Warner Brothers Once and Again Sela Ward ABC Monday Night Live Todd Donahoe ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos Bob Saget ABC That Championship Season Paul Sorvino, Gary Sinese Show Time Inherit the Wind George C. Scott Show Time The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges HBO For Their Own Good Elizabeth Perkins The Avenet/Kerner Company American Dreams Gail O’Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow NBC The Bachelor Chris Harrison ABC Good Morning America Diane Sawyer, Sam Champion ABC The Game Tia Mowry, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Brittany Daniel The CW I Want To Look Like A High School Cheerleader Again Jay Johnson CMT Veronica Mars Kristen Bell CMT Hell’s Kitchen Gordon Ramsay FoxParks and RecreationAmy Poehler, Nick OffermanNBCThe OfficeSteve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn WilsonNBC
+ Television Commercials The Riverside Auto Center Aloha Airlines Peugeot Automobiles Wendy’s Hamburgers Jeep Cherokee Outpost.com McDonald’s Restaurants Kentucky Fried Chicken American Eagle Outfitters JCPenney PepsiCola Six Flags Magic Mountain Mead Five Star Anheuser-Busch Verizon Wireless
+ Music Videos Song Artist Label The Animal Song Savage Garden Sony I Won't Lie Shannon Brown BMG/Arista Records Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love) JC Chasez Jive Records B.Y.O.B. System of a Down Sony Underclass Hero Sum 41 Island Records That's Not My Name The Ting Tings Sony Sports Song "Weird Al" Yankovic RCA Records
RCC Indoor Percussion In addition to a full marching band, Riverside City College fields an indoor drumline. RCC Indoor Percussion competes in world class for Winter Guard International (WGI) and is a program of BD Performing arts, the entity who manages the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. RCC Indoor Percussion has been a WGI World Class finalist every year since 2002, winning titles in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2025.
References
External links RCC Marching Tigers RCC Indoor Percussion