The pre-game concert at Union South is a newer tradition, which gives Badger fans a preview of the music they will hear in Camp Randall Stadium in the next few hours. The Union South pre-game concert occurs at every home game and takes place approximately an hour before kick-off.
The concert begins after the tubas arrive. The Band plays a warm-up
exercise and then tunes. However, tuning is interrupted by a
"clever" skyrocket from the tuba section, which usually refers to
Mike or the opposing team. The Band then plays two rousing choruses
of On Wisconsin which gets the already spirited crowd even
more juiced for the game. Mike will then greet the Badger fans and
then "welcome" those opposing fans who have made the trek to Madison
to support their team. The Badger Band will then give the opposing
fans a treat by playing their school song (albeit an abbreviated
version). Following the opposing school song Mike will have the Band
play certain musical selections from the pre-game and half-time
shows. Of course, the crowd always wants more and chants of "We Want
Bud" can be heard coming from the Badger faithful. After "giving in"
to the wants of the crowd by playing You've Said It All, the
Band "saddles up" for the march over to Camp Randall Stadium.