I'd find out "for sure" that the whole band is going. They've done this before, like promising they were going to Iowa 2 yrs ago. They said the entire band was going and then the trip was cancelled prior to the season due to lack of funding. I'd be willing to bet that nothing is set in stone. To the best of my recollection, the Gopher Band hasn't taken a mid-season road trip since the 1986 win up at Ann Arbor. We used to go every year, which was great. In my four years in the band, 67 - 70, we went twice to Iowa, once to Northwestern, and once (by train) to East Lansing. All were a lot of fun. I honestly don't know why we are the only band in the BIG10 to have funding difficulties when it comes to road trips. Maybe the other BIG Bands are getting funding from the Athletic Dept and we are not....this is only conjecture.