Penn State Blue Band

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collegiate marching band university marching band

The Penn State Blue Band is the renowned marching band of Pennsylvania State University, known for its performances at Nittany Lions football games and other major university events.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Penn State Blue Band canonical	2
Penn State Athletic Bands	1
Penn State marching band	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1775882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Penn State Blue Band
Context triple: [Penn State Nittany Lions football, band, Penn State Blue Band]

A. Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
B. Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
C. Temple University Diamond Marching Band
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching band that performs at Temple University athletic events and represents the school at various musical and community engagements.
D. Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
E. Princeton University Band
The Princeton University Band is a student-run scramble band known for its humorous, high-energy performances at Princeton University athletic events and campus functions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Penn State Blue Band
Target entity description: The Penn State Blue Band is the renowned marching band of Pennsylvania State University, known for its performances at Nittany Lions football games and other major university events.

A. Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
B. Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
C. Temple University Diamond Marching Band
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching band that performs at Temple University athletic events and represents the school at various musical and community engagements.
D. Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
E. Princeton University Band
The Princeton University Band is a student-run scramble band known for its humorous, high-energy performances at Princeton University athletic events and campus functions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collegiate marching band ⓘ university marching band ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Penn State Nittany Lions ⓘ Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
associatedWithColor	blue ⓘ white ⓘ
associatedWithConference	Big Ten Conference ⓘ
associatedWithMascot	Nittany Lion ⓘ
campus	University Park campus ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	fight songs ⓘ marching band music ⓘ
hasActivity	marching drill ⓘ musical performance ⓘ
hasAudience	Penn State alumni ⓘ Penn State students ⓘ college football fans ⓘ
hasReputation	renowned collegiate marching band ⓘ tradition-rich marching band ⓘ
hasType	marching band ⓘ
homeStadium	Beaver Stadium ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	University Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ
name	Penn State Blue Band ⓘ
notableFor	large student membership ⓘ pregame and halftime field shows ⓘ supporting Penn State athletics ⓘ
organizationType	student organization ⓘ
partOf	Penn State Athletic Bands ⓘ linked to: Penn State Blue Band Penn State School of Music ⓘ
performsAt	Penn State Nittany Lions football games ⓘ Penn State home football games ⓘ bowl games ⓘ major university events at Penn State ⓘ parades ⓘ pep rallies ⓘ postseason football games ⓘ
plays	Fight On, State ⓘ linked to: Fight On Penn State Alma Mater ⓘ The Nittany Lion ⓘ linked to: Nittany Lion
primarySportAssociation	American football ⓘ
region	State College, Pennsylvania area ⓘ linked to: State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area
shortName	Blue Band ⓘ
sponsoredBy	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
usesInstrumentFamily	battery percussion ⓘ brass instruments ⓘ front ensemble percussion ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penn State Nittany Lions football → band → Penn State Blue Band ⓘ

Penn State Blue Band → name → Penn State Blue Band ⓘ

Penn State Blue Band → partOf → Penn State Athletic Bands ⓘ

linked to: Penn State Blue Band

We Are Penn State chant → usedBy → Penn State marching band ⓘ