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Mick Fleetwood Joins USC Marching Band for 'Tusk' at Halftime

The cameo revived Fleetwood Mac’s decades-long link with the Trojan band that began with the 1979 'Tusk' recording at Dodger Stadium.

Overview

  • The 78-year-old drummer took the field at halftime to play “Tusk” with the Trojan Marching Band while wearing a golden Corinthian helmet.
  • The appearance came during USC’s win over Northwestern, which ended 38–17 and was televised nationally on Fox.
  • The song’s association with USC dates to a 1979 session at Dodger Stadium that featured 112 members of the band.
  • The partnership has continued through live performances, including a rendition at The Forum and inclusion on the 1997 live album The Dance.
  • The performance was a standalone moment and not a Fleetwood Mac reunion, which a band representative recently called “categorically false.”