Editing Calgary Stampede (section)

===The Stampede Showband===
The Stampede Showband was created in 1971 to serve as the organization's musical ambassadors. The troupe features over 150 members between the ages of 16 and 21, and has been named the world champion of marching show bands seven times, lastly being in July, 2023.<ref name="Dixon119">{{harvnb|Dixon|Read|2005|p=119}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About The Showband |url=http://www.stampedeshowband.com/showband/about.html |website=Calgary Stampede Showband |publisher=www.stampedeshowband.com |access-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801221529/http://www.stampedeshowband.com/showband/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Micheal |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Calgary Stampede Showband claims 7th world championship title |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-stampede-showband-world-championship-title}}</ref> The group has performed all over the world, in front of royalty and world leaders,<ref name="Dixon119" /> and at the opening ceremonies of the [[1988 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{citation |last=Janofsky |first=Michael |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB071FFC3F5A0C778DDDAB0894D0484D81 |title=An emotional opening in Calgary; Games begin on high note |work=The New York Times |date=1988-02-14 |access-date=2011-04-17}}</ref> In 2019, the Showband performed the national anthem at the [[107th Grey Cup]] accompanied by Young Canadians singer, Lindsey Kelly. The Showband performs year round, and make over 100 appearances during the Stampede alone.<ref name="Dixon119" /> They performed in the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in [[Pasadena, California]] for the third time in 2012 as part of the Stampede's 100th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{citation |title=Calgary Stampede Showband in Rose Bowl Parade |work=Calgary Herald |date=2012-01-03}}</ref> The Showband also performed "[[O Canada]]" every night during the chuckwagon races with the member of the Young Canadians singing the anthem in English and French. The Stampede Showriders were created in 1985 as a precision [[equestrian drill team]] and colour guard that accompanies the Showband.<ref name="Dixon119" />