Between Smokey the Cannon, the Eyes of Texas, Big Bertha the bass drum and Bevo ... the world’s largest bass drum. Big Bertha II, the drum custom-built for the Longhorn Band, measures just ...

The band announced its replacement – Big Bertha II, the new largest bass drum in ... to the status the drum has carved out within Longhorns lore. The University of Texas initially bought the ...

Big Bertha II was rolled onto centerfield during the Longhorn Band’s performance and gave her first note, the deepest possible from any bass drum on Earth. The drum measures over 9.5 feet in ...

But on Oct. 15, Texas declared an emphatic victory when the Longhorn Band introduced Big Bertha II, a worthy successor to their 100-year-old gargantuan bass drum. Bertha II -- an even Bigger ...

For decades, Purdue and Texas have argued about who has college football's biggest bass drum. With the introduction of Big Bertha II in Austin, the battle has entered a new phase.