Arkansas State University Band
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The Arkansas State University Band is the collegiate marching band of Arkansas State University, known for its performances at major events including a Super Bowl halftime show.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arkansas State University Band canonical | 2 |
| A-State Band | 1 |
| Arkansas State University pep band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2299581 — 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: Arkansas State University Band Context triple: [Super Bowl VIII, halftimeShow, Arkansas State University Band]
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A.
Grambling State University Marching Band
The Grambling State University Marching Band is a renowned collegiate marching band celebrated for its high-energy performances, precision drills, and historic appearances at major events, including professional football games and national broadcasts.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pride of Arizona Marching Band
The Pride of Arizona Marching Band is the University of Arizona’s renowned marching ensemble, known for its high-energy performances at collegiate events and historic appearances at major national spectacles like the first Super Bowl.
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D.
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.
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E.
Texas A&M bands
Texas A&M bands are the university’s renowned musical ensembles, best known for their spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
- 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: Arkansas State University Band Target entity description: The Arkansas State University Band is the collegiate marching band of Arkansas State University, known for its performances at major events including a Super Bowl halftime show.
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A.
Grambling State University Marching Band
The Grambling State University Marching Band is a renowned collegiate marching band celebrated for its high-energy performances, precision drills, and historic appearances at major events, including professional football games and national broadcasts.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pride of Arizona Marching Band
The Pride of Arizona Marching Band is the University of Arizona’s renowned marching ensemble, known for its high-energy performances at collegiate events and historic appearances at major national spectacles like the first Super Bowl.
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D.
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.
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E.
Texas A&M bands
Texas A&M bands are the university’s renowned musical ensembles, best known for their spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate marching band
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university band ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Arkansas State University ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arkansas State University Band
ⓘ
surface form:
A-State Band
|
| associatedWithInstitutionMascot | Arkansas State Red Wolves ⓘ |
| associatedWithSport | American football ⓘ |
| audience | students, alumni, and sports fans ⓘ |
| campus | Arkansas State University main campus in Jonesboro ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| educationalPurpose |
provide performance experience for student musicians
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support Arkansas State University athletic programs ⓘ |
| field |
music education
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
marching band music
ⓘ
pep band music ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
halftime performances
ⓘ
pregame performances ⓘ stand tunes ⓘ travel performances at select away games ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
Arkansas State University Band
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arkansas State University pep band
|
| hasType | university marching band program ⓘ |
| knownFor |
field shows at college football games
ⓘ
performing at major events including a Super Bowl halftime show ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jonesboro, Arkansas ⓘ |
| name | Arkansas State University Band self-link ⓘ |
| notableEventParticipation |
Super Bowl halftime shows
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surface form:
Super Bowl halftime show
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| organizationType | student musical ensemble ⓘ |
| partOf | Arkansas State University Department of Music ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline | marching band ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Arkansas State University football games
ⓘ
Super Bowl halftime shows ⓘ
surface form:
Super Bowl halftime show
college athletic events ⓘ community events ⓘ parades ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Arkansas State University campus ⓘ |
| sponsor | Arkansas State University ⓘ |
| typicalMembership | university students ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Arkansas State University Band Description of subject: The Arkansas State University Band is the collegiate marching band of Arkansas State University, known for its performances at major events including a Super Bowl halftime show.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A-State Band
Arkansas State University Band
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hasSubOrganization
→
Arkansas State University Band
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Arkansas State University pep band