Members of the Mustang Band celebrated the 77th Pigskin Revue Friday. (Sidney Hollingsworth/The Daily Campus)

As far as traditions go, the Mustang Band has them in abundance. On Friday night, approximately 230 students and alumni gathered in Umphrey Lee Center’s Mack Ballroom to celebrate one of Homecoming’s longest standing events. The 77th Pigskin Revue, a variety show put on by the Mustang Band, featured an assortment of acts.

Mustang Band announcer Charles Campbell EMCeed, as the band played an of array music in between six original acts.

Jaime Zolfaghari and Ted Powell, who played the xylophone and piano, respectively, received the night’s first standing ovation. SMU sophomore Julian Spearman, also known by his stage name J-Spear, performed an original composition on the keyboard and was also well received by the crowd.

“I’m glad they [the audience] got the humor, I was afraid they wouldn’t get any of the quirky little things I do on stage,” he said. “It was a really energetic audience and I’m happy for that.”

The night’s other acts included the Mustang Mavericks, the Southern Gentlemen, Voices of Inspiration Gospel Choir and magician Trigg Watson. SMU alumni band member and class of 1970 graduate, Randy Raglin, enjoyed the collection of acts.

“The band has obviously worked hard, they did a great gob,” he said. “I love the old big band tunes. The acts were very diverse, very good, very professional.”

Pigskin Revue Student Producer and Mustang Band Drum Captain, Evan Taylor, sought to revive the tradition and bring it back to its original glory days.

“I’m very proud, I really couldn’t have asked for more,” he said. “It ended up being more than I ever imagined, I have so many people to write thank you notes for I don’t even know where to start.”