Show Themes
The 2011 Heartland International Tattoo themes include a Tribute to the Wounded Warrior Project and Salutes to the Illinois USO and American Gold Star Mothers. Click here to register for our online newsletter and have updates and information emailed to you.
Heartland International Tattoo Tributes (By year):
Each year, The Heartland International Tattoo follows a specific show theme. Listed below are this year's theme and past themes.
- 2011 - Tribute to Wounded Warriors
- 2010 - A Musical Tribute to Veterans
- 2009 - Men and Women of the United States and Canadian Air Command Units
- 2008 - United States and Canadian Military Air Command Units
- 2007 - The Music and Military of the Civil War
- 2006 - U.S.S. Arizona Big Band, Lost At Pearl Harbor
Show Casts
2011 Cast
- U.S. Marine Corps Band – Twentynine Palms, CA
- U.S. Army Hellcats – West Point, NY
- 1st Battalion Chicago Highland Rifles - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Celtic Pipe Band - Chicago, IL
- Heartland Herald Trumpets– Arlington Heights, IL
- McNulty School of Irish Dance – Chicago, IL
- Prarie Brass Band - Arlington Heights, IL
- Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers – Chicago, IL
- The Tebala Thunderbirds Air Squadron – Rockford, IL
- Midnight Tribe - Chicago, IL
- Lyons Township High School Color Guard - Lyons, IL
- Tribute to Bob Hope
2010 Cast
- 1st Battalion Chicago Highland Rifles - Chicago, IL
- Boliviamanta Dance - Berwyn, IL
- Brotherhood Of Harmony
- Chicago Fire Department Pipes & Drums - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band - Chicago, IL
- CircEsteem - Chicago, IL
- Classic Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
- Crystal Lake Strikers - Crystal Lake, IL
- Culver Military Academy Pipes & Drums / Drill Team - Culver, IN
- Dave Johnston – Heartland Tattoo Pipe Major
- Don Bussell – Heartland Tattoo Drum Major
- David Morris International Whistler
- Herald Trumpets
- Hoop Troupe - DeKalb, IL
- Indian Dance School - Schaumberg, IL
- Marilyn Majorettes - Sycamore, IL
- McNulty School of Irish Dance – Chicago, IL
- Michigan City Soul Steppers - Michigan City, IN
- Miss Illinois – Erin O'Conner
- Joe Cantafio – Heartland Tattoo Announcer
- MVB Show and Marching Band - Maastricht, Netherlands
- Pipes & Drums of the Chicago Police Department - Chicago, IL
- Prarie Brass Band - Arlington Heights, IL
- The Tebala Thunderbirds Air Squadron – Rockford, IL
- Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers – Chicago, IL
- U.S. Marine Corps Band – Twentynine Palms, CA
2009 Cast
- Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers – Chicago, IL
- McNulty School of Irish Dance – Chicago, IL
- The Tebala Thunderbirds Air Squadron – Rockford, IL
- Bugle Across America – Chicago, IL
- U.S. Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps - Colorado Springs, CO
- Red Plaid and Blue - Denver, CO
- Flint Scottish Pipe Band - Flint, MI
- Pipes & Drums of the Chicago Police Department - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Fire Department Pipes and Drums - Chicago, IL
- Culver Military Academy Pipes & Drums / Drill Team - Culver, IN
- Horizon School "Phat Man Clan" Percussion Ensemble - Denver, CO
- Irish American Heritage Singers - Chicago, IL
- Classic Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
- Lyons Township High School Color Guard - Lyons, IL
- U.S. Navy Band – Great Lakes, IL
2008 Cast
- Prarie Brass Band - Arlington Heights, IL
- Chicago Pipe Band – Chicago, IL
- 1st Battalion Chicago Highland Rifles - Chicago, IL
- Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers – Chicago, IL
- McNulty School of Irish Dance – Chicago, IL
- U.S. Navy Band – Great Lakes, IL
- Columbia College Jazz Ensemble – Chicago, IL
- The Tebala Thunderbirds Air Squadron – Rockford, IL
- History of the American Flag Tribute – Chicago, IL
- Royal Airs Drum & Bugle Corps – Chicago, IL
- Bugle Across America – Chicago, IL
- NIU ROTC Honor Guard – DeKalb, IL
- Sycamore HS Color Guard – Sycamore, IL