Carnival in the 2000s

Legends began the new millennium by winning the Large Band-of-the-Year title in 2000 and 2001 for its second and third consecutive titles. The number of masqueraders in bands such as Barbarossa, Legends, and Poison began to reach a few thousands. On June 5, 2003, Trinidad & Tobago High Court Judge Amrika Tiwary-Reddy ruled that the Carnival 2003 Parade of Bands competition was not judged in accordance with the published rules, and declared all National Carnival Commission (NCC) results "unlawful, null and void and of no effect." Thus, for the first time since 1955, there was no Large Band-of-the-Year winner in 2003. Large Band-of-the-Year winners in this decade were Legends (2), Barbarossa (1), Trini Revellers (3), and Brain MacFarlane (2). Other bands that competed in the Large Band Category during this decade included Legacy and Island People.

LARGE BAND-OF-THE-YEAR WINNERS: 2000 - 2008 YEAR PRESENTATION BAND 2000 Streets of Fire Legends 2001 2001 Now and Beyond Legends 2002 Untamed Barbarossa 2003 Results Voided   2004 The Arabian Nights Trini Revellers 2005 Conquest of the Indies Trini Revellers 2006 Rome, the Empire Trini Revellers 2007 India: The Story of Boyie Brain MacFarlane 2008 Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope Brain MacFarlane

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