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They were, but I think their admin relented. (edit) by Manorcal

We closed 2005 at the old Stanford Stadium, its last game before demolition/renovation (bulldozers were rolling hours after the game). The significance of that probably lead them to let the band in to close the house; find a replay, and you'll see them there.

Ever since, at least for the games I've paid attention, Stanford has indeed had their band in attendance. No idea whether they also performed field shows, bur hopefully another poster who was there in-person can chime in.

Edit: attached a link to a video from what looks like our first trip to the new stadium in 2007. Guess who's there?