Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz says if he has to judge Panorama, every band coming down will win and everyone will get 100 points.
Diaz, who said he was speaking on behalf of the organization that he represented, appealed to citizens to come out in large numbers to support the culture on its 55th anniversary.
He said if Pan Trinbago was not doing something good, Panorama and steel pan would not have survived so long.
Fourteen steelbands in the medium bands category and 14 bands in the large categories will compete in today's semifinals and Savannah Party to be in the elite of the elite in the finals of the National Panorama.
The first three large bands in order of appearance are Fonclaire, Trinidad All Stars and Redemption Sound Setters.
The first three medium bands to face the judges are Katzenjammers, Sangre Grande Cordettes and Potential Symphony.
As a prelude to today's showdown in the Savannah, Pan Trinbago held the semifinal for 30 small bands yesterday, at Victoria Square North on Park Street. The first band to appear before the judges was Trinidad Valley Harps, followed by Antillean All Stars and Fascinators Pan Symphony.