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Published 8:02 a.m. MT April 3, 2017 | Updated 54 minutes ago
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALMarch Madness Music Festival hits capacity early | 0:59
Sammi Dugan and Maria Lafferty were turned away from the March Madness Music Festival in downtown Phoenix, which hit capacity at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2016. (Alexis Berdine/azcentral.com) Alexis Berdine/azcentral.com
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALFinal Four hits the streets with a Dribble walk! | 0:29
About 3,000 kids dribble through downtown Phoenix for the Final Four Dribble on Sunday, April 2, 2017. (Patrick Breen/azcentral.com)
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALGonzaga fans in Glendale react to win over S. Carolina in NCAA semifinal | 0:39
FINAL FOUR: Fans react as Gonzaga survives late S. Carolina rally, advances to championship 77-73. (Alden Woods/azcentral)
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALFans pack University of Phoenix Stadium lawn for Final Four | 0:38
Fans arrive early for the festivities before the Final Four games Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Patrick Breen/azcentral)
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALWhich seats in the Final Four house are still available? | 2:17
Would you spend $7,500 for three games of the best college basketball? How about $275? Reporter Perry Vandell breaks down the action on the tickets before the big games. Patrick Breen/azcentral.com
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALDowntown Phoenix gets ready for NCAA Final Four | 1:28
Downtown Phoenix gets ready to host the NCAA Final Four Fan Fest and house the teams as they play in nearby Glendale for the NCAA Final Four games. David Wallace/azcentral.com
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALPiece by piece, the court for the NCAA Final Four tournament is put together in Glendale | 0:59
The court for the NCAA Final Four tournament is put together at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Thomas Hawthorne/azcentral
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALScoreboard installed at University of Phoenix Stadium for Final Four | 0:40
The massive scoreboard known as “Colussus TV” is installed at University of Phoenix Stadium for the upcoming NCAA Final Four games. David Wallace/azentral.com
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FINAL FOUR 2017 FAN FEST AND MUSIC FESTIVALPreparing for the Final Four in Glendale | 1:06
Mark Hubler, emergency manager for Glendale, talks about the Final Four on Feb. 28, 2017, in the Emergency Operation Center, Glendale.
Gonzaga fans in Glendale react to win over S. Carolina in NCAA semifinal
Fans pack University of Phoenix Stadium lawn for Final Four
Which seats in the Final Four house are still available?
Downtown Phoenix gets ready for NCAA Final Four
Piece by piece, the court for the NCAA Final Four tournament is put together in Glendale
Scoreboard installed at University of Phoenix Stadium for Final Four
Preparing for the Final Four in Glendale
The Final Four is on in Arizona. Who’s here? What’s happening? Check back for frequent updates all Monday on the scene at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale and the Final Four Fan Fest in Phoenix.
It will be blue blood vs. new blood in the national championship game Monday. North Carolina royalty, with five titles to its name, will compete for its sixth against upstart Gonzaga, which made its first-ever Final Four appearance in Glendale on Saturday.
And if the two nail-biter semifinals are any indication, the championship game will make the Valley’s first-ever NCAA Final Four one for the ages.