Wild Weather Puts Damper On Inaugural DCI Minnesota Event

Torrential rain, thunderstorms, and a near-tornado swept through TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday, July 17, putting an early end to what otherwise would have been one of the largest drum corps events to take place in the upper Midwest in recent years.

Before the start of the event, however, the skies were sunny, and local event organizer Brent Turner said fans were thrilled that an event of this caliber had come to Minneapolis. “Excitement is definitely here with more than 7,000 pre-sold tickets,” he said. [The fans] are just amazed that a show of this size has come to Minnesota."

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