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DCE European Championships Scores Via SMS And Twitter

For years, Drum Corps Europe has offered a text (SMS) service, allowing drum corps fans to access the scores directly on their mobile during the DCE European Championships. There is now a new variant to this successful service: the scores are now also published on Twitter. From this Friday until next Wednesday it will be […]

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New TV Commercial For 2011 DCE Championships

Drum Corps Europe will once again promote the DCE European Championships through a television commercial this year. The commercial will be shown a total of 42 times on the popular L1 channel in the province of Limburg – The Netherlands where the DCE Championships are held. The commercial is very similar to the one of […]

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Starriders Win 2010 German Open

Last Saturday, Starriders Drum & Bugle Corps won the German Open in Hameln. With a comfortable lead, the title of the Premier Class went to the corps from Bad Münder. The Starriders took all captions and scored 69.85 points, a good ten points more than they did at the DCN contest in Huizen. The Devils […]

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Bluehawks Stay At Top Of IMBA Competition

The Bluehawks from Clonmel remain at the top of the Irish Marching Bands Association competition. Sunday, the corps scored 60.3 points in the Premier Class. The Tallaght Youth Band came second at the IMBA contest in Clonmel, which was the start of the second part of the European competition season. But the battle for silver […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts 4th At DCA Contest

Yesterday, the Kidsgrove Scouts entered the Drum Corps Associates contest in Bridgeport. The corps ended in 4th place, less than three points below the Bushwackers. The Hurricanes topped the show. The members of the Kidsgrove Scouts had a great experience. “What an amazing day! We finished fourth with a score of 83.325 and the crowd […]

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Part Two Of The DCE Competition Season Approaches

The summer holidays are almost over and the first contest of the second part of the competition season is underway. The European Music Games will continue on Sunday with a contest in the Irish town of Clonmel. The first eight contests are behind us and there are still seven to go, including national and European […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts Member Blogs From The States

The members of Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps will be blogging about their adventures in the United States. The club leaves in a few weeks to participate in the Drum Corps Associates competition. The supporters back home will receive several updates via the Kidsgrove Scouts website. The club will depart for New York on […]

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DCE iPhone App Downloaded Over 600 Times

The DCE iPhone app seems to be very popular. The app for Apple’s popular smart phone, providing drum corps news in five languages, has been downloaded over 600 times since its release in January of this year. In September 2009, the beta version of the DCE iPhone app went live. Because the app still contained […]

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Box Office Open For DCUK Championships

The Box Office for the 31st British Drum Corps Championships, being held on Saturday 18th September at Mansfield Town FC, is now open. Ticket prices range from £15.00 to free. The ticket prices as follows: £15.00 (Gold Seating Area), £12.00 (Silver Seating Area), £11.00 (restricted view in Gold/Silver Seating Area), £10.00 (Bronze Seating Area) and […]

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Clay Wachholz Joins Kidsgrove Scouts During USA Tour

Clay Wachholz will be joining the Kidsgrove Scouts brass team whilst the corps is on tour in the USA. "The Kidsgrove Scouts are extremely honoured and excited", corps director Rob Swindells says. Clay brings a diverse and successful career as a music educator and currently serves as the director of bands at Cedarburg High School […]

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