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Racine Scouts Opt To End 2012 Season Early

Racine Scouts leadership recently made the decision to put an early end to their corps’ season as part of the 2012 Drum Corps International Tour. Based in Racine, Wis., the Scouts competed in several events in the Open Class earlier this June. When it appeared that meeting the minimum number of performers to compete could […]

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2012 DCUK Championships Venue Confirmed

Drum Corps United Kingdom have announced that, following the release of the football fixtures, they can confirm that the 2012 British Drum Corps Championships will be taking place at Field Mill, the home of Mansfield Town FC, Mansfield – Nottinghamshire. The British Drum Corps Championships will be held on 22nd September. Sixteen corps have registered […]

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2012 DCI Field Pass: This Is The Weekend It All Starts To Come Together

This weekend marks a couple milestones on the road to the Drum Corps International World Championships: Virtually all of the top World Class corps go head-to-head for the first time this Saturday at DCI Minnesota and the Tour of Champions series begins! It’s also when the corps start to unveil their mid-season show changes. Dan […]

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Win A VIP Experience At The Tour Of Champions Grand Finale

Eight of the world’s best marching music ensembles will be performing at MetLife Stadium in E. Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Tour of Champions Grand Finale. Music & Arts, YEA! and The Cadets have combined to provide one lucky fan and seven of their friends with exclusive access to a VIP experience […]

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2012 Pacific Crest Mail Drop On Tour

Currently, there will be one mail drop during Pacific Crest’s upcoming national tour. (When our Championships housing is finalized, we may be able to add a second drop.) You can send USPS packages to the following post office. The corps will pick up the mail when we arrive into the city. Please send packages early […]

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2012 Spartans Mid-July Update

The corps has been working hard to solidify the show and we are in the early phases of getting ready for our national tour. On Thursday, July 26th we head to the midwest and start our travels to the DCI World Championships. Lots of excitement and a lot of work to be done between now […]

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2012 Santa Clara Vanguard Drum Major Interview Video

The Santa Clara Vanguard have released a video on YouTube as part of their SCV-TV service. In the video, Justin Cunha, Drum Major of the 2012 Vanguard, discusses the season and gives viewers a glimpse “behind the scenes.” Watch the video here.

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2012 Jersey Surf Summer Tour Fund

Help the Jersey Surf cover nearly 10,000 miles this summer on the most robust tour in its 22-year history… including its debut at the Drum Corps International Southwest Championship in San Antonio Texas. Your donation will help us to defray tour expenses and will support our 150 members on the soon-to-be-legendary “Bridgemania” Tour. Read the […]

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Bluecoats History – The 90’s

The Bluecoats continue their video history retrospective on YouTube. This video covers the corps history in the ’90s and is again narrated by Dan Potter. View the video here.

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In The News – Blue Stars: Four Decades Of Marching Music

Dawn Christianson was 14-years-old when she joined the La Crosse Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps in 1972. Christianson, who grew up on the North Side, was part of the color guard and a memorable season. It was the first year of Drum Corps International, and the Blue Stars ended up with their best finish […]

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