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DCUK SoundSport – Class of 2026

Drum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to announce the details of the 16 performing groups that have signed up to the forthcoming DCUK 2026 SoundSport season 1st Burntwood GB/2nd Burntwood BB (Burntwood, Staffs) 51st/35th BB/GB Northfield Brigades (Birmingham) Beeches Performing Arts (Birmingham) Concord AllStars (Sheffield) DrumSpirit (Dadizele, Belgium) East Coast Elite (Lincolnshire) Lanesfield BB/GB Band (Wolverhampton) Liberty (Northampton) Phantom Knights (Atherstone, Warwickshire) Raiders (Woking, Surrey) […]

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Changes At Drum Corps Planet

I am writing today to let you know that, after 20 years of stewardship of Drum Corps Planet and the DCP community, I am stepping away from the site. In the time since I purchased the site around Thanksgiving 2005 we have seen a lot of change in the DCP community, the social media environment, […]

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Drum Corps World Launches Mobile Edition

We are proud to announce our new, streamlined, small-screen DCW Mobile edition, designed to make our popular Drum Corps World issues responsive to phones, tablets, iPads, and laptops. Mobile devices are here to stay, and we’ve listened to reader feedback. We have responded with an easier to read edition for small devices. The familiar desktop […]

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European Drum Corps Championships – the future

Background Since the European Drum Corps Championships (EDCC) were revived after the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been successfully delivered through the leadership of Hans Kloppert, with dedicated support from Alan Thompson, Joe Fitzpatrick, and a broad network of European marching organisations. The events held in 2022, 2023, and 2024 were made possible by collaboration among […]

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Flying The British Flag at DCI 2025

Each year performing members from the UK travel across the Atlantic to be part of the Drum Corps International summer competition tour and with the 2025 World Championships events taking place in Marion and Indianapolis, Indiana from 4th until 9th August Drum Corps United Kingdom and Winter Guard United Kingdom wanted to send all our […]

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New York Skyliners Announces 80th Anniversary BBQ

The New York Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps®™ is pleased to announce and share ticket information for our 80th Anniversary BBQ. The N. Y. Skyliners 80th Anniversary BBQ Saturday, August 23, 2025 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

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DCUK SoundSport event dates 2026

Winter Guard UK (WGUK) has just announced the dates for their 2026 season contests. Venue details will be formally approved, finalised and announced after the WGUK Board Meeting but for now next in the UK winter looks like this… Sunday 18th January – Stoke Sunday 1st February – Liverpool Sunday 8th February – Wivenhoe Sunday […]

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Drum Corps United Kingdom celebrating 45 years

In 2025 Drum Corps United Kingdom celebrates 45 years since its formation in 1980.  In addition the Winter Guard activity in the UK also started in the same year so it’s a double celebration. All the members of the units that performed as part of the DCUK SoundSport events or the WGUK Winter Guard season […]

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Preston Scout House Band receives Fisher family annual grant

Preston Scout House Band Inc. is receiving a $1,700 grant from the William and Vera Fisher Family Fund, received through the Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF), to help support ongoing operations. The $1,700 grant matches last year’s donation, bringing total Fisher family funding over the past 17 years to more than $19,700. The fund was […]

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Four winners get $500 PSHB Inc. funding

Three individuals and one high school band are sharing $500 in prize money offered to participants in this year’s Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival (KWKMF) by Preston Scout House Band Inc.. The prize money is awarded in memory of Preston Scout House Band founder Wilf Blum, who introduced music to the activities of the 1st Preston […]

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