So the 2008 Drum Corps United Kingdom season came a close on the evening of Saturday 20th September at Marston’s Arena, Northwich with The Senators being crowned DCUK Champions for the 8th time, Poynton Commodores taking the National Open Class award for the second year in succession and Kidsgrove Scouts Juniors becoming the National Junior […]
Throughout its 25-year history, CONCORD has built a reputation for excellence and for pioneering innovative ideas in the marching band activity. We have faced and overcome many difficulties and always offered our members the very best of opportunities to excel and experience a variety of musical experiences. As we approach the celebrations of this milestone […]
Whilst traveling towards Leicester, on what looked to be a day that was going to be wet, windy and cold (in keeping with the rest of the great British Summer!!!) I was starting to wonder whether or not the show could possibly still go on considering the conditions and driving rain that I was traveling […]
Tickets for the British Drum Corps Championships 2008 are now on sale. Prices, reduced from 2007, are £9.00 (adults), £4.50 (under 14 years and OAPs) and free (under 5 years). The event will be held in the Marston’s Arena, the stadium of the Northwich Victoria Football Club and the Manchester United Reserves on Sunday, September […]
Due to recent uncertainty with the advertised venue for the 2008 British Drum Corps Championships on Saturday 20th September the DCUK Board have made the decision to move the event to a new stadium. Whilst there are a number of venues that could have used the Board did not want to compromise the quality of […]
Following the success of the Samsung Viral video, which has now had over half a million worldwide hits on YouTube, the Black Knights from Gravesend in Kent are to appear in a new TV commercial for Pizza Hut. Management from Black Knights today sealed the deal to provide a Drum Corps for the commercial, which […]
Black Knights from Gravesend in Kent, are to appear in two episodes of a new comedy sketch show, “Beehive” to be shown on E4 later in the year.) The show, to consist of five episodes, will star stand-up comedian Sarah Kendall, Alice Lowe (Garth Margenhi’s Darkplace), Barunka O’Shaughnessy (Respectable) and Clare Thompson from the sketch […]
Black Knights have been approached to appear in a commercial for Samsung mobile phones. Members of the Black Knights will spend Thursday of this week filming the commercial at studios in Wimbledon. Rus Rogers from the Black Knights development team commented, “We received the call and managed to secure the gig after the producer and […]
DCE, DCUK and DCN are pleased to announce that the 2009 contest season will see the introduction of a one year trial allowing the amplification of acoustic percussive membrane and acoustic percussive keyboard instruments. During discussions on a number of potential rule changes based on the proposals submitted by certified partners (DCN and DCUK) via […]
Charismatic London Mayor Boris Johnson has supported the UK activity by helping to launch National Marching Youth Music Month. Arranged by the British Federation of Youth Marching Band Organisations to raise the profile of the activity, Mr Johnson was joined by members of three bands for the recent City Hall photo call. Romford Drum and […]
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