The Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings and Ravens Marching Showband have been crowned Irish champions in the Premier Class and Junior Class respectively. The scores are considerably higher than at last year’s championships. The Championships of the Irish Marching Bands Association were held last Saturday in Clonmel. The Clonmel Bluehawks defended their Premier Class title […]
Ravens Marching Showband are currently topping the European Junior Class score board. The Irish youth corps attained a score of 70.05 on Sunday at the DCE certified contest in Arklow, sanctioned by the Irish Marching Band Association. Besides Ravens, the European top three in the Junior Class currently consists of the Dutch Jong Jubal (67.80) […]
After the Super Seats and sections A and B, section C has now been sold out. Those who want to get good seats for the event are advised to order them online now. The longer you wait, the further your seat will be from the ’50 yard’. Although tickets have been sold in all available […]
For the first time, there is no real summer break in the European drum corps competition. Last Saturday there was a contest in Ireland, and next Saturday is the next contest of the European Music Games in the French town of Quiberon. The upcoming contest in Quiberon (organised by Marching Music France) has French participants […]
The second show of the IMBA 2012 season took place in Ballygar, Galway on Sunday 5th August where the victory was taken by the Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings. The Dublin corps obtained a score of 57.65 points. Second place was taken by the Clonmel Bluehawks with 56.45 points. It was two out of two […]
The DCE European Championships will once again have a special logo this year. Artist Peter Franken has made ??a flashy design, which will feature on the website, the patches and the champions flags! The experienced ‘drum corps artist’ Peter Franken made the design for this year, which looks sleek and fresh. Its focus is the […]
Drum Corps Europe is working on a new website. Not just the layout is undergoing a transformation, but the ‘back end’ will also be revised entirely. One of the changes is that the visitors will find lots of information, both about DCE itself and about the European Music Games. As the IT specialist within the […]
On Saturday 18th August, Marching Music France will hold its second edition of the French contest in Quiberon (Brittany). During the afternoon, Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps will rehearse at the stadium. MMF will allow French drum corps fans to attend this rehearsal for free. The contest will then begin at 7 PM with an […]
This coming Saturday 7th July, Tallaght Youth & Festival Bands will host the first IMBA show of the season in the impressive 6,000 seated Tallaght Municipal Stadium. The stadium is a modern venue and opened in 2009. The home of Shamrock Rovers FC is where little known soccer player Christiano Ronaldo made his debut for […]
Ticket sale for the German Open in Hameln will be starting soon. As of this Sunday, you can order tickets for the only German contest of the European Music Games. For the time being, seven corps have registered for the German Open: Heartliner, Showband Rastede, Starriders, Wölper Löwen (Premier Class), Starriders Cadets (Junior Class), Red […]
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