After 44 years of operation, the 2016 Bluecoats are Drum Corps International World Champions. On Saturday, August 13th, 2016 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, the corps walked away with its first ever gold medal, scoring 97.650 in it’s final competition of the season. “Down Side Up” was a program that will forever change […]
Music City gave its final performance of the 2016 season on August 11 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. The corps was once again an audience favorite and placed 27th overall (24th in General Effect). Congrats members and staff on another outstanding season! Anyone interested in receiving information about auditions for the 2017 corps […]
Congratulations to the Bluecoats on an amazing season. We could not be more proud to welcome a first time World Champion, as you join all the past gold medalists. Congratulations to Carolina Crown on an incredible show and season, and congratulations to our fellow west coast brethren Santa Clara Vanguard and all the spectacular drum […]
The Bluecoats ended a historic season by seizing their first Drum Corps International World Championship on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Canton-based corps scored a 97.65 with their innovative “Down Side Up” show. They also won for best general effect. Read the rest of the article here.
The Blue Knights will be replacing their mobile kitchen trailer after 24 years of service for the 2017 Drum Corps International season. What would your kitchen look like after 1.6 million meals? The Blue Knights Food Trailer has served over 1.6 million meals and traveled over 250,000 miles in its 25 years of service. Read […]
Thank you to everyone who made the 2016 season a memorable one. The year will wrap up with our awards banquet and Hall of Fame reception on Saturday, August 27th. Please view this web site for more information.($20.00 for members and $40.00 per guest) At the banquet we will be awarding Rookie of the Year […]
What exactly is drum corps? “It’s running backwards at 200 beats per minute while playing Rachmaninoff,” Dan Potter says. Potter should know. He spends nearly every weekend for up to six months a year traveling around the country to announce shows and competitions for Drum Corps International and Bands of America. Read the rest of […]
Fuse (www.fuse.tv), a national television network for the fast-growing, Latino and multicultural 18-34 audience, today announced that it will premiere the new 8-part half-hour docu-series Clash of the Corps on Wednesday, October 5 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Executive produced by Seven Bucks Productions’ Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia along with 44 Blue Productions’ […]
A new documentary series produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson chronicling the intense battle for the Drum Corps World Championships wraps Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. But the members of the Blue Devils haven’t paid much attention to the Fuse “Clash of the Corps” crew and cameras. Read the rest of the article here.
It’s been an exciting marching season. Show after show, the Canton Bluecoats have found themselves in the winner’s circle. The orange and black of Paul Brown Tiger Stadium was blanketed in white as fans of the Bluecoats flooded the stands of Paul Brown Tiger Stadium on Monday to catch a glimpse of the musicians and […]
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