The Company Performance Ensemble are the Drum Corps United Kingdom Open Class Champions and Concord AllStars achieved prime position to be crowned Junior Class Champions in the 38th British Drum Corps Championships
The Company Performance Ensemble are the Drum Corps United Kingdom Open Class Champions and Concord AllStars achieved prime position to be crowned Junior Class Champions in the 38th British Drum Corps Championships
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce its Hall of Fame as a way of honouring the legends of the activity ensuring they are remembered for the impressions they have left.
On Saturday 23rd September the 38th British Drum Corps Championships are being held at the Select Security Stadium in Widnes, Cheshire
The Drum Corps United Kingdom contest at the Moseley Rugby Club, Birmingham saw 10 units competing in the last contest before the British Drum Corps Championships on Saturday 23rd September
After the summber holidays Drum Corps United Kingdom returns this weekend (Sunday 10th September) at the Moseley Rugby Club, Birmingham with 11 units in competition. Midlands Music in Motion is a joint contest with British Youth Band Association in the morning at the same venue
The Kidsgrove Scouts Hall of Fame has been established to recognise individuals who have had monumental impact on success of the organisation
Drum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to announce that it is introducing its own Hall Of Fame as a way of honouring the “legends” of the UK Drum Corps activity ensuring they are remembered for the indelible impressions they have left on the UK activity.
The Company won their first DCUK show of the year in Leicester and are top of the European rankings as a result.
Soaring temperatures and a large audience added to the excitement and atmosphere as the first UK show of the European Music Games took place in Barnsley FC Training Academy on Sunday last.
The UK will see the first of their summer contests take place in Barnsley this Sunday, June 18th.
The Company are the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom Open Class Champions. The performance ensemble scored 85.40 points in Widnes on Saturday and also won all caption awards. The Concord Allstars are DCUK Junior Class Champions.
This year, for the first time in its history, there will be a live webcast of the DCUK Finals, free of charge. The webcast will be available through the UK Fan Network website.
Following the success of the DrumLine Battle held at the 2015 British Drum Corps Championships, Drum Corps United Kingdom have announced that for the 2016 Championships the event will be expanded to enable double the number of performing teams to take part.
A Sunday afternoon in July, Leicester (home of the Premier League champions), Saffron Lane, an iconic venue and a glorious sun drenched summers day could only mean one thing. Yep that’s right. It must be a Drum Corps show in the Midlands to bring the curtain down the the first half of the DCUK season before the summer break.
On Sunday 3rd July DCUK returned to the Kingfield Stadium in Woking, Surrey for the second contest of the 2016 UK season (the fifth in the European Music Games "tour"). The number of competing units was down on last years event (which hosted the Blue Devils International Corps - was that a year ago already!) but the level of performance by those that did attend was no less intense.
The Company has topped the second DCUK show of the season in Woking on Sunday. Jubal maintains its lead in the European Premier Class ranking.
The Company has started the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom season with a win. On Sunday, the corps received a score of 69.30 at the first DCUK show of the year in Barnsley.
Following the announcement last month advising details of the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom contest locations has published details of the initial show entries for each of these events.
The number of subscribers to the all new UK Fan Network has now passed the total signed up to the original version. The new version was launched at the end of 2015.
This year, Spirit of 52 from Rastede will be taking part in contests in no less than three countries. As well as Germany and the Netherlands, the DCE Premier Class finalist will also make an appearance in the UK, where they will be participating in the DCUK Leicester show.
Following the initial announcement at the end of last year, listing the dates of the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom contests, DCUK are now pleased to advise that all the venues have been finalised.
Registration for the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom season is now open. The season will start om Sunday 19th June in Barnsley.
The Company are the DCUK champions of 2015. With a score of 85.85, the corps from Stanfree took the Open Class title in Widnes last Saturday with their show 'Voyage Spectacle'. The Kidsgrove Scouts came second, with a difference of only 0.25 points.
DrumLine Battle, a rapidly growing series of worldwide competitive and exhibition music ensemble performance opportunities produced by Drum Corps International, and Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce the first officially sanctioned DrumLine Battle in England in conjunction with the 2015 British Drum Corps Championships.
Saffron Lane Stadium in Leicester has seen many DCUK spectacular events over the years and the end of the first half of the 2015 season was no exception. A report by Tony Bourdain.
The Company Performance Ensemble has won the DCUK contest in Leicester. In the Open Class (Premier Class) the corps from Stanfree surpassed Kidsgrove Scouts.
The Kidsgrove Scouts won the Open Class (Premier Class) at the DCUK International Summer Spectacular in Woking last Saturday. The Company and Jubal are 0.2 and 0.3 points behind.
The Kidsgrove Scouts have won the Open Class at the first DCUK show today in Featherstone. The corps scored 65.95 with their programme 'The Stone Circle'.
Cadence Drum & Bugle Corps and DCUK are offering the facility to pre-purchase tickets for the International Summer Spectacular contest on Saturday 4th July.
As part of their 2015 European tour, the Blue Devils International Corps will be performing at the DCUK Woking 'International Summer Spectacular' show on Saturday 4th July.
The Dutch corps Jubal from Dordrecht and Juliana from Middelburg, and the Celtic Crusaders from Mullingar, Ireland, have registered for the Woking show on Saturday 4th July. The show is hosted by Cadence Drum & Bugle Corps, in association with Drum Corps United Kingdom, and they are proud to present the 'International Summer Spectacular' - a European Music Games Regional.
Drum Corps United Kingdom has announced the 2015 season shows. There will be four regional contests taking place between mid June and early September.
DCUK, BYBA and TYMBA have formed the UK Marching Band Alliance, a partnership between the three organisations. It is an agreement to work together where appropriate to help each other and their members.
The Kidsgrove Scouts were crowned champions of the Open Class (Premier Class) at the DCUK Championships in Widnes on Saturday. The A-Class and Junior Class were won by Liberty and Thurrock Marching Brass.
The Kidsgrove Scouts reduced the points difference with The Company at the DCUK contest in Thurrock on Sunday. In the hunt for the 80 points, the difference in score between the two is now only 0.85 points.
Following the recent WGUK Board Meeting, Winter Guard United Kingdom has announced some preliminary plans for the 2015 season. The 2015 season will include a new class and a WGI Regional.
The Company continues to lead in the British drum corps competition. The corps stayed ahead of the Kidsgrove Scouts on Sunday during the DCUK contest in Leicester. Many corps managed to significantly improve their score.
The box office for the 35th British Drum Corps Championships, being held on Saturday 20th September at the Select Security Stadium in Widnes - Cheshire, has opened.
One day after Jubal won the DCN contest in Huizen in the Premier Class, The Company has taken over the lead in the European Music Games. The British corps scored 72.25 points at the DCUK contest in Woking on Sunday.
The competition of Drum Corps United Kingdom 2014 started well on Sunday. The Company and the Kidsgrove Scouts are neck-and-neck at the top, with a difference of only 0.7 points between them.
This summer the UK Fan Network will be recording the performances at the DCUK contests and bringing them online within 24 hours after the show. The first DCUK show is this Sunday in Bradford.
Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps from Middelburg, The Netherlands will be travelling to the United Kingdom to compete at the DCUK Championships in the Premier (Open) Class. The Corps will arrive on Thursday September 18th and will staying in Wilmslow at the Wilmslow Phoenix Sports Club.
Drum Corps United Kingdom has revealed the show entries for the 2014 contests. All shows are well attended. The British drum corps season starts in Bradford on 15th June.
Drum Corps United Kingdom has announced the corps that have registered so far for the 2014 season. At least fourteen corps will corps will participate this summer.
Thurrock Marching Brass in conjunction with the Marching Band Activity United Kingdom Facebook Page will be attempting a new world record for the longest fanfare line in history at the DCUK show on Sunday 7th September 2014.