What's more fun than gifting someone the DCE Championships 2015 for Christmas? Order the DVD and get it delivered before Christmas, so that you can keep enjoying drum corps shows during the dark winter days!

Drum Corps Europe has published the list of participants for the DCE European Championships. A record number of seven countries will be represented next year at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade - the Netherlands.

Dennis Naaktgeboren is resigning as public relations manager at Drum Corps Europe. He has held the management position since 2003.

The registration period for the DCE European Championships has ended. There has been a lot of interest in participating in the event. More corps have registered than the number of available places.

The Blue Barons Mini Corps will not only participate in the Indoor Music Games/SoundSport competition next year, they also run an IMG event themselves. Drum Corps Europe asked Greg Small from the Blue Barons about the vision and future of the group.

The DVDs of the DCE European Championships will be available this week. If you order now, you will still be one of the first people to get your DVD delivered!

The registration for both the DCE European Championships 2016 and the Indoor Music Games (including SoundSport) 2016 has opened. Registration is possible through the DCE website.

The registration for the Indoor Music Games and SoundSport 2016 series will open this Sunday, 1st November. The first season will see four events in Ireland, England, the Netherlands and Scotland.

Drum Corps Europe and Drum Corps International are pleased to announce the dates for the 2016 Indoor Music Games and SoundSport events. 2016 will see four events in four different countries.

The Indoor Music Games are coming to Middelburg - The Netherlands, on Saturday 23rd April 2016, with a contest to be run in collaboration with Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps.

The live webcast of the DCE Championships 2015 has been watched in 91 countries. Nearly 13,000 viewers watched some or all of the European Championships in Kerkrade.

The DVDs of the DCE European Championships will be released at the end of this month, both the Prelims and the Finals. Pre-order your DVDs now and be one of the first to receive your DVD set in the mail!

The latest edition of the online drum corps magazine Drum Corps World features reports on both the DCUK and DCE Championships. The magazine is now available online.

Artist Peter Franken has designed the logo for the new Indoor Music Games. The logo will be used for all events of the new indoor competition in Europe.

The live webcast of the DCE European Championships 2015 has been made possible by 95 drum corps fans who have donated more than 1,700 dollar. Thanks to these patrons, Drum Corps Europe was able to run the webcast for free again. The webcast had almost 13,000 viewers.

Last Saturday, 32 performances of European corps could be seen live in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium. Now you can watch all shows in HD quality on the DCE Video Vault, all videos have been posted online.

After a thrilling final, the Kidsgrove Scouts are the European champions. Although the British corps was behind The Company in the Prelims, in the evening it overtook its opponent. With 91.25 points, the corps won the title.

Johan Friso are the European champions in the Junior Class. The corps from Middelburg won the title in Kerkrade with a strong show (82.75). Jong Jubal were very close (82.20),  Jong Beatrix came third (76.45).

It’s D(CE) Day and how! The tension in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium is unprecedented, after the thrilling result of the Prelims. The top two are only two-tenths away from each other, with The Company as the leader for now.

Drum corps fans won’t be bored for a single moment in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium next Saturday. But for those who still just want to stretch their legs, there is fun to be had outside the stadium too. In front of the stadium we will once again have an impressive market place where you can go shopping.

The programme of the DCE European Championships has been published. After the DCUK Finals, the order of the Premier Class Prelims and the Junior Class Finals have been determined, based on the European ranking.

DCE will have a live webcast of the DCE European Championships this year. There was some uncertainty about whether the online broadcast could be continued, but thanks to a crowdfunding project, the live webcast has been made possible. Thank you!

2016 will see the re-launch of the Indoor Music Games across Europe, a series of SoundSport events produced by Drum Corps Europe in cooperation with Drum Corps International and the national sanctioning organization in each country sponsoring an event.

Don’t have tickets yet for the grand finale of the European Music Games, the DCE European Championships? Order them now! The ticket sales for the European Championships close on Tuesday.

The ticket sales for the DCE European Championships are going well. Drum Corps Europe has sold more tickets already than in 2014.

In addition to a place in the European ranking, a score in the European Music Games will now also earn corps a bronze, silver or gold star. This means that participation in competitions of the EMG immediately leads to visible results.

After nine years of absence, Jong-Holland will be entering the DCE European Championships in Kerkrade again. The corps from Zwijndrecht - The Netherlands has signed up for the 2015 edition. “We feel ready to make a comeback now”, corps director Stephan van Nes stated.

Drum Corps Europe has started a crowdfunding campaign in order to keep the live webcast of the DCE European Championships going. Earlier this summer, DCE sounded the alarm about the costs of the popular webcast. Drum corps fans can help by sponsoring the webcast and buying airtime.

The Diamond Cadets, the junior corps of the Blue Diamonds from Nienhagen, have decided to enter the DCE European Championships this year. It will be the first appearance of the German junior corps at DCE.

It is still uncertain whether the webcast of the DCE European Championships will go ahead this year. The broadcast of the European Championships is getting more and more popular and professional every year, but it also costs a lot of time and money. That is why Drum Corps Europe must consider its continuation.

Like in previous years, the DCE European Championships will once again have its own logo this year. Familiar features such as the European stars, the fresh green grass and of course the DCE logo will return, but the the image is slightly different and a fresh take on previous years.

Drum Corps Europe and Color Guard Netherlands have launched the new Video Vault. The new version adds a lot of new functionality to the video platform, and loads pages and videos much faster. The Video Vault is also optimised for mobile use.

The Video Vault, the video platform by Drum Corps Europe and Color Guard Netherlands, will see a new version soon. The platform will get a new design, and will be faster and more user friendly, especially on mobile devices.

Drum corps fans who were at the Drum Corps Netherlands show in Roosendaal last Saturday have probably noticed: both DCE crew members and judges have new outfits.

Want to enjoy the luxury of a Super Seats at the DCE European Championships 2015 in Kerkrade - The Netherlands? Act now, as the Super Seats are almost sold out.

The yearly DCE Judges College will take place in Chesterfield this weekend. Almost all DCE certified judges will attend the college.

The ticket sale for the DCE European Championships will start tonight at 8 pm GMT / 9 pm CET. We know from experience that the tickets will sell incredibly fast in the first few hours, so be on time if you want to secure a seat in the middle of the stand.

Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Europe have announced that Andy Hewlett has been appointed as the European coordinator for DCI SoundSport. Andy organised the first UK SoundSport show in Bristol in March.

The ticket sale for the DCE European Championships has started for VIP members. VIP Members can order tickets before the general ticket sale starts on 1st May. No VIP Member yet? Join now and secure the best seats at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade on 26th September!

DCE has announced the names of the judges who will adjudicate the first DCI SoundSport Bristol show on Saturday 21st March at SGS College.

The website of Drum Corps Europe has been off the air for more than a day. This was caused by an unexpected (and persistent) problem that occurred whilst moving to another server.

14 contests are scheduled this summer as part of the European Music Games. The contests will take place in four countries and across six music organisations.

Last week DCE judge Twan Trienekens visited the horn line of Junior Drum corps Johan Friso from Middelburg. The judge explained to the children how the judging process goes during contests.

DCE and DCUK have announced the line up for the DCI SoundSport Bristol show. The show will take place on Saturday 21st March 2015 at the Wise Campus in Filton, Bristol.

Episode 2 of 'DCE Education Spot', a series of education videos by Drum Corps Europe, is now online. DCE judge Edwin Beens talks about the use of space on the field.