The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

Mosson Drum & Bugle Corps will kick off the DCE European Championships this year. The Italian corps will appear at exactly 10am as the first participant at the start of the Premier Class Prelims. The European Championships will take place this Saturday in Kerkrade - The Netherlands.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

The online ticket sales for the DCE European Championships will end tonight at midnight. Haven’t ordered your tickets for the European drum corps event of the year yet? Order them today through the webshop and enjoy the best corps from all over Europe this Saturday in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. The title fight promises to be incredibly exciting!

Drum Corps Europe is becoming increasingly popular online too. New Twitter followers are signing up almost daily from all over the world and DCE has now been 'liked' on Facebook by more than 1,000 people.

The Kidsgrove Scouts extended their British title in Mansfield Saturday. In a truly thrilling battle with rival The Company, Kidsgrove won the Open Class with a score of 84.15.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

The British drum corps championships will be held in Mansfield this Saturday. Sixteen corps will enter the competition arena of the Mansfield Town Football Club Stadium. The event will start at 11.00 am.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

Alan Thompson will be the announcer for this year's DCE European Championships. The experienced Brit will succeed Andy Hewlett, who is participating this year with the Kidsgrove Scouts.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

The Starriders have prolonged their national title. The German powerhouse won the Premier Class of the German Open at the Wserbergland Stadium in Hameln on Saturday. Showband Rastede came second.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

The voice recorders of the DCE judging team did not get through customs without a hitch on Saturday. On their journey from Britain to Germany, the recorders were searched for drugs thoroughly by customs staff Birmingham airport.

The DCE European Championships of 2012 will once again have a phenomenal line-up. No less than 22 top corps from six different countries will compete with each other. How are the competitors doing and what do they have in store for the audience? We will introduce them to you in 7 episodes.

A creditor has filed a lawsuit and received a judgment against the Bushwackers and has levied against the bank account. The corps is in jeopardy of losing their equipment if they don't raise the balance of the debt of approximately $12,000 in the next 10-14 days.

The Kidsgrove Scouts topped both the Open and Junior Class at the DCUK show in Biggleswade last Sunday. In the Open Class (Premier Class) the corps was the first corps in the European Music Games to pass the 80 points this season.

Juliana from Middelburg and Jong Jubal from Dordrecht successfully defended their Dutch titles on Saturday. In the DCN Finals, the corps won the Premier and Junior Class respectively, just like last year. Many spectators enjoyed wonderful shows and an exciting fight for the title in Dordrecht.

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.

During the DCE Championships in Kerkrade - The Netherlands, a reunion for European Crossmen alumni will be held in front of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium. Nicolai Esposito has taken the initiative for the reunion, and calls all European Crossmen alumni to come to Kerkrade.

Congratulations to the Kidsgrove Scouts on achieving 7th Place at the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships in Annapolis - Maryland, USA this past week only missing 6th place by less than two tenths of a point and placing 3rd in the Colour Guard caption.

The Kidsgrove Scouts have made it into the Open Class Finals of Drum Corps Associates. The British corps scored 89.75 and reached the seventh place in Prelims yesterday.

The Kidsgrove Scouts have scored well at the Individuals & Ensembles of Drum Corps Associates. Several members of Kidsgrove won their caption yesterday in Annapolis.

The European drum corps forum Drumcorpstalk.com will stop soon. In preparation for the renewal of the website, Drum Corps Europe has decided not to continue with the forum.

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.

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'.

The Kidsgrove Scouts have taken the Brass and Color Guard caption at the Drum Corps Associates contest in Pennsauken yesterday. With a score of 88.15, the corps placed only 1.45 points behind Cadets2 and came second.

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The Kidsgrove Scouts had a succesful start in the competition of Drum Corps Associates yesterday. The British corps scored 87.05 and ended in second place. The corps became first in the Brass caption.

The Kidsgrove Scouts have started their USA tour. In the weeks to come, the reigning British drum champions will participate in the Drum Corps Associates competition, including the DCA Championships.

Drum Corps Europe will follow Saturday's contest in the French town of Quiberon on Twitter. Through DCE's English Twitter Channel, they will provide updates using text, pictures and video. Among other corps, Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps will be participating in the contest.

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.

Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps from Hilversum will be broadcasting a number of its own performances and warm ups live over the internet. The first live broadcast will be the warm up prior to the contest of Marching Music France on Saturday 18th August in Quiberon - France.

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.

Blue Devils completed an undefeated season Saturday, winning their 15th Drum Corps International World Championship, their fourth in the last six years. With a final score of 98.70, the California corps also took home hardware from Lucas Oil Stadium for caption awards in Visual Performance, General Effect, Percussion and Color Guard.

In the only shakeup in Semi Finals competition yesterday, Crossmen (84.90, 12th) passed up Blue Stars (84.60, 13th) for the first time in the 2012 season, claiming the last coveted spot in the Finals.

The West Coast showed up in full force Tuesday, as Oregon Crusaders (1st, 95.25), Blue Devils B (2nd, 93.85) and Vanguard Cadets (3rd, 93.80) swept the top three spots at the 2012 Open Class World Championship Finals.

The DCE European Championships will once again have a special logo this year. Artist Peter Franken has made â??â??a flashy design, which will feature on the website, the patches and the champions' flags!

WGI mourns the passing of Fred J. Miller, a master showman of the pageantry arts and integral force of the indoor color guard and percussion activity. A resident of Centerville, Ohio, he was born on March 6, 1932, the son of Orville and Betty Miller. He passed away yesterday at the age of 80.

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.

In a day that saw seven new Olympic records set in London, Drum Corps International set its own record in the former Olympic city of Atlanta, with 16,114 paid patrons witnessing the Blue Devils (93.15) take first place at the DCI Southeastern Championship last Saturday.

The Coseley Comets have announced the launch of their new website. The new site of the UK based performance ensemble is available at www.thecometsymb.co.uk.

Several British corps and bands have already or will be taking part in significant Olympic events. Locally, regionally and in London.

Joe Rodwell amd Carl Curtis, UK musical consultants for Vintage Percussion over the past few years, have been appointed as the new musical design team for the 2013 Unik Star Percussion Ensemble.

The Cadets2, the youngest corps of the Youth Education in the Arts, has made its debut in the Drum Corps Associates competition. The corps came fourth at the DCA contest in Clifton on Sunday.

Before a very large and supportive audience, The Reading Buccaneers continued their early season dominance of their opponents while sweeping all captions en route to another victory. The power and excellence displayed by the Bucs this early in the season is leaving all of those who see them saying "WOW!"