The News Top 50 of 2015

Publish Date: 31 Dec 2015 - 4227 views

On the last day of the year, the editorial team of the DCE website has created a list of the most popular news items of 2015. What news item were the most popular in 2015? The News Top 50 is a great way to look back at 2015 and reminiscence about the most memorable things that have happened over the past year.

50. Southern Knights are WGUK Open Class champions, Kidsgrove second (2558 views)
6 April 2015

The Southern Knights became champions in the Open Class on Saturday during the Finals of Winter Guard United Kingdom. The guard from Brighton and Hove managed to win after thrilling battle against the Kidsgrove Scouts. Read more. -->

49. DrumSpirit impresses and wins IPE European Championships (2586 views)
3 April 2015

DrumSpirit from Dadizele won the European Open Class title at the IPE European Championships on Sunday with the impressive show 'In Flanders Fields'. Other champions included Strängnäs (A Class), Unik Star Concert (Concert Class) and Evolution Juniors (Junior Class). Read more. -->

48. Seven countries represented at DCE Championships 2016 (2615 views)
14 December 2015

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. Read more. -->

47. Beatrix are CGN Open Class Champions (2672 views)
31 March 2015

Beatrix from Hilversum won the 2015 Open Class title of Color Guard Netherlands on Saturday in Eindhoven. The guard also topped the Prelims and stayed ahead of The Pride from Huizen by almost a full point in the evening. Read more. -->

46. Kadoudal is working hard on a comeback for 2016 (2672 views)
21 April 2015

The fact that Kadoudal Drum & Bugle Corps from Quiberon will not participate in the competition this year does not mean that the corps is not active. They are working hard in France to make a comeback in 2016. Read more. -->

45. Drum Corps World features European reports (2689 views)
11 October 2015

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. Read more. -->

44. The Company announces two-week tour to DCI in 2017 (2691 views)
9 October 2015

The Company Performance Ensemble will be travelling to the USA for a two-week tour in late July and early August 2017 to take part in the Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis - Indiana. Read more. -->

43. Indoor Music Games and SoundSport show in Middelburg (2788 views)
18 October 2015

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. Read more. -->

42. Federatieband to participate in DCN contests again (2795 views)
8 April 2015

The Federatieband will be returning to the competition of Drum Corps Netherlands. The band has made a successful comeback. Read more. -->

41. Help us keeping the DCE live webcast on air (2809 views)
27 August 2015

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. Read more. -->

40. Beatrix will not field a corps this year (2898 views)
22 March 2015

Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps from Hilversum will be inactive this year. This was reported by the association on its website. Read more. -->

39. American Bret Kuhn is a judge at IPE contest in Sweden (2936 views)
8 March 2015

The American Bret Kuhn, whose roles have included percussion caption head for the Cavaliers, is one of the judges at the IPE contest in Sweden today. The contest will kick off the season for Indoor Percussion Europe. Read more. -->

38. The programme of the DCE Championships 2015 (2942 views)
24 September 2015

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. Read more. -->

37. New version of DCE Video Vault released soon (2944 views)
22 June 2015

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. Read more. -->

36. Drum corps vet breaks drum roll world record (3014 views)
20 May 2015

Jayson Brinkler, an eight time DCUK champion and snare drummer with the Dagenham Crusaders and Blue Eagles, broke the Guinness World Record on Saturday 16th May in Dartford - England to beat the world's longest individual drum roll of 12 hours and 3 seconds, to set a new record time of 12 hours, 5 minutes and 5 seconds. Read more. -->

35. Blue Devils International coming to the UK (3039 views)
4 May 2015

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. Read more. -->

34. First SoundSport and DrumLine Battle events in France (3052 views)
1 June 2015

The third European SoundSport event will be held in Marquise - France. The event will take place on 11th July in fron of the town hall, and also includes a DrumLine Battle. Read more. -->

33. Black Knights withdraw from summer competitions (3071 views)
4 March 2015

After 23 consecutive seasons the Black Knights will be indefinitely withdrawing from summer marching band competitions with immediate affect. The corps has published an announcement on their Facebook page. Read more. -->

32. Blue Devils International Corps goes to Leeuwarden (3126 views)
16 March 2015

The Blue Devils International Corps (BDI) will perform at the Cambuur Stadium in Leeuwarden on 27th June. The corps has been brought to Leeuwarden exclusively for the Netherlands by the new event concept Proud, which will be housing the Blue Devils for nearly a week in the Frisian capital. Proud works together with Drum Corps Netherlands. Read more. -->

31. Restoration measures proceed in and around Heartliner’s corps home (3170 views)
3 May 2015

After the tragic explosion last year, which left Heartliner's corps home in Ludwigshafen completely devastated, the restoration is at full speed, now that the surrounding neighborhood apartments have been renovated. Read more. -->

30. Blue Devils announce new programme ‘Ink’ (3175 views)
8 May 2015

The Blue Devils have announced their new show programme. The show of DCI's current world champions is entitled ‘Ink’. Read more. -->

29. The Vikings to take part at DCA Championships in 2017 (3176 views)
2 May 2015

The Vikings Drum Corps have announced that they will be travelling to the USA in 2017. The corps from Tallaght will compete in the DCA circuit. Read more. -->

28. International corps enter ‘Summer Spectacular’ in Woking (3218 views)
13 March 2015

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. Read more. -->

27. Ticket sale for the DCE Championships starts Friday! (3285 views)
30 April 2015

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. Read more. -->

26. New look for DCE crew members and judges (3317 views)
29 May 2015

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. Read more. -->

25. DCE appoints Andy Hewlett as European coordinator SoundSport (3329 views)
27 April 2015

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. Read more. -->

24. DCI season will start where it ends (3414 views)
8 June 2015

For the first time ever, the annual Drum Corps International Tour will get its start exactly where it will end. when an exciting lineup of six World Class groups march into Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday 17th June for the DCI Tour Premiere. Read more. -->

23. Starriders unveil new uniform (3509 views)
11 June 2015

The Starriders from Bad Münder have unveiled their new uniform. The new look has been designed by the Dutch artist Peter Franken. Read more. -->

22. DCE Super Seats almost sold out (3531 views)
28 May 2015

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. Read more. -->

21. Nexus withdraw from the 2015 drum corps season (3574 views)
22 May 2015

Nexus Drum and Bugle Corps will be withdrawing from all drum corps shows for the 2015 season. With a reduced membership and spiraling costs, it has been decided by the Nexus Performing Arts Management Committee, that committing to the summer circuits would seriously put the group at risk of closure. Read more. -->

20. Jubal and Johan Friso top first contest European Music Games 2015 (3690 views)
24 May 2015

The European Music Games 2015 have started! Jubal from Dordrecht topped the DCN Premier Class last night in Roosendaal - The Netherlands. Johan Friso from Middelburg won the Junior Class. Read more. -->

19. Drum Corps World offers inside look at Blue Devils International (3835 views)
4 June 2015

The latest issue of Drum Corps World that came out today features an inside look at the Blue Devils International Corps as they head to Europe. Read more. -->

18. Music video Janina Gavankar with Jersey Surf (3892 views)
12 April 2015

Janina Gavankar, an American actress and musician with Dutch roots, has made a music video in which the DCI corps Jersey Surf plays a leading role. Gavankar made the video to draw attention to drum corps in front of a large audience. Read more. -->

17. The Company, Beatrix and European X at UEFA Champions League (4244 views)
13 June 2015

Drummers of The Company, Beatrix and European X have performed together at the opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League Final. The performance took place at the world famous Kraftwerk building in Berlin. Read more. -->

16. DCE continues live webcast of the DCE Championships (4252 views)
23 September 2015

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! Read more. -->

15. DCI unveils new online presence (4258 views)
16 June 2015

Drum Corps International has re-launched their website and online store, in addition to the new DCI Live! streaming video service. To do so, DCI has forged a strategic partnership to leverage the expertise the content-delivery platform of NeuLion. Read more. -->

14. The new Video Vault is available: better, faster and mobile (4322 views)
26 June 2015

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. Read more. -->

13. New logo for DCE European Championships (4820 views)
8 July 2015

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. Read more. -->

12. Free webcast of the Italian Championships for marching bands (4951 views)
12 July 2015

The Italian Championships 2015 will take place today in Lecco. The event is live broadcasted on YouTube free of charge. Read more. -->

11. Kidsgrove Scouts take the lead in DCUK (5027 views)
14 June 2015

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'. Read more. -->

10. Kidsgrove Scouts are European champions (5096 views)
26 September 2015

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. Read more. -->

9. Blue Devils International Corps will tour five European countries (5172 views)
3 March 2015

The Blue Devils International Corps will travel to the Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Switzerland this summer. The tour will be from 24th June until 26th July. Read more. -->

8. Blue Devils International lands in Europe (5177 views)
25 June 2015

With the Drum Corps International tour well underway in the United States, another group, Blue Devils International, is preparing to take the stage in Europe. The group's members landed in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday to commence a 28-day tour that will take them to five different countries. Read more. -->

7. Cadets make it count during Indianapolis opener (5186 views)
19 June 2015

The 2015 Drum Corps International Tour officially kicked off on Wednesday with six corps debuting their competitive productions at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Cadets kicked off the season with a score of 69.850 resulting in a first-place finish. Read more. -->

6. Mosson Secutores present their 2015 show ‘Unity’ (5252 views)
15 June 2015

The adventure of the four Italian formations that have joined the project called Mosson Secutores continues. Read more. -->

5. Heartliner celebrating return to corps home (5787 views)
1 July 2015

With the slogan "Ja! Wir sind wieder da!" ("Yes! We're back!"), the Heartliner are celebrating their return to the renovated corps home located in Ludwigshafen-Oppau - Germany. Read more. -->

4. Kidsgrove Scouts top DCUK Woking, Company and Jubal close (6512 views)
6 July 2015

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. Read more. -->

3. Juliana and Starriders top European Music Games shows (6654 views)
28 June 2015

This weekend saw two shows in the European Music Games series. Juliana topped the show in Leeuwarden - The Netherlands, while the Starriders won the contest in Rastede - Germany. Read more. -->

2. Beatrix is taking a different path (6887 views)
4 July 2015

Beatrix from Hilversum is taking a different path. The corps will not return to the contest fields in the near future, but nevertheless retains 'drum corps influences'. Read more. -->

1. Former DCI executive director Don Pesceone passes away (7649 views)
10 July 2015

The first full-time executive director of Drum Corps International, Donald L. Pesceone passed away the morning of Wednesday, 8th July. He was 75 years old. Read more. -->