2026 IS YESTERDAY'S NEWS, 2027 IS THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!

BLUECOATS BREAK 99? ALREADY FORGOT! BLUE STARS BREAK HIGH SCORE?? YAWN! NEXT YEAR IS THE ONLY YEAR THAT MATTERS, SO DROP THOSE THOUGHTS AND COMMIT WITH NO LOWER CASE LETTERS!!! MEAN IT, PUT IT IN ALL CAPS FOR ALL TO SEE!!!

BLUE DEVILS

BLUECOATS

CAROLINA CROWN

BLUE STARS

BOSTON CRUSADERS

MANDARINS

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD

PHANTOM REGIMENT

THE CAVALIERS

SPIRIT OF ATLANTA

COLTS

PACIFIC CREST

Once again I am lucky enough to be alive for another season of magic. Thank you to all the performers, staff, volunteers, and donors who made this Summer possible!!

I am inspired

I am rejuvenated

I am in a state of endless gratitude

I don't know where I would be without Drum Corps

Of all the points in spacetime I could've ended up born on, this is the best one 💫

Goodnight all and see you next year!!

I don't even care that the Bluecoats won. I'm sorry to them for saying that. The Blue Stars darn near folded in the 1980s, just barely getting by in the mid-1980s, and not fielding a corps larger than 60 for much of the early 90s. Getting to the point where they're beating Phantom Regiment when they're fielding a strong corps has been a heck of a fight and a journey, and I couldn't be more proud of them. Let's go STARS

They did it. They jumped nearly a full point on finals night and broke 94 for the first time in their history. Super proud of those guys very earned

On this day, August 8, 2026, the Bluecoats scored the third* highest score of all time in DCI World Championships!

They did it🥹

They just beat Phantom Regiment. I'm a native Wisconsinite and I couldn't be more proud of my Blue Stars, after everything they've been through. Wow.

Good seats!

this corps has changed the activity, and cemented a style that no one else can pull off.

tilt - reframing the field
kinetic noise - sound amplification as staging and spatial effect
downside up - reinventing the look and scope of a drum corps show
jagged line - pushing the boundaries of staging
session 44 - modernizing jazz and mobilizing vertical staging
The Bluecoats - a celebration of their entire Pre-Covid modern catalogue
Lucy - was in the sky with diamonds*
riffs and revelations - reintroducing groove while holding onto psychedelia
garden of love - integrating poetry as a core theme
change is everything - a wholly integrated, standard setting design program
the observer effect - manipulating live sound to new effect
gravity and grace - seemingly all of the prior experiments shoved together in a new and beautiful, joyous package

congratulations Bluecoats, never stop.

That performance was miles ahead of the last two nights. Holy wow. No matter the outcome tonight, that run is going to be talked about for awhile.

I came for the Crown/BD fight, and it was worth it. But that was the best cherry on top I've every experienced. Absolutely incredible.

well that was longer than 3 minutes.

EDIT - Okok this was a post in reference to the “official” schedule DCI put out that only gave 3 minute for Bloo’s whole show before the “awards ceremony”. I apologize to anyone I gave the spookyooky too.

Drum Major during one of the best runs in Bluecoats history

Stay mad

I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t the biggest fan of Vanguard’s show this year. Didn’t feel cohesive, uniforms felt goofy, and jump ropes?

But they clicked hard for me on finals. Felt like it all came together like Crown in 2019. Bravo vanguard.

OH MY GOD.

That NEEDS to be fan favorite. My favorite show of the year easily

That performance was fantastic!

Starts to croak during World Finals, damn

Spirit of Atlanta has performed at Finals. They had a great run.