Summer is upon us which means it's time to gear up for the start of a new drum corps season! Between corps like Santa Clara Vanguard and Legends not fielding ensembles for the season, and multiple corps returning to the competitive field after hiatuses of varying lengths, 2023 is going to be an interesting season for drum corps. 

We've got a lot to go over today, so let's jump right into it:

1. What's Streaming on FloMarching?

Enjoy LIVE performances from some of the best drum and bugle corps in the world like the Blue Devils, Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders, and many more all summer long on FloMarching. We will also have a select number of 2023 performances available with audio ON-DEMAND immediately after each streamed performance in our Archives With Sound collection.

Missed a show? No problem. Every streamed DCI event during the 2023 season will have a Rebroadcast with sound airing the following day. To watch the live streams and rebroadcasts, all you need is an active FloMarching account - SIGN UP HERE.

2023 DCI Streaming Schedule

June 28 | Midwest Premiere in Rockford, MI

June 30 | DCI Central Indiana in Muncie, IN

July 1 | Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration

July 1 | Corps at the Crest in Vista, CA

July 2 | Cavalcade of Brass in Lisle, IL

July 2 | DCI East Coast Showcase - Quincy in Quincy, MA

July 5 | Summer Music Games in Cincinnati in Mason, OH

July 7 | Midwest Classic in DeKalb, IL

July 7 | MidCal Showcase in Fresno, CA

July 8 | CrownBEAT in Lexington, SC

July 9 | DCI West in Stanford, CA

July 9 | River City Rhapsody - La Crosse

July 12 | Corps Encore in Ogden, UT

July 14 | Music on the March in Dubuque, IA

July 15 | Drums Along the Rockies in Fort Collins, CO

July 16 | SoCal Classic in Bellflower, CA

July 17 | West Texas Drums in Canyon, TX

July 18 | DCI Broken Arrow in Broken Arrow, OK

July 20 | DCI Austin in Round Rock, TX

July 20 | DCI Denton in Denton, TX

July 21 | DCI Houston in Houston, TX

July 22 | DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio, TX

July 24 | DCI Mesquite in Mesquite, TX

July 26 | DCI Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS

July 28 | The Masters of the Summer Music Games in Murfreesboro, TN

July 29 | DCI Southeastern Championship in Atlanta, GA

July 30 | NightBEAT in Winston-Salem, NC

August 2 | Soaring Sounds in Centerville, OH

August 4 | DCI Eastern Classic in Allentown, PA

August 7 | Innovations in Brass in Canton, OH

August 7-8 | DCI Open Class World Championships in Marion, IN

August 10-12 | DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN

August 12 | SoundSport International Music & Food Festival in Indianapolis, IN

2. Where the 2022 Top-12 Will Premiere Their Shows

It'll take a couple of days for all of the top 12 corps to make their first public appearance on the competition field, but a majority of the corps can be found at three early-season shows. Those shows are the Midwest Premiere on June 28th, DCI Central Indiana on June 30th, and Corps at the Crest - San Diego on July 1st. Here's a look at the corps fan can get excited to see at those three shows:

• The Academy
• Blue Devils
• Blue Devils B
• Blue Devils C
• Blue Stars
• Carolina Crown
• The Cavaliers
• Colts
• Gold
• Golden Empire
• Impulse
• Mandarins
• Pacific Crest
• Phantom Regiment
• Troopers
• Vessel

You can see the rest of the top-12 finishers for the first time at these shows: 

• Boston Crusaders - July 1st at The Beanpot 
• Bluecoats - July 1st at the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration (Stream EXCLUSIVELY on FloMarching) / July 5th at Summer Music Games in Cincinnati
• The Cadets - July 1st at The Beanpot

3. Bluecoats Opening Night Community Performance

In an all-new addition to the 2023 DCI season LIVE on FloMarching, you can now watch the Bluecoats debut their 2023 show and much more in the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration, exclusively on FloMarching on July 1 at Kehres Stadium @ University of Mount Union. Featuring other local ensembles and Ohio-based drum and bugle corps, the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration will kick off the 2023 DCI season with an Ohio-shaped bang!

The Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration joins more than 30 other DCI events as FloSports expands its offering for marching fans. 

The full program on Saturday, July 1 will begin with local favorites from the Buckeye State and culminate in the premiere of the never-before-seen 2023 Bluecoats show. The event wraps up with a combined encore including participants in The Blue Way Summer Arts Camp and finally an encore performance from the 2023 Bluecoats. View the full event schedule below.

• 5:15 PM - Gates Open
• 6:15 PM - Welcome & Introductions
• 6:20 PM - Rogues Hollow Regiment
• 6:35 PM - Columbus Saints
• 6:50 PM - Cincinnati Tradition
• 7:05 PM - En-Rich-Ment Drumline
• 7:15 PM - Bluecoats Alumni Ensemble Legacy Arc
• 7:30 PM - Rhythm IN BLUE
• 7:50 PM - World Debut of The Bluecoats
• 8:10 PM - Summer Arts Camp Performance w/ The Bluecoats
• 8:20 PM - Bluecoats Encore

Read more about the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration here.

4. Rebroadcasts for EVERY Show Stream

Missed the show? No problem! FloMarching will be airing REBROADCASTS of every stream with sound this DCI season the following day starting 24 hours after the original air date/time. So if a regional starts at 6pm CT on Saturday, the correlating rebroadcast of that performance will begin at 6pm CT on Sunday. To watch the live streams and rebroadcasts, all you need is an active FloMarching account - SIGN UP HERE.

5. Number of Performances Per Corps

We've got a lot of shows this season, and as such, fans have many chances to see their favorite corps perform throughout the 2023 DCI season! Here's an overview of how many times the World Class and Open Class corps will take the field, and where they'll be debuting their 2023 productions:

World Class

Open Class