DCI Orlando: It's About To Get Hot In FL This Weekend
DCI Orlando: It's About To Get Hot In FL This Weekend
Some of the top corps from DCI's World Class join a few local Florida groups to round out an intense night of DCI in Orlando!
The Drum Corps International tour is making its way south this Sunday for the 2018 DCI Orlando show, presented by Great East Music Festivals & Music Store. Starting right at 7 PM ET with the national anthem, the entertainment for the night will quickly ramp up.
First, a couple of SoundSport groups local to Florida will compete such as Florida Xpress, Impact, and Central Florida Sounds of Freedom, a group that's tasked itself with spreading the message of support and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Heat Wave represents DCI's Open Class for the night and then we see the debut of DCI's newest World Class organization on FloMarching!
Boston Crusaders will also be making their FloMarching debut on Sunday evening. The corps has been right on the tail of the current score leaders, Bluecoats—the only corps to break 80 as of July 4.
Watch DCI Orlando LIVE on FloMarching
Sunday, July 8 | 7 PM PT
7:55 PM ET - Music City
Music City made the move to World Class during the 2017-18 offseason after many seasons of success in the Open Class arena. The corps earned its highest finish ever in 2017, fourth in Open Class World Championships and 24th in DCI World Championships with everyone.
The corps' 2018 show, "Hell On Wheels: The Final Journey Of Casey Jones," contains a lot of original music as well as some fun tunes such as "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne and "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen.
Weapons of mass percussion! .
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8:46 PM ET - Spirit of Atlanta
Spirit of Atlanta has been blasting through the ranks so far this season. With a most recent score (on July 2) of 69.800, the corps could be one of the first in its tier to break 70.
Although Spirit won't have any other corps to catch up to in Orlando, this opportunity will give it a chance to test out the recent improvements it has made over the week. The lack of close competition at Orlando may remove some pressure allowing the corps to shine even more, depending on how it handles the situation.
9:03 PM ET - The Cadets/Boston Crusaders
Since the shift in staff members after 2016, Boston Crusaders and The Cadets have been fun to watch together, especially when they perform adjacent to one another.
"Rivalry" aside, or whatever you want to call it, both of these corps will be aiming to prove themselves. They both have an opportunity to close the gap with Bluecoats and Carolina Crown, just barely ahead of them.
About a point and a half separated Boston Crusaders from Bluecoats in Cranston, RI, on Monday night. The Cadets were 2.200 points behind Boston. Boston, Bluecoats, The Cadets, and Carolina Crown saw each other in Massachusetts this past Sunday, which resulted in the following order: Bluecoats (79.050), Carolina Crown (77.950), Boston Crusaders (76.850), The Cadets (73.800).
No matter what, you'll want to watch The Cadets AND Boston... and if we're being honest, who would want to miss Carolina Crown and Bluecoats after these two anyway?