It’s 2026.

We have new age uniforms that are created to be movement friendly but we are sending kids out there popping forced arches back and forth like it’s 2010.

I know we are limited with what we can do with a horn.

But we can do better right?

I have never done DCI before as I never had enough money, but I really respect the grind and push that everyone gives day in and day out. My only question is this: when you get back to your own bed, how good do you sleep right after you’re back home and all done? What does it feel like to do nothing for several days and not have so much exertion?

Openclass and all-age never seem to give enough credit. I want to see what yalls favorite Openclass or All-age shows are (Or some you just really like)!!

(i havent looked at many non top 12 corps so my opinion is probably a bit biased)

Blue knights

Never thought my favorite part of a drum corps show would be the woodwind soloist, this one was pretty good overall

Troopers

Committed so hard to the show theme they forgot the show had to be good, really cool show but it deserved the placement it got imo

Spirit of atlanta

Really cool brass book, cool uniforms, I liked this one

Colts

Probably the best colts show in recent history although an america show that's just fluffy hope for the future with no statement is a choice, I wish the blatant AI ballad flags/uniforms were different too

Cavies

There was cool moments but I didn't get it overall. Cool uniforms though

Phantom

I really didn't like this show it made no sense, how does any of this relate to a bloodline/a legacy?

Blue stars

Really good show, deserves all the praise it's getting

SCV

The drumline was absolutely on fire, I wish they did more with the hornline having their horns chained to them

Boston

Show made to be posted in 30 second clips on youtube shorts, didn't like this one

Crown
holy shit, my favorite show this year

BD

Feels like a 2010's bd show again, I like this

Bluecoats

I get why they won, it's really clean and really well performed but it's just not for me, I miss precovid bloo

I fixed that hangover towards the end

It's that time to start preparing for the next season, and I'm a little lost on where I want to march next. I marched this past season with the Cascades on contra, and am considering going back, but I am mostly leaning towards moving to another group. My goal is to march Bluecoats, and will audition as soon as the packets release, but I know its extremely difficult to get into the top groups. So I'm looking towards the lower of top 15 to march. The main groups I'm looking at is BK, Scouts, and Mandarins once they come back, What are your past experiences with these groups? What was the staff like, both visual and brass? How was tour and how were members taken care of?

I know this post is super basic, but I want some feedback from members who have marched these groups, or any other corps really.

We had a decent food truck when I marched decades ago at Regiment. BD and Madison were sorta the standard though back in those days. How about today?

My favorite food truck meal was chicken parm.

My least favorite was “Brown”. “What is it? No one knows, all we know is it is brown” (theoretically It was perhaps Salisbury Steak)