Drum Corps International in McKinney
July 23, 2024 at McKinney ISD Stadium
The 2024 DCI competition event in McKinney pn Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at McKinney ISD Stadium was a great night of band music! Below is the line-up of the musician-athletes that competed for points on their way to the DCI Championships that took place August 8-10 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Final placements from the DCI Finals are shown below:
- Blue Knights (Denver, CO) - #13
- Blue Stars (La Crosse, WI) - #8
- Genesis (Austin, TX) - #19
- Jersey Surf (West Berlin, NJ) - #21
- Mandarins (Sacramento, CA) - #7
- Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA) - #6
- Seattle Cascades, WA - #20
- Troopers, Casper, WY - #10
Click the image below to watch a terrific news piece about McKinney's 2023 DCI event from McKinney's own Katy Blakey at NBC-5 in Dallas:
Drumline Expo - Monday, July 22 - TUPPS Brewery
Fans started the DCI excitement a day before the competition event watching a drumline expo of DCI corps members. The event took place at TUPPS Brewery's new venue and feature drum lines from Santa Clara Vanguard, Blue Stars, and The Troopers.
And the top five finisher's from the 2023 McKinney event were:
- 1st - Carolina Crown (Fort Sill, SC)
- 2nd - The Cadets (Allentown, PA)
- 3rd - The Mandarins (Seattle, WA)
- 4th - The Troopers (Casper, WY)
- 5th - The Crossmen (San Antonio, TX)