With the 2026 Drum Corps International Summer Tour set to kick off June 26 in Muncie, Indiana — featuring six weeks of exciting, nationwide drum corps action — corps across the drum corps universe have been actively announcing their productions for the upcoming summer.
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Here’s everything you need to know about what’s been publicized to date:
Music City – Venomorphosis
REVEALED: November 14
In their own words
“The hook is simple. We present who we are, we get bit by change, and then we evolve across the nine minutes of the show. We have trials. We shed what no longer serves us, and we emerge renewed.”
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Impulse – Around the Table
REVEALED: November 16
In their own words
“On the surface level, it’s about games. It centers around some of our favorite games growing up. And then from there, it will be about the things that happen while we’re playing games, whether that be competition, or apologies when competition gets a little bit too intense and there’s some chaos.”
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Northern Lights – Someday I Might
REVEALED: November 18
In their own words
“It may be music that you’re familiar with, but it’s going to be done in a completely different fashion that allows the whole show to be cohesive, top to bottom, even though those selections really shouldn’t go together.”
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Hawthorne Caballeros – Entwine
REVEALED: November 29
In their own words
“We needed to find a way to honor our past but continue our future. The crowd at (the DCI World Championship) Finals may not know as much about our 80 years, so I wanted to come up with something where it would still be an intriguing story and still honor our past.”
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Reading Buccaneers – Simplexity
REVEALED: November 30
In their own words
“I stopped to think, we can’t actually logistically go back in time, because the productions we’ve come to love from the DCI community have turned into complex productions. However, what we can do is explore a show concept that mirrors how we take the simplest form of the activity and develop it into a complex art form.”
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Columbus Saints - Is It Recording?
REVEALED: December 27
In their own words
“It’s a show about video recording and how it relates to memory and history, and how we preserve history.”
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Sunrisers - Outlaw
REVEALED: December 28
In their own words
“In very general terms, the show is a modern take on the old west outlaw character that we all know and love. We wanted to do it in a more modern sense, because western shows have been done before. You’re not going to hear music you’ve typically heard in a western-type show, and the visuals will be more modern while still having that old-timey outlaw grunginess.”
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Bushwackers - Hypnotic
REVEALED: March 5
In their own words
“We have this black and white pattern stripe that goes across the uniform, it just jumps out in the uniform. So, we’re thinking about, visually, what kind of show we could create that would lend itself to that look? And then hypnosis came up.”
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Atlanta CV - SinSations
REVEALED: March 25
In their own words
“Within every culture, there exists classic folk stories and literature. That, at least, to me, build a unique sensation and understanding within the culture of what morality and righteousness is. The 2026 production is going to explore sin not as just an abstract idea, but as a set of tangible sensations."
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Spartans - On the World Stage
REVEALED: April 13
In their own words
“This is what drum corps is, right? We travel the whole summer, we set up, we rehearse, we get better, and then we get ready for that big show. So, that’s the journey that we are taking people on — what it means to our members and what it means to the drum corps community.”
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Fusion Core - Terra Obscura
REVEALED: April 21
In their own words
"The show is about entering into a new world, or a new land that maybe has some familiarity to it but is a totally new place, and the things you might come across, the dangers as you explore that place."
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Genesis - Abstract
REVEALED: April 22
In their own words
“We’re creating a piece of abstract art on the field, based on one simple inspiration. We start with a mural of abstract art that is our inspiration, and we bring that to life throughout the production through color and energy and music.”
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Rogues Hollow Regiment - Behind These Walls
REVEALED: April 25
In their own words
“The general concept of it is taking these mental blocks, these walls we have that stifle our creativity, and taking those walls down. We went with the self-isolation theme of ‘The Wall’ and put it toward those creative barriers around us.”
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The Academy - In the Center of the Ring
REVEALED: April 27
In their own words
“We wanted to entertain the audience and we wanted to create a spectacle. It’s kind of inspired a little bit like a circus, but we’re not doing a circus show. Really, we’re trying to create a spectacle — which is what drum corps is.”
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Seattle Cascades - Against the Grain
REVEALED: May 8
In their own words
"Against the Grain reimagines the rebellious spirit of Pacific Northwest grunge; a daring celebration of youthful expression, anti-establishment identity, and found beauty in defying the expected."
Zephyrus - Neverlost
REVEALED: May 9
In their own words
“We are going to be presenting a show that is a journey through myth and memory, a rediscovery of roots and ultimately the discovery that culture survives in the people who carry it forward.”
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Blue Devils C - Metallic
REVEALED: May 13
In their own words
"Drawing inspiration from industrial textures, cinematic soundscapes, contemporary concert music, and the energy of heavy metal, Metallic transforms the field into a world forged through rhythm, motion, and power. Aggressive percussion writing, soaring brass moments, and shimmering metallic visuals collide to create an experience charged with momentum from beginning to end."
Blue Devils B - Mise En Place
REVEALED: May 18
In their own words
"Drawing influence from iconic culinary films, restaurant culture, and modern jazz fusion, Mise En Place invites audiences into a world where preparation is everything and every detail matters. From the focused intensity of opening prep to the energy of the dinner rush, the production transforms the field into a restaurant alive with motion, sound, and emotion."
The Battalion - In Search Of
REVEALED: May 20
In their own words
“The arc of our story is that the Templars are being pulled into the temple to dig for a treasure. They find this treasure and then that treasure becomes their hidden knowledge which ultimately becomes the demise of the order.”
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Connecticut Hurricanes - The Storm
REVEALED: May 23
In their own words
“This show is, of course, about the storm, the Hurricanes, but it’s also about the storm that kind of resides within all of us, where change has to come through a disruption of normalcy — sometimes through pain, sometimes through the exposure of the fragility that lurks underneath what seems stable.”
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Colt Cadets - GO
REVEALED: May 29
In their own words
"Speed and precision are necessary skills not just for race car drivers, but also Colt Cadets when they bring this year’s performance to the field! The show goes through all aspects of a race — from the prerace buildup, all the way to the checkered flag. Teamwork is needed on pit road and on the field to make this an incredible summer."
Blue Devils - Zei
REVEALED: June 11
In their own words
"The 2026 Blue Devils present a reimagined legend in ZEI (Greek for "Is alive", "lives"). Icarus is revealed through imagery and inspiration. Music and movement rise, propelled by hope, risk, and passion."
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The Cavaliers - The Lost Boys
REVEALED: June 14
Carolina Crown - The Doors of Perception
REVEALED: June 20
In their own words
"Carolina Crown’s 2026 program, The Doors of Perception, delivers a transformation from ordinary consciousness to expanded awareness and universal connectedness. Inspired by the writings of Aldous Huxley and William Blake, the show offers a cosmic visual aesthetic with a multitude of shifting doors to represent the contrast between filtered and unfiltered perception."
