In March, Twitter celebrated its eighth anniversary by giving its more than 600 million users the ability to search for their very first Tweets ever published.
On July 21, 2008, at 5:39 p.m., DCI's first drum corps introduced itself on the popular social network, with nearly every World and Open Class corps following suit in the next few years.
As a record of their inaugural posts, check out this list of every corps' very first Tweet of all time, as we also crunch the numbers to see which groups are most active and garner the most attention on Twitter.
First corps to Tweet to the drum corps universe
1. @PhantomRegiment, July 21, 2008
2. @SCVanguard, October 14, 2008
3. @TheBlueDevils, October 15, 2008
4. @BostonCrusaders, November 25, 2008
5. @JerseySurf, February 6, 2009
Five most-followed corps
1. @TheCavaliers, 32,300+
2. @TheBlueDevils, 27,200+
3. @CarolinaCrown, 26,300+
4. @PhantomRegiment, 25,800+
5. @TheCadets, 24,500+
Corps that Tweet the most
1. @TheCavaliers, 11,300+
2. @CarolinaCrown, 6,625+
3. @TheBlueDevils, 5,324+
4. @PhantomRegiment, 3,612+
5. @TheBlueStars, 3,259+
First Tweets of DCI and its World and Open Class corps
Is looking for fans to be part of the studio audience for the Coundown. April 9th at Lucas Oil Stadium.— Drum Corps Int'l (@DCI) March 25, 2009
Great performance Saturday night at the Garde Arts Center! http://twitpic.com/5bqxc— 7th Regiment (@7thRegiment) May 20, 2009
Welcome to our sole follower. Great Score last night of 66— The Academy DBC (@TheAcademyDBC) June 21, 2009
Getting Ready for Auditions and the 2009 Season!— The Blue Devils (@TheBlueDevils) October 15, 2008
The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps is now tweeting!— Blue Knights (@TheBlueKnights) April 30, 2009
Welcome to the official Blue Saints Drum & Bugle Corps! Follow us for the latest and greatest news on this DCI Open Class corps!— Blue Saints (@BlueSaintsDBC) December 22, 2009
This is the official Twitter of the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps— The Blue Stars (@TheBlueStars) February 27, 2009
Hello! We are in the process of gearing up our twitter site, we will start to "tweet" more often when the corps moves in in 22 days! Thanks!— Bluecoats (@Bluecoats) April 30, 2009
Getting ready for the audition camp this weekend!— Boston Crusaders (@bostoncrusaders) November 25, 2008
3 days until the 2009 Cadets April camp this weekend in NJ - last round of colorguard and brass auditions!!— The Cadets (@TheCadets) April 21, 2009
The Official Carolina Crown Twitter Page is up and running!— Carolina Crown (@CarolinaCrown) August 4, 2010
This is the Cascades Drum Corps official Twitter account. If you are interested in the Cascades, you can follow us here. #DCI #Cascades— Cascades Drum Corps (@cascadesdc) May 10, 2012
We're getting started here on Twitter! Come and introduce yourself!— The Cavaliers (@TheCavaliers) February 23, 2009
Just opened a Twitter for everyone interested in following the SOUND!— City Sound D&B Corps (@city_sound) February 2, 2011
Lunch, errands, DOING HOMEWORK AND PAPERS!!!!— Coastal Surge (@coastalsurge) June 21, 2009
Hello, Tweeple! The Colts are here, getting ready for another whirlwind summer! Stop and say hello!— The Colts (@TheColts) February 24, 2009
It's drum corps time! Are you ready?!? We are less than a week out from our first camp! Follow us on Facebook: http://t.co/mNmp4425— ColumbiansDrumCorps (@ColumbiansCorps) November 21, 2012
camp on friday!— Crossmen Drum Corps (@Crossmen) April 29, 2009
We are now on Twitter!!!! It's about time!— Genesis Drum Corps (@GenesisDrumCorp) November 7, 2012
Update January 12, 2011 - Gold Announces First Audition Date for 2011 Season at http://bit.ly/eACW9x #DCI #Gold— Gold Drum Corps (@GoldDrumCorps) January 13, 2011
Show tonight @ Mt.SAC starts @5:30
Practice 8:30 am to 1:30 pm
Meet @ truck @ 4:00
Performance time 6:55
good luck and have fun!!!— Impulse Drum Corps (@ImpulseZot) June 20, 2009
Preparing for the weekend.— JerseySurf (@JerseySurf) February 6, 2009
I wonder who has the Twitter MADISONSCOUT and whether they'll give it to me.— Madison Scouts (@MadisonCorps) April 3, 2009
The Sacramento Mandarins are on Twitter!— Sacramento Mandarins (@DCIMandarins) May 9, 2009
Save the date! Thanksgiving week-end - site to be announced.— MusicCityDrumCorps (@MusicCityDC) October 6, 2009
I am testing twitter— Oregon Crusaders (@oregoncrusaders) October 12, 2008
Pacific Crest is now tweeting!— Pacific Crest (@PCDrumCorps) April 16, 2009
Just posted a bunch of new items for 2008 at http://tinyurl.com/5zqbdy - check them out!— Phantom Regiment (@PhantomRegiment) July 21, 2008
My Name is Nathan Martin. I'm a 3rd year mellophone player with Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps and this is our twitter of the summer. Enjoy— Pioneer Corps (@pioneerdbc) May 27, 2010
Welcome to the official Twitter Page for the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Please be patient with us as we construct our page.— Racine Scouts (@RacineScoutsDBC) October 17, 2010
Thank you for following the official Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps twitter account. Be sure to keep checking back for updates— The Raiders (@raidersdbc) June 17, 2010
Coming soon!— Santa Clara Vanguard (@scvanguard) October 15, 2008
Holding this username for Spartans Drum & Bugle Corps— Spartans Drum Corps (@spartansdbc) November 24, 2009
Follow what is happening at Spirit on Twitter!— Spirit Drum Corps (@SpiritDrumCorps) April 15, 2009
Not doing anything March 12-14? Come march with us! Spots available still in all sections.— Thunder Drum Corps (@ThunderDnBCorps) March 9, 2010
Welcome to the Official Twitter of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps from Casper, Wyoming! Follow us for news, pictures, and updates :)— Troopers Drum&Bu (@CasperTroopers) February 9, 2009