Friday, July 25, 2008

Drums Corps International at the movies

Precision marching, resounding percussion and the ability to rock the stadium** are once again featured in the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championship Quarterfinals in its exclusive, annual in-theatre event Big, Loud & Live 5 on Thursday, August 7th. Celebrating its fifth anniversary in bringing the best-of-the-best marching music ensembles to the big screen, the 2008 DCI World Championship Quarterfinals will be seen in more than 340 movie theatres this year – nearly triple the number of venues from last year.

Tickets for Big, Loud & Live 5, presented by NCM Fathom in High Definition with 5.1 audio, are available at presenting theatre box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of presenting theatre locations and prices please visit the website (theatres are subject to change).

Fans can experience these powerful corps performances from Indiana University’s Memorial Stadium LIVE on the big screen on Thursday, Aug. 7th at 6:00 p.m. Eastern / 5:00 p.m. Central / 4:00 p.m. Mountain / 3:00 p.m. Pacific exclusively at more than 340 select AMC Entertainment Inc, Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Georgia Theatre Co., Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, Marcus Theatres, Malco Theaters, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theatres, as well as the Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s largest cinema broadcast network.

Hosting more than 35 World Championships in 16 North American cities since its founding in 1972, DCI continues the in-theatre tradition again this year with the 2008 World Championship Quarterfinals featuring the top 15 World Class drum corps performing their competitive programs in their entirety. The event will also include highlight clips of the first five corps that performed earlier in the day preceeding the live simulcast. Drum corps competing in the 2008 DCI World Championship Quarterfinals include:

The Academy - Tempe, AZ
Blue Devils - Concord, CA
Blue Knights - Denver, CO
Blue Stars – La Crosse, WI
Bluecoats - Canton, OH
Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
The Cadets - Allentown, PA
Carolina Crown - Ft. Mill, SC
The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
Colts - Dubuque, IA
Crossmen - San Antonio, TX
Glassmen - Toledo, OH
Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
Mandarins - Sacramento, CA
Pacific Crest - Diamond Bar, CA
Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
Pioneer - Milwaukee, WI
Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
Spirit - Jacksonville, AL
Troopers - Casper, WY

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