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Band directors can expose their students to powerful marching programs presented by drum and bugle corps during this year's Drum Corps International summer tour. Groups ordering 20 or more tickets qualify for ticket discounts, and select events will feature pre-show educational clinics.

As an added bonus, groups that buy 40 or more tickets will receive 5 complimentary tickets. Groups that order 50 or more tickets will receive 10 complimentary tickets. To take advantage of this offer, visit www.dci.org/tickets/groups for instructions on how to order tickets by phone, online or by mail.

DCI's 2010 summer tour includes more than 115 events in 39 states, putting at least one corps show within driving distance for most high school marching bands. The tour begins June 18 with a show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and ends with the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis on August 14. View the complete schedule and show lineups at www.dci.org/schedule.

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Events in fifteen cities are designated as "premier events" which are held in large stadiums and offer some of the tour's largest lineups. The 2010 premier events include:

Louisville, KY – June 22
Normal, IL – June 25
Arlington, VA – June 26
Stanford, CA – June 26
Kalamazoo, MI – July 10
Minneapolis, MN – July 17
Dallas, TX – July 22-23
Houston, TX – July 22-23
San Antonio, TX – July 24-25
Hattiesburg, MS – July 28
Gadsden, AL – July 29
Murfreesboro, TN – July 30
Atlanta, GA – July 31
Allentown, PA – August 6-7
Indianapolis, IN – August 12–14

Among the corps competing on the 2010 tour are legendary organizations such as the Troopers, Casper, WY; Blue Devils, Concord, CA; Madison Scouts, Madison, WI; and Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL. DCI also welcomes several new and returning corps to the summer tour, including the Spartans, Nashua, NH; Forte, Grand Prairie, TX; Platinum, Raleigh, NC; Genesis, Rio Grande Valley, TX; Thunder, Spokane, WA; and City Sound, Long Beach, CA.

"Attending a Drum Corps International summer tour event keeps students engaged through the summer," said John DeNovi, director of business development for DCI. "It's a great way for a high school director to reward student leaders, inspire excellence, jump start a band camp and celebrate participation in marching music with administrators, students and their families."

Select events on the summer tour will feature pre-show clinics that allow students to get up close and personal with top instructors and performers from some of DCI's top corps. Check DCI.org for details.

For group ticket information, call DCI at 317-275-1212 ext. 33 or download the group ticket brochure and order form at www.dci.org/tickets/groups.

Photos courtesy of DCI.

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