The Bluecoats organization has planned an exciting 2027 season featuring four educational programs, another Northeast Ohio-based Summer Music Series, three performance ensembles, and the defending DCI World Champions performing on a thrilling 8,000 mile national tour.
As the 2027 drum corps season kicks off next week with audition events and virtual auditions around the country, Bluecoats looks ahead to an exciting 2027 summer season. Bluecoats will return for its fifth Spring Training at the University of Mount Union. Starting in late May, 165 Bluecoats Drum Corps performers and dozens of Bluecoats staff members will move in at the University of Mount Union for six weeks of intensive training. During this time, the sixth cohort of Bluecoats Fellows will embark on a four-week Spring Training residency, during which they will be mentored by a Bluecoats designer, gaining the opportunity to grow their skills and receive advice & guidance on their work.
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In partnership with the University of Mount Union, the Band Director Day program will return to Bluecoats Spring Training in 2027. Band directors are invited to attend this jam-packed day to get a peek behind the curtain as the Bluecoats Drum Corps learns and produces its 2027 production. Registration for the Band Director Day at the University of Mount Union is free. Stay tuned for an event date announcement!
Rhythm IN BLUE will return in its fifth year on the SoundSport stage. In 2027, Rhythm IN BLUE will rehearse, eat and reside at the University of Mount Union alongside the drum corps during three in-person rehearsal weekends, before beginning a weekends-only tour, culminating in the SoundSport International Music & Food Festival in Indianapolis.
At the end of Bluecoats Spring Training is an exciting weekend of events that launches the Bluecoats Summer Music Series. Created in 2021, this series brings together a mix of public performances, educational opportunities, and family-friendly events hosted in Northeast Ohio. The Blue Way Summer Arts Camp kicks off the Summer Music Series by welcoming hundreds of students aged 14 to 21 years old to the University of Mount Union for the final days of Bluecoats Spring Training from June 30 to July 3, 2027. Participants will spend four days in leadership sessions, visual and music rehearsals, and, finally, will perform alongside the Bluecoats at the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration on July 3, 2027.
The Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration also acts as the premiere of the 2027 Bluecoats Drum Corps and includes exciting performances from performing arts ensembles from throughout Ohio, such as Bluecoats’ Alumni Ensemble Legacy Arc, Bluecoats’ Rhythm IN BLUE, and EN-RICH-MENT’s EN-CORPS! Tickets will go on sale on February 1, 2027, and the event will be streamed live on FloMarching.
Following the exciting send-off at the Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration, the Bluecoats Drum Corps will depart for their national tour. Fans can expect the defending World Champions to make an unconventional visit to Denver following a string of performances in the Midwest. Following its trip to the Centennial State, the corps will proceed to familiar routes through Texas, the South, and the East Coast. More details of the national tour will be announced later this month.
The Bluecoats national tour culminates in an exciting championship week that begins in Northeast Ohio at Innovations in Brass. On August 9, 2027, over 10 drum corps—including all top-six World Class drum corps from the 2026 season (Bluecoats, Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, Boston Crusaders, Santa Clara Vanguard, and Blue Stars)—will compete at Innovations in Brass in Northeast Ohio. Tickets will go on sale on February 1, 2027 at bluecoats.com/innovations.
The Blue Way Middle School Honor Band will also return to Northeast Ohio on August 9, 2027. This one-day event for students entering grades 6 to 9 in 2027/2028 academic year includes a full day of instruction and ends with a performance for thousands of fans at Innovations in Brass.
Finally, the Bluecoats Drum Corps & Rhythm IN BLUE will make their way to Indianapolis for performances and competitions. Rhythm IN BLUE will seek its fifth-straight Best In Show crown at the SoundSport International Music & Food Festival while the Bluecoats defend their third World Championship at the Drum Corps International World Championships (August 12 — 14, 2027 at Lucas Oil Stadium).
