2012 DCI Summer Tour announced!

The 2012 Drum Corps International Tour will take place over 56 days from June through August. 45 corps are expected to put their caravans on America's highways this summer, traveling to 44 states to compete in a total of 101 events. The entire tour will culminate Aug. 9 to 11 during the DCI World Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. The Academy will be competing in 25 events across the country, competing in every major event weekend of the summer. Take a look and see if we'll be visiting a city near you:

June 20 - Mesa, AZ Southwest Corps Connection

June 29 - Oceanside, CA Corps at the Crest San Diego

June 30 - Walnut, CA Corps at the Crest Walnut

July 1 - Riverside, CA Western Corps Connection

July 7 - Denver, CO Drums Along the Rockies

July 9 - Omaha, NE Drums Across Nebraska

July 10 - Waukee, IA Celebration in Brass

July 12 - Dubuque, IA Music on the March

July 13 - La Crosse, WI River City Rhapsody-La Crosse

July 14 - Minneapolis, MN DCI Minnesota

July 16 - Olathe, KS Brass Impact

July 17 - Van Buren, AR Battle on the Border IX

July 18 - Broken Arrow, OK Drums of Summer

July 19 - Denton, TX DCI North Dallas presented by Red River Thunder

July 21 - San Antonio, TX DCI Southwestern Championship @ The Alamodome

July 24 - Dallas, TX DCI Dallas presented by North Texas Festival of Drums and Bugles

July 25 - Edmond, OK DCI Central Oklahoma

July 26 - Little Rock, AR DCI Arkansas

July 28 - Atlanta, GA DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship presented by Lake Oconee & Greene County, GA

July 30 - Raliegh, NC July 31 - Bealton, VA Drum Corps in Northern Virginia

August 1 - Erie, PA Lake Erie Fanfare II

August 2 - Rome, NY Drums Along the Mohawk

August 4 - Allentown, PA DCI Eastern Classic

August 6 - Massillon, OH Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Drum Corps Competition

August 9-11 - Indianapolis, IN Drum Corps International World Championships

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