2023 DCI World Championship Finals Awards Ceremony 

props to the Mandarins, man. Amazing how far they've come since long ago.

It's tragic yet poetic that Cadets graced the field one final time wearing their traditional uniforms. The oldest world class drum corps folding is a gut punch to the activity

Colts and Troopers keep their top 12 status (with Colts getting their highest score in history) Cadets return to the top 5 Crown returns to the top 3 (and brings the Jim Ott back home) Cavaliers win drums for the first time in over a decade BD wins for their third time in a row Historic year

As a Blue Devils fan I’m kind of saddened that SCV didn’t compete this year as they would be in the finals without a doubt.

SO damn proud of the Red Team. History has been made tonight! 🔺

Thank you Cadets for wearing the maroon and gold that made my night

2024: Anybody but BD

I do think BD deserved the win. I just don’t think it should be over 1 point

Great job cadets! Looking good in those classic uniforms

Colts really did the damn thing and broke their record! Super proud.

Thanks Troopers! Only show to give me goosebumps!

I love how when its all said and done everyone takes an opportunity to mingle and visit, as it should be!

New Mandarins Record in Top 6😎🍊🎩

I hope Santa Clara returns to the top 12 next year 😭

Congratulation to The Cavaliers 💚 that drumline was 🔥🔥🔥, the whole corp was TOP NOTCH!!!! Mandarins💜, Bluecoats💙 & Troopers💛 outstanding performances. 💚💙💜💛. Do I agree with the final scoring not on your life but I'm not a judge.

You'll get em next year Bluecoats!!!

i haven't been keeping up with drum corps much since i last marched in 2016 with The Mandarins. but it's so awesome to see how far the corps has come since then! At the time, we would say all the time how Mandarins were making history within the corps each year and I'm so happy to see not only a top 12 finish but a top 6 finish?! amazing

The cavaliers uniforms were awesome

I was never a Cadets fan back in the day but have grown to like them over the years and now I love the fact that they have big enough balls to stick with their traditional style of uniforms.

5th highest score of all time by the bd is insane

Well I said the Cavies Drumline was #1 before San Antonio so they just proved it from then on through Atlanta through Allentown and all three nights from Prelims to Semi-Finals to Finals. As Mike Fantini of Agedout Podcast says: CLEAN WINS EVERYTIME!!! Congrats to the Cavies!

Hey congratulations to BD for the 3 peat, and congratulations to the coats for their 2nd place 3 peat

Congratulations to all

Congrats Cavaliers for taking 1st in percussion.

I have two friends who marched cascades and I couldn’t be more proud of them

This stadium is electric.

Tomasito de Carolina Crown estamos muy orgullosas de ti primo! que bendición ser ganadores dentro de esta gran competición, felicidades a todo tu equipo cuanto talento 🥰 éxito a todos para lo que depare el futuro un abrazos desde Torreón Coahuila, México 🟢⚪🟥 Atte: Tu tia Juana y Prima Fany.

Kinda surprised at the results. Attended the Allentown show and Boston was sooo incredible. Congratulations to the top 3, they must really have stepped up their game in the intervening week.

Cadets in the traditional uniform! Gorgeous!

We not gonna talk about how highkey phantom always winning that leadership award like damnnnn they be pumping out the best DMs lol

When did the Cadets put those uniforms on?? It looks so good!!!

I really wish the announcer would’ve stopped on “blue” when announcing second place and just build the most tension possible

YESSIR!

Cavs; Best percussion 👍🏿. Mandarins; ascension👍🏿. Boston; getting Stronger. Phantom Reg’s and Cavies unis 🔥🔥🔥

Congratulations Blue Devils! 💙💛🩷🖤🎉

Mandarins will be this good or better for the foreseeable future. They are making great use of their MM’s.

WOAH!!!... Now i havent been paying much attention up u til the last few weeks.... But damn where is the Vanguard??!?!

I've been at war fan since 1972 when I was a sophomore at Anderson high School North of Indianapolis love the Blue devils troopers and Madison I miss Santa Clara terribly my top five would have been crown Boston devil's bluecoats cadets I had no problem with six through 12.

The mandarins WOW 6th over all and bested some heavy hitters. They're going to be great next year unless Santa Clara Vanguard doesn't return next year.

I still think Bluecoats shouls have won best overall effect... BD didn't move me like The Bluecoats did 🤷🏻‍♀️

DCI has grown onto a MAJOR international business..Corporation actually support DCI units as part of their budgets...

the wink at 16:40 😭

Congratulations blue devil

Why is there the weezer lick at 7:38😂😂

wooooooooo🙃

It seems the activity is really at the point now where the traditional names of the units can be dropped or significantly changed. While there's certainly something blue about the Blue Devils, there's nothing blue about the Bluecoats or Blue Stars. WGI groups began coming up with creative names for their ensembles years ago and DCI corps should follow suit.

Curse the man whistling weezer at 7:37.

16.41 hahahaha good reaction

19:26 Lol moment for Blue Devils :)

For the first time since DCI began, Santa Clara isn't in the finals. Shame on all the alumni who abandoned the corps.

andddddd of course bd won

7:38 WEEZER

I have been a follower of DCI competition since 1972 and before that in the 60's. The Blue Devils dominance in DCI is to be respected. The Madison Scouts, Santa Clara Vanguard are noticably absent. In the Scouts case for several years being a final 12. The Cavaliers, Blue Devils, Phantom Regiment, Blue Stars, as well as some others, remain competitive. This consistency of some corps is achieved by recognizing their tradition, uniforms, type of music, symmetry of all Corp members in presentation. A flow of sight, sound, presenting a powerful display to the audience and judges. The Madison Scouts, 1975,1988, Santa Clara 1973 and 1988, were particular years these corps were unparalleled. They need to get back to that type of performance.

Does BD ever lose?? I took 4th in 89’ and I had the time of my life playing in that horn line. We were going for title number 7 lol.

Sooooo disappointed that SCV didnt compete

Damn BAC got left behind

7:38

16:40

Crown was robed

The Bluecoats were the BEST!!

Anyone else hear the Weezer lick at 7:39?

20:10

💙😈🎶FTW!!!

THE BLUE CHEATS

As I did last year, I will just say it now. "And the winner of the 2024 DCI world championship, The Blue Devils" What a crock..

Steve Rondinaro is still alive????

21:22 💀

SCV 1981

Can we address the elephant in the room…”What’s going on with Madison Scouts”

Troopers should’ve scored higher

Boston big mad

Why do people boo the bluecoats

I congratulate the talent in BD but design wise it’s just so boring now a lot of my friends and I don’t even like think about them when we rank bands now which is somthing I never thought I’d had to do 2011-2014 from them are sum of my favorite shows period even 2012 it’s weird but they did it once then won then did sum completely different the next year. if I saw 2012 type shows for the next many years like 2017-2023 we wouldn’t have gotten something special like 2014

CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST EARNED THE FIRST THREE-PEAT IN CORPS HISTORY DEVILS 😈💙💪✨✂

Fix this judging, please. The winner should be determined by the skills of the performers, not how much money a corps can dump on design.

Crown and Boston got robbed like seriously…Bluecoat show was so damn boring omg man Cavies won fair enough but Boston had the sickest book and was by far the cleanest line this whole season.

The Devils have played a variation of the same show since 2011😂. Crown got robbed.

It's nice that they've found a competition for gay kids. The flamboyancy is actually preferred.

Not trying to be a hater, but why can't other Corps win? Why does it feel like BD every year? Those other Corps work just as hard day in and day out but the judges for these events don't seem to see it.

Blue Devils show looks literally the same every year, hence why they're so forgettable. Like their entire personality is around Metamorph. But Crown won brass so I'm mostly happy. Also Cadets were saving their uniforms for tonight or?

Does she ever stop talking?! Let’s hear the show!!

Once again the biased judges gave the Blue Devils the high GE score which always allows them to win. This needs to be looked into.

The scoring system is a joke. The way it's structured it gives judges more reason to not make a clear decision.

that ain't international

Tired of these blue devil mfs winning dog I’m trynna see someone fresh

Congratulations to the Blue Devils' 21st DCI World Champion season--an UNDEFEATED season as well (not the first and definitely not the last). In terms of the brass caption award, BD still holds an ENORMOUS lead with 25 trophies at finals. With Crown's win tonight, they tie with Cadets at 8 trophies right behind BD. It would take either Crown or Cadets 18 consecutive wins to edge out BD's brass EMPIRE (2COOLWD!). Keyword: Consistency. For the percussion caption award, SCV still leads the pack with 15 trophies followed by BD with 13. Cavaliers' percussion win tonight now ties them with Cadets at 7 trophies and lands both corps into third behind Blue Devils and SCV. Tonight was BD's 22nd colorguard trophy. Right behind BD in terms of trophy count would be Cadets with 7. It would take Cadets 16 consecutive wins to edge out BD's colorguard DYNASTY. BD's 8-peat in colorguard from 2008-2015 (mic drop!) is a feat of particular note which the brass and percussion captions aren't even close to matching at DCI finals. Otherwise, congratulations to every member who marched this week in Indy. This experience built a foundation of success for all your future endeavors in school, work, and life in general. Remember the lessons you learned this summer and apply them to all challenges that come in the future.

Jesus. Is this like bd 20 th title? Whatever man. DCI is a bore fest.

It is clearly evident Carolina Crown was the best overall. I'm still scratching my head about what the Blue Devils show was all about? I mean can you translate what's being said during your show? 😳 DCI has become such a joke.

😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴

So are they ever going to investigate the BD? I mean cmon the meat riding on them is insane. Their show was no where near the best this year

Way over-produced, like ALL of DCI now.

To the young people competing in the newest evolution of Drum Corps , congratulations to the age outs job well done. To visual visionionaires just KMA and keep moving, if didn't compete in your true Corp uniform don't wear it at Olympic retreat, and lastly for DCI ,stop inviting the Commandants OWN because the disconnect is ridiculous stop showing the past years of the Old Guard in the promos as well as pre 1998 competitive Drum Corps just Stop its insulting let this new activity stand alone, give it a new name if you choose not having the American Flag on the field while competing has always be a great disgrace having Corps present it at retreat as nothing more than a prop is insulting again, at this point just leave the American Flag the Marines Drum & Bugle Corps along with the Old Guard completely out of the new activity, you've changed the activity so much let's see if the rumors are true DCI is no longer sustainable and possibly folds in 2028 if factual its a fitting end to an organization that I competed in for 4 years marching Drum Corps for 19 years, you've destroyed a helluva alot more than you have helped

BOOOO DEVILS!! GO PACIFIC CREST

The blue Devils do not deserve first place way because they are making dci boring by winning all the time

Love the corps... HATE the entire sports oriented production.

yawn

another bag job again, could have told you the top three at the beginning of the season. BAC was over them all up until prelims in scores.. this judging platform needs to be changed. all about ge and nothing about execution and performance. BAC had the best over all show and this. smh

who cares if the soloist are female. just have good soloist.

I don’t care what anyone says. BD didn’t deserve that win. Electric guitar doesn’t belong in drum corps.

As a dci fan since the inception, can we please get back to basics without all the voiceovers and props! Please! I'm sure I'm not the only person out here who misses the precision synchronicity of corp & color guard footwork the likes of Zingali, with real musicianship! Tired of the boring, superfluous enhancements that detract from actual human achievement. (As a side note, I guarantee audience numbers will increase).