DCI 2026 Week 2: Crossmen & Music City • Mankato, Georgia, & Tennessee • DCI Championship Facts

The 2026 DCI season is moving toward its first major checkpoint, and the entire World Class field is about to collide in San Antonio. In this Week 2 episode of On the Field, Daniel Montoya Jr. and the GErMs recap the action from Drums Along the Smokies, Drums Across America, and the Kiwanis Thunder of Drums before checking the current rankings in Corps Clash. We also take a closer look at the 2026 productions from Crossmen and Music City, then test our drum corps knowledge with DCI Championship facts and trivia. With only one week remaining until the Texas Tour and the DCI Southwestern Championship at the Alamodome, where every competing corps meets for the first time, which programs are building momentum, and which competitive matchups should we be watching? Drop your thoughts, rankings, and San Antonio predictions in the comments! From opening weekend to Finals Night, we'll keep you up to date with everything happening on the field. --- 00:00 INTRO 00:49 WELCOME 01:42 DRUMS ALONG THE SMOKIES 04:12 DRUMS ACROSS AMERICA 05:30 KIWANIS THUNDER OF DRUMS 10:40 CURRENT RANKINGS 12:12 ROAD TO SAN ANTONIO 15:00 GErMs 17:26 CROSSMEN 28:33 MUSIC CITY 35:20 DCI CHAMPIONSHIP FACTS 01:06:29 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP TRENDS 01:09:02 WRAP UP --- To contribute to On the Field, offer suggestions, and/or ask questions, email us at [email protected]. •GEM Shop: https://generaleffect-shop.fourthwall... •Donate to GEM on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/generaleffectmedia •Subscribe to GEM on Substack: https://www.generaleffect.media/ --- #GeneralEffectMedia #OnTheField #DCI2026