DCUK 1984 Imperial Knights - Part 1

Imperial Knights performance at DCUK Finals (Prelims) 1984 - when drum corps in the UK was particularly exciting!

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Entertainment

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• DCUK
• Imperial
• Knights
• 1984
• Drum
• Corps

[glancerwells]

great imperial knights show from that day,what a great day it was, i was with Green Lancers who did the final solo in Even Now.

good times by all it was fantastic!

[TheP01nt]

Wow! It was great being in the audience but to be a performer in the lancers must have been amazing. I remember very vividly the time when you beat Dagenham for the first time of the season the week before finals at the Gravesham contest - amazing atmosphere - whole crowd was behind you. I have some video of it somewhere. Great stuff!

[glancerwells]

it was a fantastic time i think for all of us to be part of drum corp at that time. to battle against Dagenham, Imperials & Blue Barons every year was why DCUK was enjoyable to watch. i don't know about you, i think there should be a revival of the old drum corps and have an alumni section in DCUK for us oldies who can't seem to get drum corp out of there blood!

[TheP01nt]

I've just posted a new clip - the week before finals in 1983 when you (Lancers) took first place over Dagenham for the first time. It shows the announcement of the results and I think it's pretty obvious what the crowd thought of you :-) I remember the stand shook and the static encore at the end (which I think I also have somewhere) was something else!

[lurchendale]

I was there playing in 1984 as a 14 year old young lad. I've never known such a bunch of poser/bullying wankers in my life! Insecure spoilt twats with bad mullets,perms and pig ugly girlfriends.Great music though....

[RogueBrit]

not bitter then lol

[brightontilidie]

this was by far the best times for drum corps. i played for the knights from 82-84. soprano. 84 finals was truely amazing. it seemed to be us and dagenham crusaders that took the share of trophies. not forgetting green lancers who won in 83. these were truely the best days of my life.meeting some great people from all over the country.loved every minute of it.happy days.

[RogueBrit]

Go Russel Burton !!

[paulyw69]

The Knights are reforming for 2010. Will be playing Zenda. See the Knights Alumni website for information

[RogueBrit]

The sopranos at 02:00 used and still give me cold shivers down my spine

[Dogsnob142]

Fantastic cant believe ive found this my favourite DCUK opener ever!! Prisoner of Zenda??

By the Imperial Knights classic British Drum Corps!!

Stands the test of time well not like the pish noy!!!

[minkeekat]

It must be about 20 years since I saw any drum corps. I just watched this video. It STILL looks and sounds amazing and STILL managed to bring me out in goosebumps!

[brad44dexter]

silver shadows were p**h.

you won f*** all

[scotsmandownunder]

Anybody out there got footage of the Silver Shadows? I was with them from foundation in 1979 (pre DCUK) until the BMBC 2 weeks after my wedding in 1986. Three times DCUK finalists. Love all these old memories of Lancers, Knights, Crusaders, etc ... all good!