Tuesday, June 28, Dublin Coffman High School's stadium will be transformed into a battleground showcasing marching band talent.

Tuesday, June 28, Dublin Coffman High School's stadium will be transformed into a battleground showcasing marching band talent.

Emerald City Music Games is Dublin's stop on Drum Corps International's tour of more than 100 cities.

The event features drum and bugle corps from throughout the country competing with one another before the World Championships the second week in August in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The 6:30 p.m. preshow will features the Dublin City School District's student group Dublin Taiko, which will present an act modeled after the music and choreography of Japan's Taiko drumming style. The band competition begins at 7 p.m.

Gary Hodges, Drum Corps International Tour event partner, said the Dublin event gives high school and college students in central Ohio the opportunity to see Olympic-caliber entertainers.

"It's a very high-level performing group," Hodges said.

Hodges was band director at Dublin Scioto High School from 1984-2001.

He said money raised from the event goes toward the district's stadium fund, used for the athletic departments for all three high schools. The music department also makes money based on concession stand sales.

This year's food options will also include six food trucks, Hodges said.

As many as 3,000 have attended the Emerald City Games in the past, he said. The scores and feedback given along the tour stops help the corps prepare for the World Championships, held Aug. 9 and 10 for open class competitions and Aug. 11 through 13 for world class competitions.

Primarily high school students are in open class, and world class features primarily college-age competitors.

The seven corps performing will include Blue Stars, from La Crosse, Wisconsin; The Cavaliers, from Rosemont, Illinois; Cincinnati Tradition, from Cincinnati; Genesis, from Austin, Texas; Legends, from Portage, Michigan; Pioneer, from Milwaukee; and the Troopers, from Casper, Wyoming.

Cincinnati's team features an all-age corps, Hodges said, with members ranging from middle school-age to 70 years old.

"Our show this year is very eclectic that way," he said.