Countdown to the Chicago Drum Show

The 18th Annual Chicago Drum Show is May 17 and 18, 2008.

Same weekend: At the nearby DuPage Expo Center (5 miles down the road) visit the annual Chicago version of the Texas Guitar Show. For details, go to www.texasguitarshows.com

Big-time drum show clinics! Carmine Appice, Cindy Blackman, Billy Ward, Donny Osborne, Bob Moses, Matt Wilson, Chip Ritter and Gail-Louise! Go to the clinician page for details on this phenomenal lineup! For frosting on the cake, we have "Chicago rock drum God" Gregg Potter sharing the clinic stage as a Master of Ceremonies. (Gregg's appearance is supported by Trick, Aquarian, Gibraltar, and Firth.) Click here for info on the Master Class program.

Raffles at the show: Odds are great for winning a very unique prize! We already have seven great snare drums on the block! Click here for photos and more details.

Clinics and Master Classes!

Click here for the 2008 exhibit area chart!

Click on the categories above for information on 2008 clinics, raffle prizes, exhibitor information and general show info! We would like to call special sttention to first-time Chicago Drum show exhibitors: Metro Drum Co., Unix Drums, Artisan Percussion, Rock Custom Drums, Guitar Center, Drumforum.org, Drum Factory, Jeff Piljac, Longo Drums, Ellis Drum Shop, Rock N Roll Hearing Tech, Doug & Dennis Koger, MCD Percussion, Ron Fink, Abbott Drum Works.

Be sure to stop by the Guitar Center booth #92 to meet industry personality Glenn Noyes. He'll be giving away a Pork Pie drum each day of the show, along with hats and other swag. Pictured here is one of the drums. This drum is 6x14 with an 8 ply Maple shell, 2.3mm hoops, Remo heads and premium Snare wires. Both drums are drum signed and numbered by Bill Detamore.

For even more show buzz, be sure to visit our friends at the forums: www.drumforum.org, ghostnote.net (go to http://www.ghostnote.net/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=143), and www.drumsmith.com

Schedule and attendance pricing:

10 A.M. - 5 P.M. Both days. Adults $15.00, Children 5-12 $5.00, under 5 free

VIP admission $75.00 (good for admittance during times otherwise limited to exhibitors 5:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. Friday, 8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. Saturday)

Click here to visit the 2007 Chicago Drum Show exhibits

Clinic highlight clips from the 2007 Chicago Drum Show (click on each name): Hannah Ford, Donny Osborne, Stanton Moore, Steve Fagiano, Johnny Rabb, Peter Erskine

All of the above clips are also available on a full-bandwidth DVD, $5.00

Click here to watch the 2007 drum show preview!

Drum Show Souvenirs: In addition to the usual show shirt (Gregg Potter, below right), for 2008 we have added commemorative drumsticks and stickers. The sticker (below left) is 5"x5" UV coated, ideal for road cases, etc.

Our thanks to Gregg Potter and Cindy Blackman for allowing us to use their images for these souvenirs!

What sort of gear will be presented at the show? It's always a little hard to predict, but we have had a few reports of very interesting stuff such as the Fibes snare drum and A and K Zildjian assortments pictured below. Mark Daus (booth 48) recently acquired this lot and has documentation that it was all purchased from Kathy Rich late last year. There is no claim that any or all of it belonged to or was used by Buddy, but according to Mark the gear sounds great.

We sold out of the Trixon shirts at the 2007 show and nearly all the Hannah Ford shirts. We ordered a few more of each for those who missed the chance to get one. Med, Large, XL They are $10.00 for the Black shirt and $12 for the white shirt plus $5 for priority mail shipping.

Kane County address:

525 South Randall Rd
St Charles, IL 60174

Past Show Photos and Exhibitor Charts