Upcoming Events

2013 Portland Starlight Parade
Saturday, June 1, 2013
8:00pm

One of the biggest events of the year for the Last Regiment. We look forward to bringing a bigger & better band and color guard with awesome lights and beats!

Downtown Portland
Portland, OR

Website: http://www.rosefestival.org/events/starlightparade/

Rose City Rollers
Saturday, June 8, 2013
5:45pm

LRSD brings the Thunder to the Rose Garden Arena for the pre game entertainment at the Rose City Rollers Season 8 Championships!

Rose Garden Arena
1 N. Center Court
Portland, OR, 97227

Website: http://www.rosecityrollers.com/

Portland Pride Parade
Sunday, June 16, 2013
11:00am

This year The Last Regiment partners with NIKE to bring the big beats to the people!

Portland Park Blocks
Portland, OR

Website: http://pridenw.org/

HONK Fest NW Seattle
Friday, June 21, 2013
12:00pm

LRSD road trip to Seattle!!! This is going to be a blast!

SEATTLE
Seattle, WA

Website: http://honkfestwest.com/

4th of July St. Paul Rodeo Parade
Thursday, July 4, 2013
10:00am

This is a fun and colorful community parade with entries from all over the North Willamette Valley. The Last Regiment is proud to be invited to bring our drumming to the rodeo!

St. Paul High School
20449 Main St.
St. Paul, Or, 97137

Website: http://www.stpaulrodeo.com/entertainment/other/parade.html

Centaurpalooza 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
12:00pm

LRSD opens the Sunday festivities with a big bam boom in the Centaur Guitar parking lot

Centaur Guitar
2833 NE Sandy
Portland, Oregon, 97232

Website: http://www.centaurguitar.com/

Division/Clinton St. Fair
Saturday, July 27, 2013
10:45am

We’re planning a fun-packed Division/Clinton Street Fair this year. Our community parade, “Celebrating Change” will start at 10:45 AM on Saturday, July 27th. Interesting artisan, craft and community booths, sidewalk sales for bargain hunters, music, fun and educational children’s events, lots of tasty food and much more will be waiting for our friends and neighbors. Last Regiment bring the big beat!

Division St.
Portland, OR

Website: http://www.divisionclinton.com/

The BIG Float #3
Sunday, July 28, 2013
10:30am

Beach party here we come This year, instead of crossing the Willamette River, we’ll float downstream. We launch from Marquam Beach (same as last year) and take out at the Tom McCall Bowl – on the west bank of the river just south of the Hawthorne Bridge. This is where we UnRocked the Beach last fall. And it’s where we’ll gather after the float for Portland’s first downtown beach party – including a music barge and three bands. Revelers can recline in their watercraft on the river – or frolic on the beach or grass bowl. The Last Regiment rocks the beats!

Marquam Beach
Portland, OR

Website: http://www.thebigfloat.com/

Adult Soap Box Derby
Saturday, August 17, 2013
1:00pm

LRSD Rocks the Volcano!!! CAMARADERIE, COMPETITIONAND COMMUNITY Portland's PDX Adult Soapbox Derby is a 90 + volunteer-fueled grass roots community event traditionaly held the third Saturday in the month of August. Once a year a brave group of racers convene on the daunting slopes of Mt. Tabor to test their metal to their mettle. This event is dedicated to all those who have spilled their blood, or even worse, spilled their BEER. We thank the community and our beloved volcano for allowing us to tickle her spine. Flexing Portland's creative muscle since 1997

Mt. Tabor
Portland, OR

Website: http://www.soapboxracer.com/

2013 Three Course Challenge
Saturday, September 21, 2013
9:00am

Got Mud? LRSD gets over 3000 high school runners psyched to give it their all in the Camp Rilea Three Course challenge!

Camp Rilea
Seaside, OR

Website: http://www.seaside.k12.or.us/xcountry

ALS Walk Portland
Sunday, September 29, 2013
12:00pm

LRSD rocks the walk! Don't miss out on this historic event!

World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon St
Portland, OR, 97204

Website: http://webor.alsa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=OR_homepage

Red Cross Platelets Dinner
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
6:00pm

Nothin get your blood pumpin like the red hot sounds of the Last Regiment's drums!

University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd
Portland, OR, 97203

Website: http://www.redcrossblood.org/

Booking Information

Contact Greg Odell at:

» (503) 253-7644
» info@lastregiment.com

Press

Last Regiment's Contagious Energy
Good Sport Promotion
"Whether performing in front of thousands of anxious cyclists getting ready to leave the start, or greeting hundreds of runners at the finish, or anchoring a community parade, Last Regiment never ceases to get the crowd pumped! Their energy is so contagious that the young and the old can be found dancing to the clean, thumping beats. Over and over, we receive comments from participants of our events that their favorite part is when Last Regiment performs and that they will be back next year to hear them perform again."

Last Regiment: Most Thrilling and Inspiring
Portland Marathon
"On behalf of the Portland Marathon which has more performing artists and musicians along its 26.2 mile route than any other race in the country, I am writing to say that the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers is our most thrilling and inspiring on-course performing group. We station them just after the start so that all 10,000 runners and walkers get the full impact of their call to action for the task ahead. Every year, we observe the marathoners startle when they hear the drummers, and then cheer, thrust their fists into the air, actually jump up and yell, etc. We have more than 60 groups and I can think of no other that rivals the excitement and energy that the Drummers provide."

Last Regiment: Spectacular Addition to Our Event
Portland Single Speed Collective
"Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers brings and adds a whole different level to our event. I am the promoter for Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships and feel that adding the Last Regiment was adding the next level of energy. We had many athletes from all over the country and spectators, all of which mentioned their favorite part of the even was the addition of the drummers. I get goosebumps the minute they start playing. For the athletes in the races, they all felt the Last Regiment boosted their excitement and they loved coming through the drumming section… They are a spectacular addition to our event and I am hoping to use them again this coming year."

Last Regiment: "Could Not Imagine Not Having Them"
Three Course Challenge Invitational
"How does one manage to get between 350 and 500 nervous and/or excited high school cross country runners to focus while at the start of a demanding race? Simple. Bring in the Last Regiment Drum Corps and have them pound out their heart thumping beats five minutes before the start of every race. Gene Gilbertson, starter for the races, shares ‘The Last Regiment gets those kids so fired up to run, they are having fun dancing to the music, just waiting for the start. They simply have taken the meet to a completely new level. And at the finish, you can see the thrill on the faces of the runners and spectators as kids are sprinting to the finish line to the beat of the drums.’ After the first year they played, coaches and athletes always ask ‘Are you going to have the drummers back?’ I could not imagine not having them at our meet. It's hard to put into words what the corp means to this event."