Spring Party Weekend this year will be more like "Spring Party Two Weeks" as the festivities will start well before April 23rd.
On April 15th, the up and coming Somali hip-hop artist and poet K'naan will be joined by mainstream phenom Wale to perform a concert at the Hall of Presidents. The last minute addition of Wale solidifies the college tour that the two stars will be doing together at the beginning of April. Do NOT miss this show if you possess any fondness at all for quality hip-hop music. The show is brought to you by SCOPE, Broad Street Records, WRCU, ALANA, the Africana and Latin Studies Department and the International Student Community.
On Saturday, April 17th, Broad Street Records plans to host Gatestock on Whitnall Field. A celebration of Colgate Culture, Arts and Music, Colgate's student bands, acapella and dance groups will perform on two stages for the all-day festival. Various student cultural organizations are planning to set up tents with special cuisine and information about their groups. Plans are still being finalized, but we will continue to update you here on the Broad Street Records Blog.
Senior members of CAB have confirmed that after months of negotiations, Snoop Dogg WILL be performing for Colgate's Spring Party Weekend 2010. Snoop has been an international icon in hip-hop and mainstream pop music since his days as a young man working with Dr. Dre and Tupac at Death Row Records. Due to enormous security concerns and the paranoia of local residents, the concert will be held at Cotterell Court rather than the traditional SPW venue on Whitnall Field. Much of this stems from the fact that the school has recommended 30 State Troopers to be present at this historic event. The show will be free for all Colgate students, although non-Colgate students will be expected to pay $20 for tickets (tentative price).
To say that Snoop Dogg is the biggest superstar to ever perform at Colgate is a joke. Do your research. Bruce Springsteen and The Grateful Dead are a lot more famous and a helluva lot more legendary.
ReplyDeleteCurious as to where Snoop Dogg being "the biggest superstar to ever perform at Colgate" is mentioned...
ReplyDeleteOtherjake, I initially did post something to that degree, but I edited it out after seeing Matt's comment. I have no interest in offending an anyone's sensibilities over who the biggest act at Colgate has been. However, I do respectfully disagree with Matt. Snoop Dogg IS more internationally recognized than any member of the Grateful Dead or the E Street Band (this is my opinion). His roles in film, TV and other artists' music prove this. The fact that his SPW show has been CANCELLED furthers the accuracy of my statement. More to come on that as the story develops. Keep the comments coming!
ReplyDeletewait what?!? his show was cancelled??
ReplyDeletealso why is it inside thats so dumb