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| − | '''Concert on the Steps''' is a concert held annually every spring. It is part of [[Bacchanal]]. Past performers have included [[w:Outkast|Outkast]], [[w:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]], [[w:Ben Folds Five|Ben Folds Five]], [[w:Kanye West|Kanye West]], [[w:George Clinton|George Clinton]], [[w:Fuel|Fuel (band)]], | + | '''Concert on the Steps''' is a concert held annually every spring. It is part of [[Bacchanal]]. Past performers have included [[w:Outkast|Outkast]], [[w:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]], [[w:Ben Folds Five|Ben Folds Five]], [[w:Kanye West|Kanye West]], [[w:George Clinton|George Clinton]], [[w:Fuel|Fuel (band)]], [[w:Destiny's Child|Destiny's Child]], [[w:Talib Kweli|Talib Kweli]], and [[Vampire Weekend]]. |
Artists are chosen each year by [[Columbia Concerts]]; the organization claims to have been consistently ahead of its time for the last decade by inviting groups on the cusp of hitting it big. Unfortunately, this means that current students frequently complain about never getting performers who have already hit it big. Students also frequently complain about the frequency with which rap and hip-hop groups are featured, as opposed to other genres. | Artists are chosen each year by [[Columbia Concerts]]; the organization claims to have been consistently ahead of its time for the last decade by inviting groups on the cusp of hitting it big. Unfortunately, this means that current students frequently complain about never getting performers who have already hit it big. Students also frequently complain about the frequency with which rap and hip-hop groups are featured, as opposed to other genres. | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 22 April 2009
Concert on the Steps is a concert held annually every spring. It is part of Bacchanal. Past performers have included Outkast, They Might Be Giants, Ben Folds Five, Kanye West, George Clinton, Fuel (band), Destiny's Child, Talib Kweli, and Vampire Weekend.
Artists are chosen each year by Columbia Concerts; the organization claims to have been consistently ahead of its time for the last decade by inviting groups on the cusp of hitting it big. Unfortunately, this means that current students frequently complain about never getting performers who have already hit it big. Students also frequently complain about the frequency with which rap and hip-hop groups are featured, as opposed to other genres.
In 2008 it will be held indoors.[1]
Funding
Unlike the annual concerts funded by outside donors at other universities, the concert is paid for entirely by student fees. As a result, the concert planners can never afford the kind of artists that make everyone happy.
Photos
Wyclef Jean, Fall 2003
Kanye West and John Legend
De La Soul
Battle of the Bands- The XYZ Affair
Battle of the Bands- The Folk
Ghostface Killah
