Concert on the Steps

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), and Destiny's Child.

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.

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

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  Wyclef Jean, Fall 2003

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  Kanye West and John Legend

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  De La Soul

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  Battle of the Bands- The XYZ Affair

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  Battle of the Bands- The Folk

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  Ghostface Killah