Kingston burns up the stage headlining the FUSA spring concert. Photos by Peter Caty/The Mirror.

Eve 6. Kat Deluna. Sean Kingston.

This juxtaposition of artist genres proved to be a winning combination as FUSA’s highly-publicized headliner event went off without a hitch last Saturday.

The initial announcement of the artists signed for the event had many Stags scratching their heads. But after brushing aside the horror stories of concerts past and actually finding out who Eve 6 was, a vast majority of the student body anted up and spent those 30 bucks for what hoped to be a great night.

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Many sought to attend the event with no intention of remembrance, but the performances students experienced actually proved to be worthwhile. The rock trio of Eve 6 was the first to take the stage in a semi-packed Alumni Hall. Its opening provoked good energy within the crowd as the band played both old favorites and some more modern covers. However, the set-list may have included one too many songs.

After nearly an hour, the alternative rockers handed the microphone over to Kat DeLuna, the 21-year-old pop/R&B singer on the rise, who proceeded to put on the most engaging act of the night. The momentum heightened during DeLuna’s performance as concert-goers witnessed a superbly choreographed dance team join her on stage as she belted some of her latest hits.

Then came Kingston. Joined by DJ Nasty Naz, the college-aged Kingston belted his reggae-fused radio hits as well as much shorter snippets of current Barone dining hall classics to an enticed and enthused crowd. Although he may or may not have been lip-syncing at times, there was no doubt it was all him when he sang his full-length chart-toppers, and his live performance did not disappoint.

The climactic peak of the audience’s energy surfaced somewhere amid the middle of the headliner’s set and from then on a gradually increasing trickle of students began to vacate the premises. The conclusion of Kingston’s last song was met with a hurried mass exodus to the far corners of campus and the beginning of an enthused Saturday night.

All in all, the evening’s duration proved to be an enjoyable one and the conventional consensus was one of unexpected satisfaction.  Perhaps this can be seen as the upturn of FUSA’s concert selection.

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