Ridiculous. Nuts. Crazy. Awesome.
These are some of the words students voiced after hearing that Ludacris will perform for FUSA’s annual spring concert, which was announced at a press conference Monday night.
According to Cristina Pires ’08, FUSA executive of programming, the successful bid to have Ludacris come to Fairfield was $85,000.
The concert, which will be the only major one of the year, will be held in Alumni Hall on Friday, Feb. 15.
Vanessa Jackson ’08 and Katelyn Waters ’08, FUSA directors of concerts, were the main organizers of the event and expressed their excitement over getting Ludacris to appear on campus in concert.
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“The decision of the performer is based on online surveys and FUSA personal initiative,” said Jackson. “It worked nicely because our goal was to do something different than what has been done in the past years.”
“We are hoping for a positive student reaction,” said Waters. “He [Ludacris] is a very popular name, so I think most of the student body is familiar with him and will come out to see him perform here.”
Ticket sale dates have yet to be announced but will be set before students leave campus for Thanksgiving break.
Fairfield students will be able to buy one ticket per StagCard for $30, and an unlimited number of general admission tickets for $40 each.
FUSA President Hutch Williams ’08 expressed his approval of the hard work of his FUSA counterparts and is excited about the way students will react to having Ludacris visit Fairfield.
Williams was very optimistic about bringing something different to this year’s spring concert.
“A change was needed. In the past we have had the same general type of bands here, but there really are so many different genres of music out there,” he said.
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Williams also said, “I am very proud of Vanessa, Cristina and Katelyn for securing the date. I think the overall student reaction is tremendous, and I’m very excited about bringing Ludacris to Fairfield.”
Many students were taken back by the surprising choice for the spring concert but thought that bringing Ludacris to Fairfield will make for a fun, exciting concert.
“It’s a nice change. I think it’s such a good idea, and that, even though it’s not typical Fairfield music, I think kids will definitely go to the concert,” said Jackie Hirschbeck ’11.
Colleen Kennedy ’09 said she is also excited about Ludacris coming to campus.She extended her praise to those who planned the event.
“It’s fantastic that they got someone so big and popular. Hats off to the committee who managed to book him,” she said.
While the overall opinion of Ludacris was positive, some students were somewhat dismayed that he would be this year’s sole performer.
“I don’t think Ludacris is a real good ‘college’ performer,” said Gary Pelletier ’09. “He is a very specific artist who appeals to one specific group of fans for one genre of music.”
AJ Piper ’08 agreed with Pelletier and was unsure if the Fairfield student body will be able to relate to Ludacris’s style of music.
“I feel like a lot of people won’t be familiar with rap music and the genre Ludacris is part of,” he said. “I also feel like his music includes some harsh lyrics that may not appeal to all students.”
Despite some misgivings, many students said they are already counting the days until Ludacris lands at Fairfield.
“Its going to be awesome,” said Ben Andrews ’11. “Just plain ridiculous.”
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