By Lindsay Ryan
It’s official, Aminé will be performing at this year’s spring concert.
The American rapper has been on the rise with songs charting on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and almost half a million Instagram followers.
Last year’s performers were not quite as big which was disappointing to many students. “Students had asked for a big concert and we wanted to make sure they knew we heard them and had the ability to bring back a larger artist.” said Anika Bieg `18, Co-Secretary of programming.
Bieg, along with the other Co-Secretary of programming, Mary-Kate Costello `18, have been working on putting together this concert for months. They said they wanted to find a musician who would appeal to a majority of the campus, so over the summer Costello and Bieg posted a Google Forum onto each class’ Facebook group asking about music preference. The verdict revealed rap and hip-hop on top.
The owner of Higher Ground, a live music venue in South Burlington, helped the school by giving a list of musicians in the rap/hip-hop genre that fit the school’s price range. Once Costello and Bieg decided on Aminé, Higher Ground’s owner contacted him and booked the gig.
Reactions to Aminé have already been positive.
Fiona VonOehsen `19, said that she has not attended a spring concert since coming to St. Michael’s College because she was uninterested in the artists the past few years. This year, she said, she is very excited and plans to go. “I’m really surprised this year that, considering all the debt we’re in, we actually got someone relevant but I’m very happy and I have no complaints”
The Student Association is just as excited as the students are, Costello said.“The reaction we got at the SA meeting when we announced who we booked was incredibly positive which indicates to me that it will be even better than past concerts.”
Details are still being worked out, but the concert will take place on Friday, March 23, 2018 with Boyfriend as an opener.
Tickets will be sold at the student store next semester. “This show is about the power of music,” Bieg said. “You won’t want to miss it.”