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Prior to the Verve Pipe, the last major concert at Harvard happened when Dispatch played at Sanders Theatre three years ago. Since then, the HCC has made multiple attempts to bring major musical groups to campus—all of which, until now, have ended in failure...
...HCC made a push to bring hip-hop duo Outkast to campus. After the Council got approval to bid on the band and use the Bright Hockey Center for the show, controversy arose when then Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71 raised concerns over Ouutkast’s lyrics and their pending lawsuit with Rosa Parks over their song “Rosa Parks...
Even with the additional money, however, budgeting was one of the main factors in picking this fall’s act. According to HCC Director Robert G. Bonstein ’04, the HCC was looking for a group popular enough to draw a large crowd, not so expensive that ticket prices would discourage attendance, and available on a date when there would be a venue available for the show...
Past spring concert plans have looked to utilize the large seating capacity of Bright Hockey Center. However, the ice has already been put down for the hockey teams this fall, forcing the HCC to find an alternative location. Consequently, they turned to the Athletic Department for permission to use Gordon Track, a move that proved to be much more complicated than originally foreseen...
Although originally assured that Gordon had plenty of space for the projected audience of 2,500, the HCC was dealt “a huge blow to our planning,” according to Bonstein...