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...artist Wale will be performing at Yardfest, the Harvard Concert Commission and the College Events Board announced today...
...artist Wale will also be performing at Yardfest, the Harvard Concert Commission and the College Events Board just announced...
...nature of Yardfest is quite different from most of the smaller club events that are located in common rooms or dining halls. The latter events, small-scale and exclusive by their nature, do little to foster school spirit. Yardfest has a proven ability to excite the student body and draw out a big audience: Around 7,100 students came out for Sara Bareilles and Ratatat last year, and about 7,000 showed up in 2008 for Wu-Tang Clan and Gavin DeGraw. With mainstream hip-hop artist Kid Cudi, known best for his hit song...
...Though Yardfest in general is a great event, the choice to have Kid Cudi perform is especially commendable. In the past, the Yardfest artist selections have evoked controversy, but this year, the College Events Board and the Harvard Concert Commission made a concerted effort to pick a mainstream artist who would appeal to a larger portion of the student body. As the second-most popular poll response, Kid Cudi certainly accomplishes that goal. And students who prefer a different niche of music will hopefully be satisfied with the choice of Patrick Park as the opening...
...years past, despite heavily debated choices of performers, Yardfest managed to draw enormous crowds. We are hopeful that attendance this year will be stronger than ever and strongly encourage the College to seriously consider offering more events like Yardfest in the future...