Block Party

Travis Scott gives Syracuse University students "goosebumps" at Block Party
By Nate Band
April 30, 2017 - 6:34pm
The rapper, along with ZHU and AlunaGeorge, energized the crowds at the Carrier Dome Friday night.

The "Antidote" for the end of Syracuse University students' Mayfest celebration was rapper Travis Scott's well-received performance at the Carrier Dome on Friday night.

Block Party tickets accidentally shipped to students' home addresses
By JP Hadley
April 17, 2017 - 8:48pm
Students will be able to use their original tickets, or have them re-printed by the Carrier Dome Box Office.

Update at 10:10 a.m. on April 18

The Carrier Dome Box Office reached out to the affected students, saying that the error ocurred "due to an error at the Ticketmaster processing center". Students will be able to use the original tickets that were shipped because the barcodes on them will still be active. If students are unable to get their original tickets, the Box Office will re-print them. This will, in turn, void the barcodes on the original tickets.

Per the email, this error only applied to floor tickets for Block Party.

Vic Mensa and Cheat Codes to headline Mayfest 2017 in Walnut Park
By JP Hadley
April 14, 2017 - 4:03pm
The hip-hop artist and electronic music trio bring their diverse sounds to Walnut Park for daytime performances.

After Travis Scott was announced as the headliner for Block Party in the Carrier Dome, University Union announced that hip-hop artist Vic Mensa and electronic music trio Cheat Codes will perform at Mayfest.

Travis Scott headlines 2017 Block Party alongside ZHU and AlunaGeorge
By JP Hadley
April 7, 2017 - 12:53pm
After much public suspicion, Travis Scott takes the headlining slot, with ZHU and AlunaGeorge supporting.

Well, the rumors were half true.

Rapper Travis Scott will headline University Union’s Block Party event in the Carrier Dome April 28. The “Antidote” rapper will be joined by electronic act ZHU and English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge.

The Chainsmokers announce debut album, 40-city tour
By JP Hadley
January 30, 2017 - 10:53pm
The duo, including SU alum Drew Taggart, announce their long-awaited debut studio album and their biggest tour to date.

After dominating just about every facet of Top 40 radio for months on end, The Chainsmokers bring their biggest news yet. The American dance music duo announced Monday that they will release their debut studio album and embark on the Memories: Do Not Open tour throughout the United States and Eastern Canada.

Thousands attend Block Party headlined by Chance the Rapper and The Chainsmokers
By Andrew Chelney
May 1, 2016 - 10:48am
Students celebrated the end of the school year with a passion for good music at Syracuse University's annual Carrier Dome concert.

More than 13,000 people bounced up and down for four hours at the Carrier Dome on Friday to the tunes of Jon Bellion, Chance the Rapper and The Chainsmokers. Fans were excited for the concert, pushing their way as close to the barrier between the stage and audience before any performer was even on stage.

Dome 35: The Legend and Future of a Syracuse Institution
By NewsHouse Staff
April 14, 2016 - 3:59pm
Our team of multimedia reporters discovered on the Carrier Dome’s 35th anniversary, the exterior may be blasé, but it is also utterly unique.

How has Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome, with its white-concrete walls and white-bubble roof, become one of the best-known collegiate stadiums in the country?

DJ Duo The Chainsmokers and Chance the Rapper to co-headline Block Party 2016
By Maya Parthasarathy
April 3, 2016 - 8:39pm
Alternative musician Jon Bellion will open the annual concert, which takes place in the Carrier Dome.

Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper and DJ/producer duo The Chainsmokers will be performing at Block Party 2016, University Union announced in a press release Sunday night. The concert, which will be opened by alternative artist Jon Bellion, takes place on April 29.

Students get their 50 Cents worth and more at Block Party 2015
By Haley Chouinard
April 25, 2015 - 2:48pm
50 Cent, G-Unit, Rae Sremmurd and Kygo deliver a night of high-energy throwback music to a sold-out crowd at Syracuse University's annual Block Party concert at the Carrier Dome.

Rae Sremmurd kicked off the annual end-of-the-school-year celebration, Block Party, at the Carrier Dome on Friday night. The event was hosted by Syracuse University’s programming board, University Union. The Atlanta-based hip-hop duo opened with “No Type.” It went on to perform “No Flex Zone,” a single that reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Block Party 2015: 50 Cent for your thoughts?
By Cassie DiLaura
April 20, 2015 - 8:11pm
Joining the artist born Curtis Jackson for the annual concert in the Carrier Dome are co-headliners G-Unit and Kygo, and hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd.

It's that time of the year again for University Union's Block Party, and headlining the end-of-the-year concert on Friday, April 24, is 50 Cent with co-headliners G-Unit and Kygo.

50 Cent, one of the most successful rappers in the past decade, has sold more than 22 million albums worldwide and received 13 Grammy nominations during his career.