Central and Western New York colleges will welcome a slew of musicians to the region over the next month. Which college's programming board got it right?
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University Union announced Sunday via Twitter [10] that Ke$ha would headline this year's Block Party on April 26. They retweeted a number of SU students [11] who were ecstatic about the news, but there were many who were unhappy with the announcement as the hashtag #ThingsIdRatherDoThanGoToBlockParty [12] resurfaced on Twitter. So did Syracuse University get the best performer compared to the other artists who are stopping by area colleges in the coming months? You tell us.
- SUNY Oswego, Rapper Lupe Fiasco [13] @ Oswego Campus Center Arena: Saturday April 20. Tickets are $10, general public sale starts April 1. More info here. [14]
- SUNY Cortland, West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar [15] and DJ Steve Aoki [16] @ Cortland Alumni Arena: Saturday April 27. Tickets are $30. More infohere. [17]
- Cornell University, Bob Dylan and indie rock band Dawes @ Barton Hall: Saturday April 20. Tickets are $10, general public sale starts April 1. More info here. [14] Cornell will also host Kendrick Lamar [18] for their year-end concert Slope Day, though more details have not been officially released.
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rappers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis @ Gordon Field House, RIT: Sunday April 28. General public tickets are $41, and are available online [19]. More info here. [20]
- SUNY Geneseo, Psychedelic rock duo MGMT @ Kuhl Gymnasium: Sunday April 28. General public tickets are $40, and are available online. More info here. [21]
- University at Buffalo, Spring Fest: Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki [22] on Sunday April 14 AND Bob Dylan and Dawes [22]. Both concerts will be held in the Alumni Arena. General public tickets are $35 for Kendrick Lamar, and $49.50 for Bob Dylan, and are available on Ticketmaster. More info here. [21]
