Spring Break
Unorganized Spring Concert proves disappointing, chaotic
Geoffrey Roberts '08
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Opinion
I think that I speak not only for myself, but for most of the senior class when I say that I am disappointed.
This year's Spring Concert turned out to be a total flop, continuing a trend of bad performances that has stretched the length of my four years at Saint Joseph's'.
I was optimistic about this year's concert, held the night of April 10 in Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. I was even excited. I like Lupe Fiasco; I have his new CD on iTunes, and I was looking forward to a good performance.
I was aware that there would be three opening acts-St. Joe's' own band The Quelle Source, Cobra Starship, and Trey Songz, who I had heard was pretty good.
When the concert began at 7:30 p.m., the problems began immediately. As I arrived with a small group of friends, we were told that we could not stand on the floor and were stuffed into bleacher seats on either side of the stage.
We figured the floor must have already been packed, so we reluctantly headed up to the bleachers only to find that the floor was half empty. There was room for hundreds more students there, but for some reason we were told we were not allowed down.
I liked the idea of The Quelle Source as an opening act. It gave a Saint Joseph's-based band some good exposure and an opportunity to open for a major act.
Their performance was good-much better than the two acts that followed.
By the time Cobra Starship took the stage and their emaciated lead singer started shrieking, most of the faces in the stands began to yawn and look bored. They did not play for too long, luckily, except for the fact that the now-infamous Trey Songz followed them.
Trey Songz bounded onto the stage after much hype from his DJ, rapping terribly and doing his best to dance. He sounded like Usher with a cold, and almost immediately began to have problems with his sound equipment.
As a result, his performance was stopped, and he stood awkwardly on stage as sound technicians tried to fix the problem.
This year's Spring Concert turned out to be a total flop, continuing a trend of bad performances that has stretched the length of my four years at Saint Joseph's'.
I was optimistic about this year's concert, held the night of April 10 in Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. I was even excited. I like Lupe Fiasco; I have his new CD on iTunes, and I was looking forward to a good performance.
I was aware that there would be three opening acts-St. Joe's' own band The Quelle Source, Cobra Starship, and Trey Songz, who I had heard was pretty good.
When the concert began at 7:30 p.m., the problems began immediately. As I arrived with a small group of friends, we were told that we could not stand on the floor and were stuffed into bleacher seats on either side of the stage.
We figured the floor must have already been packed, so we reluctantly headed up to the bleachers only to find that the floor was half empty. There was room for hundreds more students there, but for some reason we were told we were not allowed down.
I liked the idea of The Quelle Source as an opening act. It gave a Saint Joseph's-based band some good exposure and an opportunity to open for a major act.
Their performance was good-much better than the two acts that followed.
By the time Cobra Starship took the stage and their emaciated lead singer started shrieking, most of the faces in the stands began to yawn and look bored. They did not play for too long, luckily, except for the fact that the now-infamous Trey Songz followed them.
Trey Songz bounded onto the stage after much hype from his DJ, rapping terribly and doing his best to dance. He sounded like Usher with a cold, and almost immediately began to have problems with his sound equipment.
As a result, his performance was stopped, and he stood awkwardly on stage as sound technicians tried to fix the problem.
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