Flashing lights and the heavy bass filled my chest and head, drowning out all other sounds and thoughts as I stood among hundreds of Bryson Tiller fans at his Neo Trapsoul Tour Concert at Tinley Park.
“I couldn't believe, like, he [[was]] right in front of me, and I'm seeing this live compared to just hearing it in my headphones,” said OH junior Emily Estrada of the Sept. 27 concert.
Was it worth the $130 ticket price? Absolutely. It was an indescribable experience to witness one of my favorite artists take the stage, making it hard to believe I was about to hear my favorite songs performed live right in front of me.
What if you went to a concert and you had no photos, videos or any evidence that you went?
Phoebe Bridgers fans are experiencing exactly this phenomenon, with her policy of no phones allowed in concert venues. At first, some fans were skeptical about her no-phone policy.
“Concerts are expensive, [[so people]] should have that opportunity to save it in that way,” said OH senior Delaney Segarra, “It was a unique experience that I wouldn’t have gotten to have otherwise.”
The headliners for next summer's annual Country Music Festival, The Windy City Smokeout Show in Chicago, were just released, and OH students are showing excitement for the lineup.
For OH senior Addison Baumgartner, the lineup is already looking like an improvement from last year. “I really like it. I think they did it better than last year and I'm excited to go,” she said of the July 2027 concert series.
The show will hit its 14th anniversary of country music, food and drinks, along with a great time to enjoy with family and friends. Even with an exciting lineup, some fans still have artists they wish had been included. Others are already looking ahead to future festivals and the headliners for them.
On March 5, 2024, Country Music Artist Zach Lane Bryan opened up his first show in Chicago on his lengthy 10-month tour. Many fans were ecstatic with the 360-stage layout, allowing him to have no bad seats in the United Center. The different stage design allowed Bryan to walk around to each of the four sides during or before starting a new song so everyone had equal straight-on viewing time of his performance.
Neo-Cultural Technology (NCT) IT boy and leader, TAEYONG, returns with a solo comeback in the mini album, TAP, a follow-up to his first solo debut mini album, “SHALALA.”
The six-song mini album was released on Feb.26 and explores the motif and story line ¨Searching for TY,¨ a manifestation of him tapping into a more carnal side of himself, evoking his vulnerabilities through multiple genres.