By Joshua Mitra
Hoodie Allen (left) and Bryce Vine at Trinity’s 2024 Spring Concert (photos by Joshua Mitra)
Student Programming Board’s (SPB) Spring Concert series featured Bryce Vine and Hoodie Allen on Friday, but the turnout was underwhelming despite being the first large-scale spring concert since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doors opened at 6:00 PM, one and a half hours before the show was slated to start. The crowd did not fully gather on Prassel Lawn until the concert started, with some students leaving after seeing the small number of students there. The spring concert was only open to Trinity students.
Rapper and singer Hoodie Allen opened the night’s festivities off, featuring a set list of hits such as “Cake Boy” and “No Interruption.” Throughout the show, Allen did more than just showcase his past hits, singing newer tracks and inviting his tour manager on stage to rap with him.
The University of Pennsylvania alum closed off his set by performing an original freestyle about Trinity University. Hearing lyrics taking shots at the cooking quality of Mabee Dining hall and the local fraternity of the Delts, the audience erupted during the tailored performance.
Bryce Vine followed up with his recent release of the song “Saturday Night.” Vine, also a rapper and singer, got the crowd to sing along. At one point, Vine used his water bottle to douse the front sections of the crowd and eventually jumped into the crowd, high-fiving the audience amidst the roar of the crowd.
One of them was Cameron Lilly, a sophomore marketing and human communication major. “I heard about this event through a flyer in the Leeroy,” said Lilly. “When I saw it I went, ‘yo, I know a Hoodie Allen song and I know a Bryce Vine song as well. So this has got to be a fun concert. How thoughtful of Trinity to put on this concert for free.’”
Lilly made a sign for the concert that read “Bryce, I made you a sign. You tryna hang after this?” The rapper gave him a nod while on stage, stating that he thought Lilly “seemed cool too.”
As the night wrapped up, many seemed to walk away slightly surprised by the quality of the concert. Claire King, a freshman neuroscience and computer science major, did not know what to expect beforehand but left happily.
“It was a lot of fun to go to,” said King. “I didn’t know either of them, but they did a good job at still getting the students involved. It was a bit loud and my ears will be ringing tomorrow, but I’m happy I came.”
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