Spring Break
Spring Fever gets the Blues
Music acts for April 14 campus concert include Blues Traveler, Yung Joc, Ingram Hill and country star Steve Azar
Erin Kourkounis
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: News
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Other acts include Chase McGinnis, Steve Azar and local band Foxchase Drive.
The concert will be sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, Music Makers and the Student Association and will take place April 14 on the Mississippi State campus.
The artists will perform on stages located at the amphitheater and the Junction.
Spring Fever was created by combining two spring concerts, Down in the District and Old Main Music Festival, both of which took place annually in Starkville's Cotton District and downtown areas.
Music Makers director Brad Burton said the sponsors have been meeting regularly since October to plan Spring Fever. The sponsors have combined $120,000 in funds for the event.
"[For] Old Main, you had to pay to get in, and Down in the District was free," Burton said. "Now, since we've combined all the funds and added to it, we were able to bring in even bigger bands than either Down in the District or Old Main could bring, and it's completely free. That's a definite advantage for all the students."
SA President Jeremy Johnson said the sponsors chose Blues Traveler and the other artists because they wanted to bring in acts that everyone could enjoy. When single organizations sponsor events, they are limited financially. He said by three organizations joining forces, they were able to book bigger bands for this event.
Johnson said one of the main reasons Spring Fever was moved to campus is to give it a higher student appeal.
"This is the beginning of something that's going to be a lasting tradition," Johnson said. "There are too many of the same things going on, and we feel that the best thing to do is just collaborate to make it better, to make it more fun."
Burton said that hosting Spring Fever on campus eliminates problems and stresses that sponsors have faced in the past when hosting events downtown. He said the new location will be more convenient for students and great for the university.
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