Spring Fever is going around: “Rock, Rap, and Rawhide,” the Student Activities Board’s annual themed Spring Fever event, is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 26. Tyler Hilton will open the concert, followed by Chingy, The Starting Line, Jo Dee Messina and, finally, Augustana.
“This is the biggest event in [Saint Louis University’s] history, in terms of budget and attendance,” said SAB President Ainsley Onstott. “Twenty to 30 years in the future, this will be seen as a good event to have attended.”
A carnival will precede the concert, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring broadcasts from three radio stations. In addition, the carnival will include six rides-such as Scrambler, Round-Up, Bumper Cars and Pharoah’s Fury (a swinging boat)-and 30 different booths run by Chartered Student Organizations, with activities like mini golf, a prize wheel and a basketball shootout. Students can fill their stomachs with everything from funnel cakes and cotton candy to popcorn and barbecue.
“Last year[‘s] Spring Fever was just SAB and the Greeks,” said junior Nikki Mers, president of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which will be operating a booth at the carnival. “I’m super excited [for this year], because the whole campus will be involved.”
By working booths at the carnival, CSOs have an opportunity to fundraise and possibly recruit more members for their organization.
“It’s a great way to meet people and have an end-of-the-year blast to celebrate,” Mers said.
As for the “Rock, Rap, and Rawhide” theme, Onstott said that SAB surveyed the student population to determine the genre of music students would most like to see.
“The top three were rock, rap and country,” she said. “We got something to interest everyone.”
Spring Fever is the first student event and University concert at the arena, since comedian Larry the Cable Guy’s appearance, scheduled for April 5, was cancelled due to a “routing conflict,” as MetroTix reported.
“As a senior, this is a fun way to get one event in at the arena before graduation,” said Student Government Association President Andrew Clifton. “There’s no reason why someone shouldn’t go.”
Doors for the concert open at 5 p.m., and the concert begins at 6 p.m. Tickets, which are free for SLU students, will be available until today at 5 p.m. in the Student Involvement Suite in BSC 335.
“There’s lots of energy about it,” Clifton said. “These big acts will draw more people and hopefully start a tradition.”
