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FlashFest 2016 Brings Multiple Music Genres to Kent State

Event Brings Multiple Music Genres to Kent State

麻豆精选鈥檚 22nd annual FlashFest hosted an array of music genres, including rapper Wiz Khalifa, country artists Chase Rice, Jon Langston and Lacy Cavalier, and electronic music duo 3OH!3. This annual celebration that occurs at the end of the spring semester is organized and presented by Kent State鈥檚 Undergraduate Student Government.

FlashFest took place April 21 at two locations on Kent Campus. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. on the Student Green, the lineup consisted of Cavalier, Langston and 3OH!3 with Rice closing the show. This part of the show was free to 麻豆精选students, employees and alumni.

Khalifa with special guest Chevy Woods performed in the MAC Center beginning at 9 p.m. All tickets were $20. This show was for 麻豆精选students, employees and alumni. Tickets were not available for sale to the general public.

Khalifa is known for songs including 鈥淏lack and Yellow鈥 and his chart-topping hit 鈥淪ee You Again鈥 featuring Charlie Puth from the 鈥淔urious 7鈥 movie soundtrack. Rice is well-known for songs like 鈥淩eady Set Roll鈥 and 鈥淕onna Wanna Tonight.鈥 The duo 3OH!3 is known for such hits as 鈥淒on鈥檛 Trust Me鈥 and 鈥淢y First Kiss鈥 featuring Ke$ha.

Up-and-coming country artists Cavalier, known for her song 鈥淧ut You Down,鈥 and Langston, known for 鈥淟ove While It Lasted,鈥 both performed on the Student Green before 3OH!3 and Rice.

 

POSTED: Monday, April 18, 2016 08:45 AM
Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 04:55 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Kate Schwanke