Movin' On:
For those of you Penn Staters who live under a rock, Movin' On is the FREE, student-run mini-musical festival put on at the Park Avenue IM Fields at the end of each school year. No tickets are needed and all are welcome! Not only is it free and open to everyone 18 years and older, not just Penn State students.
Live Nation named it one of the top five college concerts in the country.
Past performers:
Nearing its 42nd birthday, it has proven to put on a great show through past performances by big-name artists such as OAR, Big Sean, Passion Pit, Run-DMC, Mayday Parade, Sky Ferreira, Big Gigantic, Nelly, Brand New, Wiz Khalifa, Atmosphere, Ludacris, MGMT, Little Big Town, Fall Out Boy and more.
This year's event:
This year's event will take place on April 28, 2017, from 3:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. The performers attending will be *drumroll please* Two Door Cinema Club, All Time Low, D.R.A.M., Clean Bandit, Love and Theft, and the local Battle of the Bands winner that will be announced soon!Thoughts on this year's lineup:
To be honest, I was let down by this year's lineup at first. The performers of recent years are just so hard to top. But once I started listening to Movin' On's Spotify playlist, I realized that it's going to be a great show. Two Door Cinema Club and All Time Low will have us feeling nostalgic— their songs, "What You Know" and "Dear Maria, Count Me In" are the type of songs you know the words to without knowing why.
D.R.A.M. will perform "Broccoli" so everyone will lose their minds. Clean Bandit will bring so much energy with hits like "Rather Be", "Real Love" and "Rockabye."
Love and Theft will bring the country, bringing out the "Angel Eyes" of everyone present.
This year's playlist:
Here's the playlist put together by the Movin' On team themselves to get you familiar with some of the musicians' songs and excited for the upcoming concert. If you like what you hear, check out this extended playlist on Spotify— or this interactive webpage on the concert's official website.
For information on rules, media, etc. call the Penn State Movin' On team at (814) 954-0076 or email Executive Director Katie Mischler at exec@movinon.org.