It’s been 7 years since Ludacris Rolled out. 7 years since we first asked, “What you got in that bag?”
So why make Ludacris the headlining act for Penn’s 2008 Spring Fling? I think it’s because SPEC hates music and the student body. SPEC also hates intimate venues with tight acoustics (ie, Wynn Commons). That’s why this year’s concert will be held at Franklin Field, where it will surely carry all the excitement of a Penn football game.
On one of his newest tracks, Ludacris raps “I can’t hold my tongue/I’ma tell it like it is.” I’ma do the same. Unless Ludacris sticks to his pre-9/11 repertoire and tickets sell for under $10, the Fling concert will be a SPECtacular failure.
BTW, if you like Gym Class Heroes, you’re in high school and you haven’t heard of Supertramp.
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March 19th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
are you kidding? (1) luda is brilliant, exciting and will put on a hell of a show. a hip-hop act, past their prime or not, is a load of fun.
(2) people were saying the exact same thing when they moved the concert to wynn. were you at the 3rd eye blind concert? the acoustics were terrible and echo-y, unless you were within ten feet of the stage.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:34 am
all you do is hate but you are actually an idiot.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:43 am
It should be said that a lot of people are pumped about Ludcaris, which is good. I do think that they’ll have trouble selling 8000 tickets, though.
Acoustics at outdoor concerts are in general going to suck. I wasn’t at 3rd Eye Blind, but I was at Sonic Youth in 2005 and I thought they sounded great. Then again, I (like all 200 other people) was within 10 feet of the stage, so you might be right about acoustics, alum. I don’t think they’ll get any better at Franklin Field though.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
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March 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Are you serious? He won ALBUM OF THE YEAR in 2007, and you’re calling him washed up? Maybe SPEC should listen to you and keep getting some more white guys with guitars.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
You’re right. Gym Class Heroes suck and Sonic Youth is great. Yeah, you’re cool.
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March 30th, 2008 at 2:05 am
YOU GUYS ARE ALL RONG AND VERY STUPED LUDA IS ONE OF THE BEST RAP ARTIST THAT EVER LIVED.AND WHO EVER SAID HE IS A WASHED UP RAPER WHY DONT YOU GO BACK TO YO MAMAS BASEMENT WHERE U BELONG!!!!!!!
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