Following the announcement of the 2013 Last Day of Classes lineup at midnight Friday, students shared their thoughts on the scheduled list of artists, which currently includes rapper Kendrick Lamar, DJ Steve Aoki and hip-hop trio Travis Porter. LDOC is April 24.
“I vaguely recognize the names, but the more I hear of them, the more excited I get.”
—sophomore Stephanie Laughton
“I’ve never heard of any of those people.”
—freshman David Rieder
“I thought that Aoki was the sauce that you put on sandwiches, but now I know that it’s a singer guy.”
—junior Hannah Naughton
“They’re both the level Macklemore was last year when they brought him, but he wasn’t the headliner. There’s no B.o.B.”
—freshman Ryan Burns
“I am excited to show Travis Porter how I bring it back. I would like to let them know that I am a top-notch b**tch, and I will let them hear me holler.”
—junior Lillie Reed, former columnist for The Chronicle
“I kind of like Aoki but I probably would’ve preferred Avicii.”
—freshman Johnny Salinas
“I don’t listen to music.”
—junior Taylor Elliott
“Personally, I’m a huge Kendrick Lamar fan and think he’s the best rapper of the current day. It’s awesome that the LDOC Committee got him.”
—freshman Lee Weisberger
"I just want to say I was really excited about Kendrick Lamar because I was trying to go see him at Wake Forest, so my friends and I were really happy about that. I think it’ll be better because B.o.B. was kind of disappointing last year.”
—sophomore Kate Macadam
“Personally, I’m excited about Kendrick Lamar because I have a lot of friends who like him, but I could see how that would be disappointing. There’s not a wide variety in artists.”
—freshman Hannah Hewitt
“I love Steve Aoki, but I don’t know who the other artists are. I don’t know how they managed to get him, he’s very in demand.”
—freshman Jacqueline Samy
“It’s a diverse group of performers, and I think they’ll do a great job.”
—freshman Neel Desai
“My brother gave me rave kandi—you should all wear it to the concert. But it’s spelled k-a-n-d-i.”
—junior Bridget Meaney
“The LDOC committee did a great job getting a group of big name performers that will appeal to a wide variety of musical tastes on Duke’s campus. I’m so excited!”
—sophomore Mary D’Amico
“Steve Aoki is the man! More than anything, I can’t wait to see him live!”
—freshman Sarey Hamarneh
“I’m really excited about Steve Aoki. He’s really freaky, really weird, and his music’s really good. His performances are always really good, lots of lights and everything. It’s going to be crazy, plus, with the atmosphere on LDOC, people are going to be so psyched. It’s going to be insane. The other two guys I’m not really excited about.”
—freshman Carl Cedarholm
“I’m really happy with the lineup this year. I like Steve Aoki a lot but I’m not really familiar with the other two.”
—sophomore Jullian Goncalves
"I was impressed. It’s a good mix of pop and house music and I’m really excited. I didn’t follow them earlier, but I really like house music."
—junior Min Ju Park
“Kendrick Lamar is going to be sick. I’m less excited about Steve Aoki, and I kind of wish they would get more bands, like big name bands.”
—sophomore Jacob Zionce
“I love it. I’m mostly excited about Steve Aoki. I am also excited about Kendrick Lamar. I don’t listen to the others, but I know people are generally excited. I like it better than last year’s lineup.”
—junior Lisa Wang
“Who are they? I don’t know who they are.”
—junior Matti Darden
“It was a good mix this year. Aoki is going to be somewhat rager, I love Kendrick Lamar, and Travis Porter is going to be awesome just because everyone knows them.”
—junior Mischa Aikman
“I’m really excited to see Kendrick Lamar—I got into Kendrick Lamar in 2010 when his biggest mixtape Overly Dedicated dropped. He’s one of the few artists who’s made it really big really quick. It’s awesome that we’re getting him to perform at Duke when he’s in his prime right now. For Steve Aoki, I’m really excited for him because he’s from southern California: He’s from Newport Beach, and I’m from San Diego, so in high school, all my friends and I would always listen to Steve Aoki at parties.”
—sophomore Kaushik Sahoo
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