Check out a slideshow from the GLOWfest show in this slideshow.
Last week, an A-list group of performers paid a much needed visit to the Valley of the Sun. Thursday night’s GLOWfest, featuring headlining acts Avicii and Chiddy Bang, started earlier than most shows but continued well into the night where the extreme light show lit up the darkness.The show, presented by ASU’s Future Promoters of America, started with rising artists Silver Medallion and Warm Brew, both with DJs and multiple singers performing in sync with one another. Although their sets were relatively short, the artists started the concert with solid performances, grabbing the attention of and engaging the audience with their hip hop/electropop songs.
Philadelphia hip hop act Chiddy Bang, comprised of rapper Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege — who just beat the Guinness world record for longest freestyle rap earlier this year — and drummer Noah “Xaphoon Jones” Beresin, took the stage after the sun set and pumped up the crowd with their clever rhymes and deep bass. Toward the end of their set, they asked the audience for random topics for Chiddy to freestyle about. After having collected “octopus, weed, karma, ASU, breakfast and big booty b-----s,” Beresin laid down a killer drum beat for Chiddy to rap to.
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Following the three initial hip hop groups, house musicians Cazzette, dressed in button down shirts and bowties, stood behind their synthesizers and began their set. The Swedish duo performed for about an hour, mixing mainstream songs, fist pumping and jumping up and down with the crowd. The highly energetic and entertaining Cazzette put on a great show before their fellow Swede came on.
To close out the evening, electropop/house producer Avicii came onto stage with a huge grin on his face, waving to his manic fans. Chants of “A-vi-cii!” and “A-S-U!” filled the outdoor arena. Water was flung into the air, landing on students drenched in sweat, jumping and dancing to the beat. GLOWfest was simply a major dance party filled with fantastic music, and Avicii made the night with his energy and mixture of heavy bass and light melodies from other popular artists.
GLOWfest seemed to be a concert for those who wanted to dress up in tutus and sparkly, fluorescent attire. The music itself was enough of a drug to get the hyper crowd up and moving to the beat.
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