![]() Students shine phone flashlights onto Ty Dolla $ign while he plays the guitar at the Welcome Week Concert on Sept. Much of it would feel more at home at a small high school prom than in a thundering stadium. The artist, who is known mostly for his features on songs like “Sucker for Pain,” “Work from Home,” and “Psycho,” showed off his much slower solo works, which showcased his singing voice. The set list itself proved surprisingly laid-back for all the energy Ty Dolla $ign brought to the moments in-between. “I said, Nevada,” Ty Dolla $ign announced in what had to be within his first minute on stage. What does it say when the University invites him to kick off the school year? Does it speak to a sense of newfound college independence that’s already there in the university’s incoming freshman? Or is it “I’m a cool mom” straight out of “Mean Girls,” written large on Lawlor’s stage? What would soon become clear later in the concert, Ty Dolla $ign’s stage presence and music, are even more raunchy than Vaughn’s. It makes them feel free of the institutions that watch and regulate their behavior all week.Īt an official, school-sanctioned event intended largely for new students, an interesting tug-of-war came into play. Breaking a taboo catches people’s attention. This can be good for an artist’s stage presence. Vaughn, when you actually can hear him, curses intensely. 1īut here, something happening all night in small doses slowly came into relief. Lights shroud Adam Vaughn during his DJ set at the Welcome Week Concert on Sept. Works by Stevie Nicks and AC/DC made an appearance alongside the contemporary, inventively remixed and strangely dance-able. Save the night’s second appearance of David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good,” Vaughn’s track list was refreshingly broad, literate and complex, shaking off the oppressively hyped vibes of modern party music. Much of it could be felt from the sternum, with the vibrations reaching high up in the stadium seats, anchored by a thorny landscape of gripping, grating digital instrumentation and relentless percussion. He was often barely audible over the music in his own set. On the other hand, DJ Adam Vaughn alters his material to a much greater and louder extent than Meyers does. Zoe Malen/Nevada SagebrushĭJ Micah performs at the Welcome Week Concert on Sept. ![]() Dynamic, well-timed and overpowering - it proved to be a strength at Lawlor for the rest of the night. Meyers produces mixes with a satisfying rise and fall and a good command of the space, but it was mostly lighting who had a field day during his star-studded lineup. Prompt, early attendees with a freshman’s sense of punctuality were treated to a “who’s who” of recent pop music in Micah Meyers’ crowd-pleasing set. To ensure the strictly sober night didn’t get too wild, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada programming department had both opening DJs read a statement urging attendees to stay hydrated with a water station in the lobby and expressly forbidding mosh pits and crowd surfing sorry, guys. If memory serves, one staffer shouted: “Wristband to the right! No wristband to the left! No drugs, no alcohol, no bags!” Outside, a trio of police cars lined the 15 th Street entrance to Lawlor Events Center, with event staff on megaphones barking policy. Students and fans cheer at the barricade during the Welcome Week Concert on Sept. A few sprightly groups took to the balconies and danced there, though most stayed in their seats. The floor was easily Lawlor’s most boisterous region that night, but the surrounding stadium seating remained sparsely occupied throughout. 1Īttendees had plenty of time to shuffle in before the headliner made his appearance two hours after the concert’s 6 p.m. Ty Dolla $ign reached to touch fans hands at the Welcome Week Concert on Sept. Presale tickets this year climbed to $30 - as compared with 2015’s $15 - perhaps prompting some to stay away. 1, the 2023 Welcome Week Concert brought oft-featured rapper and contemporary R&B artist Ty Dolla $ign on-stage, with local DJs Micah Meyers and Adam Vaughn opening. ![]() This year, the University of Nevada, Reno’s annual Welcome Week ended with a concert of contradictions.
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