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$17 ticket: The case for indie shows

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor October 23, 2024

The year is 1993 and Kurt Cobain, in an interview with his other bandmates in Nirvana, was just told that Madonna charges $50 to $75 for concert tickets. Kurt is — understandably — distraught at this...

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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ tour sells out in Detroit

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter October 2, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter's “Short n’ Sweet” tour stopped in Detroit on Thursday Sept. 26 for a sold-out Little Caesars Arena. This was the third stop on her 2024-2025 tour.  Sabrina Carpenter is a 25-year-old...

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Elton John bids U.S. ‘farewell’ with star-studded Dodger Stadium concert

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2022

On a hot and humid day in mid-July, I sat with a crowd of 40,000 people at Comerica Park for my first time seeing Sir Elton John, the “Rocket Man,” in concert. I sang along to “Crocodile Rock”...

Sophomore Hannah Rybski at Wembley Stadium June 18, 2022

“Just let me adore you,” — Why OU students love Harry Styles

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief September 21, 2022

Grammy Award winner Harry Styles is one of the biggest names in pop music today. Styles rose to fame through the boy band One Direction, formed on “The X Factor UK” in 2010. While together, the band...

John Widmann sitting at the keys performing at the July 26 Elliott Tower concert.

OU presents Six Fridays at Six, Summer Carillon Concert series

Sarah Gudenau, Features Editor July 28, 2021

Six Fridays at Six, a summer carillon concert series started July 9 and goes through Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. every Friday at Oakland University’s Elliott Tower.  The free event welcomes guests to bring...

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