For the Love of Cudi

Every fall and spring, UGBC (Boston College’s Student Government) organizes an on-campus concert for students and friends.  Thankfully, these concerts are far from humdrum; the student group has managed to snag some of the biggest names in the music industry ranging from Hellogoodbye, to Girltalk, to Akon, to Lupe Fiasco.  This fall, to every student’s incredulous excitement, UGBC announced Kid Cudi as the fall performer, with LMFAO as the opening act.  Needless to say, everyone was abuzz about getting a ticket.  Cudi and LMFAO have released some of the highest grossing albums of the past two years.  You’re probably familiar with Cudi’s electro-base single “Day ‘n’ Night” or LMFAO’s fist-pumping party anthem “Shots.” Lesley and I are HUGE Cudi fans; not only do we adore his quirky hipster style, we see his lyrics as modern poetry to which many young adults can relate.  

Since tickets went on sale this morning at 8 am, Lesley, myself, and our friend Danielle rose at 7:30 (the crack-of-dawn for the college kid) to trek down to the Robsham Theater Box Office.  We figured that we would wait 10-15 minutes, pick up the tickets, and swing back to our dorm room to get in a quick catnap or do some work before our morning classes.  As we trudged through lower campus, unusually long lines at every passing ATM should have been a telltale sign as to what was in store for us.  When we arrived at the box office, a thick line of people was already snaking its way around the building, down the sidewalk, and into the adjacent parking lot and into the mods (senior housing).  We were equally horrified and astonished as we shuffled to the back of a line which seemed to resemble a procession of semi-solemn and super-sleepy kids.  Needless to say, we were screwed.  The people at the front of the line must have been here hours before us.  Nevertheless, we refused to admit defeat and began the torturous wait, each taking turns to make coffee runs, replenish our empty stomachs, grab reading materials, and do some quick primping before the classes we would eventually end up missing.   Flashforward 6 and a half hours later.  We were hungry.  We were tired.  We were crabby.  We were woozy.  We were sick of watching freshmen cut the line to meet their friends and prance out of Robsham with their bright red tickets, flashing them to the back of the line and occasionally attempting to sell them at twice their original value.  By the time we entered the box office, we had missed about two classes each and we barely awake enough to speak.  Only after we had snagged two tickets each did we realize exactly how much these tickets would be worth.  However unpleasant the wait, we’re sure Cudi and LMFAO will live up to our high expectations.  We’ll be there, dressed in our finest concertwear, so stay on the lookout for pics from this coming concert weekend!  In the meantime, rock out to these tracks in preparation for the weekend!