Ty Dolla Sign & Elley Duhe Rock Usf at Donaroo

06 "I wish Ty Dolla $ign was on for longer, es- · THURSDAY pecially because we waited so long . and he MAR. 28 brought his friends with him to perform," sopho 2019 more Sarah Naini said. "They were good, but we didn't really go for them." The "friends" she's referring to are various members of Taylor Gang Entertainment, Ty Dol la $ign's record label, who performed songs inter mittently throughout his set. Freshman Madison Roberts said, "In the moment, Ty Dolla $ign was really good, but I wish there hadn't been as much build-up as there was for what ended up being a pretty short set." CAB is pleased with the experience they pro vided for students at this year's Donaroo. "The turnout was vety successful. We had amazing artists, all of them engaging with the crowd and keeping them hyped with their variety of perfor mances," said Charles Choi, member of CAB's board. About 1,000 Donaroo tickets were sold this year, according to Choi. Choi emphasized the tremendous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes in putting on a show as large as Donaroo, but he noted that the event is first and foremost about engaging with students and creating a fun, memorable experi ence. "CAB is dedicated to providing enjoyment for the student community, and people usually only see the end product and not the behind the-scenes work. But seeing students enjoy their time at Donaroo and having fun with the people around them makes all of the work that we do worth it, regardless of if-it is seen or not." Donaroo headliner Ty Dol/a $ign, who is best known fo r his single "Or Nah," and features on songs like Jason Derulo's "Swalla." WIWAM CAB is already looking ahead to next year's WIN/FOGHORN Donaroo, and is preparing to offer students the best experience yet. Choi said, "We always tty to improve year after yea r with Donaroo. We have and we will continue to keep bringing artists to TY DOLLA SIGN & ELLEY DUHE ROCK Dona roo who the students ca n enjoy." + USF AT DONAROO SAM CROCKER including a bass-blasted version of "LOST MY Staff Writer MIND," the hit opening track from the album. Duhe finished her set with a bang with her two Students packed War Memorial Gym last Sat biggest songs to date, "Tie Me Down" and "Hap urday night for the university's annual Donaroo py Now," the latter of which she recorded with concert, eagerly awaiting performances by the electro-pop superstar Zedd. (It has over 220,000 highly-anticipated headliner "Ty Dolla $ign and streams on Spotify.) "Happy Now" had the enti re the opening act, pop si nger Elley Duhe. crowd belting out lyrics and waving their hands Hours before the concert began, Campus Ac back and fo rth. tivities Board (CAB), the student group in charge And then ... the moment everyone was waiting of planning this event, jumped into· action in for. Among the red and white strobe lights beat War Memorial, worki ng to make sure that the ing down on the crowd, girls screaming from the night went smoothly. CAB's crew bustled here tops of shoulders, everyone with phones· in hand, and there, organizing themselves into teams and Ty Dolla $jgn burst onto the stage singing Kanye giving each other directions, ready to make this West's "Fade," which he is featured on. year's Donaroo run as seamlessly as possible. The night only got better from there, as Ty Also amidst the frenzy were photographers, Dolla $ign performed a collection of his greatest press, security personnel, sound and stage techni hits. He started with "Saved," his smooth, boun cians, VarCity SF dancers (who also performed), cy 2015 song with Bay Area legend E-40. Mter and the artists themselves. taking the slightest of breaks to splash water on After student~ began entering the gym, USF . the crowd and chant profane insults at R. Kel student DJ JAXX T. began his opening set, get ly, which received wild applause, Ty Dolla $ign ting the crowd ampe~ f~r the rest of the night. played a slew of mega-hits incl uding "It's A Vi be" JAXX T. was the winner of CAB's DJ competition and "Or Nah." He fi nished with pop song "Psy in February, which granted him an opening spot cho" before grabbing his drummer's cymbal and at Donaroo. His electrifying remixes of pop hits bucking it across the stage - the most emphatic like Post Malone's "rockstar" and new-school par of endings to a great night. ry anthems like "Mo Bamba" had everyone danc The response to Donaroo amongst students has ing right from the get:go. been mostly positive, with praise for the musical Elley Duhe took the stage next and immediate acts, the stage setup and the general atmo phere ly hooked everyone with her incredible vocals and of the concert. However, there have been some lively. energy. She started by playing songs from gripes, partic ul a r ~}' with the length of Ty Dolla Elley Duhe busts out some tunes as the opener: WIWAM WIN/ her 2018 album "DRAGON MENTALITY," $ign's performance. FOGHORN .

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