SWEEEEET. kalamu.com
The College is in the final stages of contract negotiations with Stevie Wonder. They expect that he will perform at the inauguration of the new Litoff jazz building on May 1. The deal will be finalized this week; we will bring you all the details as soon as we can.
I want to hear more about this. Is this likely enough to happen that my parents should buy tickets to come see him. Is this is a public event? Etc.
I attended an event back in July where Krislov thought it was likely enough to happen that he announced it to a groups of alumni. It’s also likely enough that he put it in his state of 2009 address. I haven’t heard anything on how the college will handle ticketing. We should have a lot more information on all of this in about a week.
Personally, I think if Stevie comes it would be amazing if he played in Tappan Square or somewhere open so you wouldn’t have to sell a kidney/kill your roommate to see him. Of course, it’s completely up to him. If we drum up enough support though, maybe he’d be down.
David
Also, I forgot to mention, if Stevie does come he’ll play Finney which holds 1,200. It doesn’t look very good for your parents…
David
he should play at STEVIE!! duh
He’s confirmed for Finney. That’s all I know. More forthcoming… I’ve heard.
(Finney seats 1200, and only 800 of those tickets will be going to students. The college has yet to decide how we’ll get the tickets– whether it be through a lottery system, camping out a la art rental, etc.)
That’s news to us. We’ll check it out.
–The Editors
Marci Janas, the Director of Con Relations, just told us that Stevie Wonder isn’t confirmed for any venue yet and the logistics of seating and such are still being figured out.
Any updates on Stevie?
They’re still finalizing and at this point they’ve given up on time estimates. They’re hoping it’ll be soon though. As soon as we hear we’ll announce it.