Tufts OTR: Common to play Spring Fling

Common to play Spring Fling

Posted by The Agent 03/30/2008 9:06 PM
Category: Tags: common, spring fling, dj dummy

There has been much speculation about who would perform this year at Spring Fling; rumors range from Ace of Base to Third Eye Blind and Smashmouth, but still no official word until now. Thanks to a tipster, we have finally gotten one answer. According to the Bentley College Vanguard, Common and DJ Dummy will be performing at Tufts on April 26 (Spring Fling Day). Common will be playing both schools on the same day, as listed on DJ Dummy's Myspace page
(spelled Tufs University, what a joke).

To spare you from my musical taste, I'll ask: what do the masses think about this? Voice your opinions in the comments below.

Update: Confirmed by Concert Board in the Daily today. Ready for some "socially conscious alternative hip hop?"

+ 29 comments

Anonymous says,

Common is about as good as it gets. Spring Fling is going to be sick. Posted 03/30/2008 9:26 PMReply

Anonymous says,

hells yes, Borats voice: Very nice Posted 03/30/2008 9:33 PMReply

The Peasant says,

@ Anonymous: Harvard is getting Wu-Tang and Gavin Degraw.

I lol'd. Posted 03/30/2008 9:34 PMReply

The Agent says,

@ Anonymous: Vampire Weekend/M.I.A. at Brown?... and Common doesn't adhere to my strict diet of "indie" music. Posted 03/30/2008 9:55 PMReply

Anonymous says,

common is terrible. He's a generic rapper that has yet to hit it big and lacks any true originality. Posted 03/30/2008 11:38 PMReply

Anonymous says,

I would much rather have the Flo Rida/TPain concert that UConn is having. Guess that is what you get when you charge students $20 and go to a big school. Posted 03/31/2008 07:41 AMReply

The Misanthropist says,

i was pulling for enya

wtf? Posted 03/31/2008 08:19 AMReply

The Peasant says,

@ Anonymous: You can see Flo Rida for like 8 bucks at UMass Boston. That's all he's worth anyway.

Also, T-Pain is not a rapper; T-Pain is a computer. Posted 03/31/2008 08:38 AMReply

Anonymous says,

dropkick murphys are the second band. apparently they're big in boston? Posted 03/31/2008 09:31 AMReply

Anonymous says,

It might be Third Eye Blind but no likely because they are scheduled to play Amherst the 26th but if Common is hitting two schools in one day maybe Third Eye Blind is as well. Posted 03/31/2008 1:17 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Your favorite tipster also knows that dropkick murphy are also slated to play. a place to bury strangers mans the applejam sidrstage Posted 03/31/2008 2:32 PMReply

The Merry Widow says,

@ Anonymous: Dropkick Murphys will rock so hard it's not even funny. I wholeheartedly approve of this slate. Posted 03/31/2008 3:23 PMReply

The Misanthropist says,

dropkick murphy's are like angry enya on crack

i win! Posted 03/31/2008 3:28 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Where the **** is my Aesop Rock Posted 03/31/2008 3:46 PMReply

Anonymous says,

I heard from a reliable source that it is Third Eye Blind. They got a package deal with Common and Third Eye Blind to play at more than one college. Posted 03/31/2008 5:15 PMReply

Anonymous says,

I heard it was Third Eye Blind as well. Posted 03/31/2008 6:32 PMReply

The Peasant says,

@ Anonymous: Why does every school want to see Third Eye Blind? Posted 03/31/2008 11:02 PMReply

The Agent says,

@ The Peasant: Seriously. Weren't they popular back in the late 90s? I don't need to hear anymore Semi-Charmed Life, thank you. Posted 03/31/2008 11:08 PMReply

Anonymous says,

@ The Agent: I want to hear Semi-Charmed Life. So you're just gonna have to deal. Oh no, a band you dont like WAHWAHWAH Posted 04/01/2008 6:39 PMReply

The Agent says,

@ Anonymous: They play it in everything! Pick up the CD or something. Posted 04/01/2008 6:55 PMReply

Anonymous says,

@ The Agent: I do have the cd as a matter of fact. I was like 10 when it came out. Now is the time to make up for missed opportunities. Posted 04/01/2008 9:37 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Yeah...wow...I'm absolutely stunned that concert board is bringing quite possibly my #1 favorite artist of all time to spring fling my senior year. To the idiot that said "Common lacks originality," please stay home and don't taint the president's lawn with your presence. You clearly have not listened to more than 10 seconds of any of his songs. Stop being so incredibly ignorant, maybe you'll get somewhere in life. Posted 04/01/2008 10:47 PMReply

The Agent says,

I don't understand why everyone gets so hostile about this... it's all a matter of opinion. Posted 04/02/2008 09:14 AMReply

Anonymous says,

common makes me horny Posted 04/02/2008 3:23 PMReply

Anonymous says,

It's ****ing retarded that we pay $45k a year and still get the "package deal" spring fling Posted 04/03/2008 09:32 AMReply

Anonymous says,

^The artists we get for spring fling (more often than not) normally cost substantially more than Tufts available concert budget. We wouldn't get artists as good as we do if it weren't for "deals." I don't know if you realize how much artists typically cost. Posted 04/03/2008 10:02 AMReply

XCBatman says,

Concert Board is TCU funded, meaning all of the money that is budgeted for them comes from the student activity fee. Meaning the $285.00, or whatever it is. And Spring Fling isn't the only show they put on. They do 4 other shows too.

PS. Bands like the Foo Fighters cost $200k+ Posted 04/03/2008 10:18 AMReply

Anonymous says,

^And the budget for spring fling has never exceeded $100k Posted 04/03/2008 2:00 PMReply

Anonymous says,

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