REC Fest provides an opportunity for students to relax from studying and enjoy live music. Last year, Stacie Ray and Danielle Shearer of The Vine & Branches opens for REC Fest. This year will feature multiple artists including The Chee-Weez, The Gillis Silo, Impaired Faculties and Jonathan Koeppel.
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Last Thursday, Apr. 28, REC Fest was going to be held outside of the Pennington Student Activity Center. However, due to the weather, it was postponed to this Wednesday, May 4 from 2 p.m. until the last performance is over, which could be around 9 p.m.

“At nine o’clock this morning, we pretty much made the best decision we could based off of the weather forecast,” said Guest Services of Recreational Sports & Wellness Interim Assistant Director Jean Bernard. “We decided to postpone it, and then the weather decided to clear up. We had to let the stage people and bands know ahead of time.”

The Chee-Weez, The Gillis Silo, Impaired Faculties and Jonathan Koeppel are the bands that will be preforming at REC Fest. 

“We are very excited about coming out to perform for the SLU students,” said The Gillis Silo lead singer Caleb Paul. “We have been wanting to get in front of the golden Lions for a very long time now and this is the perfect opportunity.” 

The Gillis Silo is a rising band and believes that having the support of college towns is important when building a fan base.

“When you are a band trying to climb the ladder, it’s very important to win over the support of college towns,” said Paul. “The music fans in these areas are fiercely supportive, and we cannot wait to give it our best shot to win them over.”

Admission to REC Fest is free for students and non-students will be charged a $10 fee. Tickets will be sold online only. The only thing students would have to pay for is a second serving of crawfish and/or jambalaya. Students and non-students can look forward to many fun things at the event.

“We will have free crawfish and jambalaya,” said Bernard. “We’re going to have some yard games like life-size jenga. We have knocker balls coming in, those big bubble soccer balls. Monster Energy and New Orleans Roast are coming in to do free samples. We’re also selling t-shirts, and the inflatables that were supposed to be up will be postponed to [tomorrow] as well.”

For more information, search Facebook for REC Fest ft. The Chee-Weez, The Gillis Silo & Jonathan Koeppel.

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