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SUMMER SIXTEENMusic artists and bands give people of all ages—including man/ South students—theopportunity to come together throughout the nation to listen to and appreciatedifferent genres of music.Every summer, South students enjoy severaldifferent music festivals across the midwest, buthow do they determine which one to attend? Assummer comes to a close, there are manydescriptions heard from friends regarding thetalent filled music festivals such as Lollapalooza,Bonnaroo, and the CMA Fetival. Several picturesand videos are shared, and one question is oftenasked: How did you choose?This year was no exception. Hundreds ofwell known artists traveled and shared theirmusical creations with crowds of people thatcame together from all areas of the country.Senior Catherine McGibbon attended theLollapalooza Music Festival located in Chicago,Illinois, which she described as unforgettable.The location of the festival was great,McGibbon said, [and] watching some of myfavorite bands perform made the experiencespecial. Performances by the Red Hot ChiliPeppers, X-Ambassadors, and J Cole, amongothers, combined with a super hype vibe, madeLollapalooza an event to remember.Another music event held this summer wasthe Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. SeniorWilliam Riggert camped in Memphis, Tennesseeand attended the festival, which featured adiverse array of musical genres. Riggert enjoyedthe variety of genres, calling the wholeexperience whimsical. Another important factorwas the atmosphere. I loved camping outsidethe festival with my friends and listening to thenew artists in the music industry, Riggert said.Artists such as Ellie Goulding, Alan Stone, andChris Stapleton also performed.The CMA Music Festival is a country musicfestival organized by the Country MusicAssociation. Senior Kaylee Eurton attended theCMAs because of her appreciation for countrymusic. Attending this festival gave Eurton, alongwith 88,000 other people, the opportunity toadmire a variety of country artists. Eurtonsfavorite artist was Carrie Underwood, who shesaid sounded far better live than in recording.The fact that this festival was held in Nashvillegave it a home court advantage, since it is thecountry music capital of the nation. Eurtondescribed the festival as extraordinary becauseof enthusiastic crowds and enticingperformances. - MADELINE BOMBAQLUCOQ_UQLU ==I Zh- UofNm>-__iDNine years after releasing the final book in the LHarry Potter series, JK Rowling released HarryPotter and the Cursed Child: a two-part playshowing at the Palace Theatre in London. Thestory is set 19 years after Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows and includes characters from theoriginal series.PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONSIts very different from theHarry Potter series. Scorpius[was my favorite character]because hes almost aslovable as Ron in theoriginal series.SENIOR BRYCECARSONI think its really, really,really awesome that QKRowling] completed theseries. As someone who doestheater, I think it being aplay is a really cool idea.SOPHOMORELOLA KENNEDY201 Community ! NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES 3 TEST MISSILES INTO THE SEA 9/51 PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES MONEY TO LAOS TO |
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