They had glow sticks around their necks and wrists. They were waiting for Cherub.
IU student Courtney Crider and Bloomington resident Joey Stuttle said they are ardent fans of the duo from Nashville, Tenn.
“We got more into them over the summer when they were playing on XM and stuff and were like, ‘Okay well, let’s check them out,’ and then we became obsessed with their Pandora station,” Crider said.
Cherub has considerably grown in popularity after the release of their song “Doses and Mimosas” in 2012. The song now has more than 20 million streams on Spotify.
The electro group, formed in 2010, has been on tour since early January and officially wrapped up during the weekend. They will begin touring again April 21, starting in Orlando, Fla., and ending at Forecastle Music Festival in Louisville, Ky.
Opening for Cherub was ForteBowie, followed by Mystery Skulls. ForteBowie is a rapper based out of Atlanta and is featured in Cherub’s song, “Strip to This.”
Mystery Skulls is a disc jockey and singer. His beat-heavy performance drew a crowd that grew steadily as people arrived to the venue.
Mystery Skulls was just finishing up when the line outside the Bluebird began to grow and stay at a steady length of about 25 people. Jacob Lukach and IU students Daniel Jensen and Molly Stauffer stood together in the freezing weather. They were in the back of the line.
“You can quote me, ‘The line is moving slowly,’” Jensen said. “I’m just trying not to shiver and think about it. It’s all mental, right? Put yourself in a warm place.”
Lukach, a recent Purdue graduate, was visiting Jensen for the weekend.
“This is one of the reasons I’m staying,” Lukach said. “I love the Bluebird and he told me it was a good concert.”
At 11:05 p.m., the music that had been playing over the speakers since the openers finished went off and people began streaming from the bar into the viewing area.
Green and purple lights were cast over Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, the members of Cherub, as they set up their instruments and ?technology.
Kelley moved constantly back and forth during several songs as he sang and bounced to the beat. Huber’s motions were slightly smoother as he played guitar and rocked side to side.
Kelley and Huber have expressed in interviews that they love when audiences are active during their ?performances.
They said they want them to dance and enjoy themselves as they share in the ?moment.
“I just want to say the energy in this room right now is (expletive) incredible,” Kelley said in between two songs.
