Rapparoo festival offers off campus alternative

Rapparoo, hailing as Little 500’s only festival-style concert, has announced the venue for the April 14 show at Pic-a-Chic Farms.

Gold Nugget Entertainment and IU’s Awkward Silence Comedy Club are sponsoring this year’s only off-campus concert. The festival begins at 6 p.m.

“We know that there are a lot of additional opportunities that go along with holding the concert at Pic-a-Chic,” Gold Nugget owner Jon Bradford said. “Our main goal is to make this the complete festival experience.”

The official lineup for Rapparoo consists of Gucci Mane, Lloyd Banks, Gorilla Zoe and Project Pat. General admission tickets are being sold at $29.99 and $59.99 for VIP.   
VIP tickets offer priority seating within the first 10 rows and separate entrances.

Due to its off-campus location, food and alcohol will be sold at Rapparoo, and a shuttle service to Pic-a-Chic will be provided for $3 per trip. VIP guests will receive free shuttle service.

Pic-a-Chic has sponsored artists such as Kid Rock and LL Cool J in recent years, and owner Chris Grubb said they are no strangers to seeing large crowds.

“We are very excited about hosting next week’s event,” Grubb said. “While security is our number one priority and concern, we have been assured that all attendees will be taken care of.”

Dennis Grubb Catering services also assisted Gold Nugget in securing the transit busses and will be organizing all food sold at Rapparoo.

Bradford said he is are confident that Rapparoo will give concertgoers more bang for their buck and it will be the ultimate Little 500 event.

“We are looking to provide our audience with an all-around better festival-style experience.”