Flosstradamus will be the official performer for the Little 500 Concert at 8:30 p.m. April 15 at Memorial Stadium.
Tickets will go on sale 10 a.m. Friday through IU Athletics, according to an Indiana Memorial Union Board press release.
Flosstradamus is an electronic dance music duo from Chicago that has spent the last eight years creating high energy DJ blends and remixes. After negotiations with a few other acts fell through, Union Board director of music Katherine Jordan said Flosstradamus was chosen because of their affordability, their availability for a performance during the same weekend as Coachella and their ability to put on a good show.
“They put on a crazy show,” said Jordan, who has seen the duo live three times. “Every time I’ve seen them, the crowd is jam-packed. They will bring with them the spirit of Little 5.”
When initially considering acts for this year’s concert, Jordan said her Union Board committee conducted surveys to see what type of concert students would be interested in. In the past, Little 500 Concerts have featured popular hip hop artists like Big Sean in 2015 or Macklemore in 2013.
“We wanted to change that up and cater to a different market,” Jordan said.
She added that results of the surveys reflected students’ interest in EDM.
Also new this year, the Little 500 Concert will be at Memorial Stadium, instead of the IU Auditorium. Jordan said she had always wanted to plan an outdoor concert and when the stadium became available about a month ago, her committee had to work quickly to plan the event in an abbreviated period of time.
This will be the first time since 1992 a concert has been put on at Memorial Stadium. Jordan said IU Athletics made the stadium available for the concert because of plans to replace the field’s turf before next football season.
There will be no stadium seating, Jordan said. All tickets will be sold for the field.
General admission tickets for the field will be $40. The 20 yards closest to the stage will be reserved for VIP tickets, according to the press release. VIP tickets will be $70 and will include T-shirts and other VIP benefits to be announced.
Carley Lanich
