Western University in London, Ontario recently secured American rapper Quavo for a hype performance, but other universities in the GTA also appear to be interested in bringing more celebrities to campus.
The Western University Student Council (USC) created Purple Fest, a school-wide concert series to complement the fall homecoming celebration.
But it was forced to close before the pandemic to prevent too many students from partying on the residential streets near campus, according to a report in the student newspaper, the Western Gazette.
Purple Fest was reintroduced this year under current University of Southern California President Sunday Ajaku, who took to social media while running for City Council to welcome more celebrities and entertainers to the student body. He posted frequently.
@president.sunday I'm so glad you came!! 😎 @QuavoHuncho #quavohuncho #migos #westernuniversity #mcmasteruniversity #queensuniversity #laurieruniversity #uwo #fyp #unilife ♬ Original song – Sunday – Western President
Even before the Migos staff came to Western, other artists such as Nav, A$AP Rocky, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Tyga, and even their alumni Loud Luxury performed at the school. I was there.
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Universities near Toronto also appear to be interested in accepting big-name artists.
Loud Luxury performed at the University of Toronto (UofT) last year to celebrate its first concert in more than a decade, with more than 2,000 students in attendance, Elizabeth Shechtman, president of the university's student union, told Now Toronto. Ta.
In addition to concerts, UofT community organization Project Freedom welcomed GZA, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as a guest lecturer on consciousness and creativity in 2013.
“UofT is ranked #1 in Canada and is a world-renowned university. Without a doubt, we are an academically focused university and there is a lot of pressure to do well as a student. “We're never known as a party school, but we host a lot of events and social gatherings for our students,” she said.
Schechtman said they will make further efforts to hold more concerts at next year's orientation.
Meanwhile, Toronto Metropolitan University hosted a major Nunavut pop concert last fall featuring Angela Amalualik.
York University students saw rapper Big Sean on stage in 2015, but the university's events website says there haven't been as many international performers since then.
