Update: LSU Student Government sent out an email Tuesday, notifying students that Groovin’ will be moved to the PMAC due to the possibility of bad weather for the Thursday event.
The email said the pre-party on the floor of the PMAC will begin at 6:30 p.m. At the pre-party, students can get their wristbands for the student section, as well as free snowballs and corndogs.
LSU Student Government announced on Wednesday evening that Kesha will be the headlining artist for its annual Groovin’ concert.
In addition to the headlining artist, SG also announced the concert’s opener and a host of other changes being made to the event.
“We had a survey go out at the beginning of the year, and people chose what genre they wanted,” SG student entertainment director Grayson Senner said. “Pop was up there. We wanted someone who would bring a huge crowd, has a huge fan base and … Kesha is a household name.”
Kesha, alongside her band the Creepies, will be taking the stage on Thursday, March 30, when Groovin’ takes place.
This will be the first time that Kesha has ever performed in Louisiana, Senner said. Opening for the platinum-selling artist is Baton Rouge native Benjy Davis.
“The process was really fun … and when I saw Kesha was an option, I knew [she was the one],” Senner said.
Changes being made to the event include moving it back to the Parade Ground after two years of being housed in the PMAC, which was the No. 1 request on the SG survey, Senner said.
In addition, the event has previously taken place on a Friday, but this year the date has been moved to a Thursday, which also coincides with the end of the University’s Spring Invitational for prospective students.
“We really wanted to give an option to show a real big LSU event,” Senner said. “This will show off LSU so well.”
SG’s College Councils will also sponsor a pre-party before the concert starting at 4:30 p.m. on the same day. According to a news release, snowballs and corn dogs will be provided and students can bring their Tiger Cards to receive wristbands for the priority student section of the concert.
Groovin’ is free and open to the public and takes place on the University’s Parade Ground at 8:30 p.m. on March 30.
“We challenged Grayson at the beginning of the year to get a big artist,” SG president Zack Faircloth said. “This is beyond my wildest dreams. We’re very happy with work he did to make this happen.”