Ke$ha concert provokes strong, mixed reactions
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Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on students’ reactions to a Ke$ha concert arranged for Hopkins students in Baltimore.
- The paper reported that students attended the concert at Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion, where doors opened at 6:30 p.m. and the show began at 8:00 p.m.
- The article says student tickets cost $25, public tickets cost $45, and both groups of tickets sold out; it adds that HOP arranged the event and quotes co-Chair Jonathan Hunt saying the group worked with Pier Six Pavilion to co-sponsor it.
- The reporter writes that students gave mixed reviews, with freshman Anastasia Moszkowski saying, “I think she fell short,” and freshman Eric Smiley rating Ke$ha “a three and a half” while calling the performance entertaining.
- According to the article, sophomore Summer Rak said, “It exceeded expectations. I would go again in a heartbeat,” while other students praised the venue and atmosphere.
- The paper reported that HOP-run shuttles operated every 15 minutes before the show, although students said transportation needed improvement; it also describes a sold-out Avicii concert previously organized with help from two former SGA members.