Word: performancy
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...occasion. For some, the official memories are fond. In the French town of Reims, where the Nazis surrendered, there will be three days of concerts, parades and ceremonies, while President Jacques Chirac will honor Allied war veterans in Paris on May 8. In London, pop stars and celebrities will perform in a concert for 15,000 people in Trafalgar Square. Berlin will host the "Day for Democracy" celebration, a series of speeches and concerts, around the Brandenburg Gate. In Russia, the victory over fascism was the high-water mark of Soviet achievement. But that triumph came at the loss...
Bypassing Harvard after failed negotiations, Snoop Dogg will instead perform at Syracuse University this Sunday...
Some student groups at Harvard had opposed the choice of Snoop Dogg to perform, citing his sometimes misogynistic lyrics as offensive to female students...
Although the Verve Pipe did end up playing the event, the administration announced the following year that a professional band would not be allowed to perform at the upcoming Springfest. The UC could organize their own concert, but it would have to happen somewhere else, at another time. Since then, the University has not backed down on this policy...
...ultimatum worked. Although Busta Rhymes did not perform on the day of Springfest a la Wu Tang Clan 10 years prior, the President’s Office did agree to help, contributing an unprecedented $25,000 to the concert...