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Harvard’s history with concerts prompted some to wonder how popular last night’s event would be. The concert was the first big name pop music event—aside from an appearance by the Verve Pipe at Springfest 2002—in more than two years. But last night’s audience far exceeded the roughly 900 who attended that concert, an October 2001 performance by Dispatch in Sanders Theater...
Last spring, there was again talk of bringing in a band for Springfest, but the allotted budget was only $20,000—not enough to bring in a nationally-recognized group...
...concert also marks a success for the Undergraduate Council’s Harvard Concert Commission (HCC), which hasn’t successfully put together a show for any major band since the Verve Pipe played Springfest...
Instead of using their Springfest budget on a smaller band, the Council decided to save the money for a bigger concert this fall, when admission fees would also allow for a much greater overall expenditure...
Even though Guster is not currently topping the charts, they surpass the most recent offering of The Verve Pipe who played Springfest in 2002. Guster’s muted tones and wistful lyrics lack a real energetic punch, but they will be more than enough to rouse Harvard’s live-music-deprived student body. And the band has something that The Verve Pipe didn’t have: it’s actually popular right now. The concert will also be the first to be held across the Charles—taking advantage of the University?...