Art & Life

Here are 33 other artists CMU could (maybe) afford

Alec Williams and Joe Azar • March 26, 2018

Joe Azar contributed to this report.

Following the announcement that Lil Yachty and Dizzy Wright would be Colorado Mesa University’s spring concert artists, students began voicing their opinion — civilly or not — on whether this was a good pick or not.

The Programming Activities Council is given $87,694 to put on the concert: paying the artists, for equipment and all other costs.

PAC has paid Lil Yachty $65,000 — the most in recent years.

Dizzy Wright was likely paid $10,000 or less for his opening act, according to estimates.

In previous years, American Authors cost $40,000, G-Eazy cost $30,000, Macklemore cost $45,000, Atmosphere cost $65,000 and 3OH!3 cost CMU $50,000, according to numbers provided by CMU Student Life.

Utilizing a website that aggregates possible concert acts called Concert Ideas, we have compiled a list of artists that we may have been able to afford.

Now, this compilation does not take into account time constraints, whether the artist’s rates have changed or the simple fact that CMU is kind of in the middle of nowhere.

This is purely hypothetical.

PAC is setting up the stage for Lil Yachty on Saturday, April 28 on CMU’s Grand Mesa Quad. Entrance begins at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. with Dizzy Wright as the opening act.

In the meantime, consider these whatifs:

Rap/Hip Hop

Waka Flocka Flame ($25,000+)

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Look ma, no hands.

Sean Kingston ($25,000+)

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Like you wouldn’t belt out “Your wayyyyy too beautiful girl”

Lupe Fiasco ($35,000+)

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You in high school would pop for this. No question.

DRAM ($40,000+)

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Yeah, the OTHER guy in the Broccoli song.

Shaggy ($40,000+)

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It wasn’t him.

T-Pain ($45,000+)

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Probably wouldn’t Buy U a Drank.

Tyga ($45,000++)

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That guy who dated Kylie Jenner.

Desiigner ($45,000+)

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Panda, Panda, Panda, Panda.

Fat Joe ($45-50,000)

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His songs would make you go ALL THE WAY UP.

Lil Dicky ($70,000++)

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What a Freaky Friday that would’ve been.

Country

Hunter Hayes ($50,000+)

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Country’s Mr. Steal Your Cowgirl.

Tori Kelly ($50,000-75,000+)

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Would’ve been better than those Nationwide commercials she’s in.

Josh Turner ($65,000++)

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His voice would swoon you.

Eli Young Band ($65,000++)

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Crazy Girl don’t you know that they love you.

Dan + Shay ($70,000+)

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Tequila!!!

Kacey Musgraves ($75,000+++)

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Though, with all those plus signs we probably couldn’t have afforded her.

Randy Houser ($75,000+)

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Runnin Outta Moonlinght? Not a problem for our concert.

Tyler Farr ($75,000+)

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He would’ve made Damn Good Friends at CMU.

Chris Stapleton ($75-100,000)

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The GOAT himself would’ve been cool.

Pop/Alternative

Rusted Root ($15,000+)

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Don’t know them? Watch Ice Age. You know them

Plain White Ts ($35,000+)

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Cry to “Hey There Delilah” like its 2006.

Echosmith ($40,000+)

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Yeah, we probably would have been like the cool kids.

Neon Trees ($40,000+)

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Everybody talks.

Saint Motel ($40,000+)

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My type of band.

X Ambassadors ($50,000+)

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Fun fact, we almost got them last year.

Charli XCX ($50,000+)

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BOOM. CLAP.

George Ezra ($50,000+)

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Grand Junction ain’t no Budapest but we can afford Ezra.

James Blake ($60,000++)

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If you’re into that type of low-key concert.

Bleachers ($60,000+)

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I wanna get better.

Phillip Phillips ($65,000++)

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We were surprised that he’s this expensive — we thought he was Gone, Gone, Gone.

Grouplove ($75,000+)

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Tongue Tied?

Portugal. The man ($75,000+)

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Do you Feel It Still?

Young The Giant ($75,000+)

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Probably would need some Cough Syrup after this show.

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