Gym Class Heroes to Play Slope Day 2008
The Slope Day Programming Board announced Friday that Gym Class Heroes will be performing at the Annual Slope day on Friday, May 2nd. For those unfamiliar with Slope Day, it is an annual day of celebration held at Cornell University in upstate New York during the last day of regular undergraduate classes. Basically, it’s an exuse to skip the last day of class and drink alcohol. It is a tradition that has continued since the early 1900’s, though has more recently become better known for its live music. Artists such as The Grateful Dead and The Ramones played Slope Day events in the ‘70’s, and more recently artists like Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and T.I. have performed Slope Day. The event gets its name because it takes place outdoors on the Libe Slope on university campus. It is also well-known for the alcohol consumption of its patrons. The Slope Day Steering Committee began bringing live entertainment in 2003 with Rusted Root and Fat Joe. The committee was created “to assess and address the role that alcohol and other drugs played on Slope Day,” according to the Slope Day website.
Opening for Gym Class will be Hot Hot Heat, according to the article. You can check out the official statement from the Cornell Sun here. It also mentions something about Disashi, which I think is supposed to mean he graduated from Cornell in 2004. I’m not sure if that’s true or not. I suppose having Gym Class perform at the festival is a way for the band to perform to a hometown audience, as they are undoubtedly the biggest musical act to come out of the upstate New York region in some time. More info on Slope Day should arise as we near the festival date.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
This show ended up being one of the best Slope Days we’ve had in the past few years. GCH brought so much energy and fun–definitely the best way to end the school year. :] I actually wrote about the show and included photos in my blog (http://almostalist.com) if anyone is interested in seeing those.
Oh, and Disashi is definitely a CU grad. Apparently his parents work at Cornell too, lol