[Chad]

MSU Campus Events has confirmed that The Arkells and Lights will be the headliners for Welcome Week this year.

[AvacadoLover]

Guess McMaster ran out of money to get a more well known group.

[calzone21]

Well, given the main constraint being the artist must be Canadian, I'd say they did an awesome job this year. LIGHTS is extremely popular and The Arkells are definitely far from unknown.

Who would you have preferred?

[gkjagdev]

Gahh Lights Bokan! Does that mean there's a chance of Beau Bokan being there too?? :O /faints

[Entropy]

I couldn't care less for the Arkells as they're Mac regulars, but I'm damn glad to have Lights back. I don't think anyone even remember last year's (The Sheepdogs?).

She's got the advantage of not being another generic, mildly successful rock band too (see: Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire, illScarlett, USS, the Stereos, Down with Webster, and countless others before my time).

...But then again, this'll have been my third time seeing her this year, so I'm pretty biased.

[Danielrus]

Originally Posted by Entropy

I couldn't care less for the Arkells as they're Mac regulars, but I'm damn glad to have Lights back. I don't think anyone even remember last year's (The Sheepdogs?).

She's got the advantage of not being another generic, mildly successful rock band too (see: Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire, illScarlett, USS, the Stereos, Down with Webster, and countless others before my time).

...But then again, this'll have been my third time seeing her this year, so I'm pretty biased.

what are you saying, the sheepdogs were unreal. One of the best canadian bands around fooo sure.

[Bigmacfatpack]

Unlike some other ungrateful people, I am pretty DAMN HAPPY we got LIGHTS and THE ARKELLS!!! I mean LIGHTS!! Ahhhh!!

[danielson]

Anyone have any guesses who the dj is going to be? Hopefully it's diplo or hardwell, but i highly doubt it.

[ianeng18]

I'm more excited for the EDM concert than the friday one, although the 'must be canadian' thing probably applies again for the DJ