The Voodoo Music + Art Experience was held in New Orleans at City Park on Oct. 26-28. The event was filled with many talented bands and eccentric, but friendly people, including a number of St. Paul’s students. Throughout the weekend everyone experienced artist that they have always wanted to see, and the festival in itself was a great time.
Friday, Oct. 26, was the festival’s first day open, and everyone was excited to get the weekend started. At 5:45 p.m. at the Red Bulletin Stage, one of the headliners for the evening was a South African rap group called Die Antwoord. Die Antwoord was created as a group in 2009, consisting of performers Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, and DJ Hi-Tek. The group got their big debut in 2009 with their first hit “Enter the Ninja.”
“Die Antwoord was most definitely my favorite show of the day, I had always wanted to see them”, said St. Paul’s junior Justin Marcello.
At 7:15 on the Le Ritual stage, another headliner was the folk, country, rock, bluegrass band The Avett Brothers. The Avett Brothers consists of two brothers, Seth and Scott Avett, and Bob Crawford. They had an incredible performance that left many fans in awe. Drawn by their naked honesty in their songs and the explosive live performances, legendary producers and talent scout Rick Rubin signed the band in 2008 to his American Recording label.
“I had never listened to them before, but I thought they put on a really good show,” explained junior Chandler Shockley.
Later on in the day, around 8:30 p.m., at the Red Bulletin Stage was the new face of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Kaskade. Kaskade was an upbeat, fun show with a large crowd of fans of EDM (Electronic Dance Music). The DJ Kaskade had appeared at every major music festival during the summer and 150 to 200 headlining shows over the last ten years.
Closing the festival on Friday night was no other then Neil Young & Crazy Horse, playing at 9:00 p.m. on Le Ritual stage. All ages were there to see the rock legend perform at the festival.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the two headlining bands of the evening were rock band, Metallica, and French techno band, Justice. Metallica offered an energetic, extravagant performance with fireworks and thousands of metal heads enjoying the show. Justice had a younger crowd and an amazing light show, which worked well with their techno genre of music.
“Metallica was pretty cool, but Justice was probably the best set up I had seen,” said junior Zach Clay.
Sunday, Oct. 28, the final day, was the most crowded day of the weekend. The headlining performances for that day were: Skrillex, Nas, and Jack White. Skrillex’s set up consisted of lights, fire, and smoke. Nas and Jack White both put on exciting shows with the energy they had on stage and the energy they had received from the fans, ending another great Voodoo Festival.
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