Electronic hip-hop group Big Gigantic and indie-pop band MisterWives will headline Slope Day on May 11, the Slope Day Programming Board announced on Thursday. Tom Marin ’17, selections director on the Slope Day Programming Board, said more than 9,000 people responded to a survey asking for performer suggestions. Slope Day is an annual festival celebrating the end of the academic year on Libe Slope, with a long history of different names and purposes. The title “Slope Day” was first used in 1989, designating a day of informal student activities, usually involving heavy drinking. Slope Day is traditionally celebrated with a music headliner and various campus events, such as the Slopefest carnival held on Ho Plaza.

Source: Daily Sun March 09, 2017 22:52 UTC