On September 19 and 20, Music Midtown hit Atlanta and it took Piedmont Park by storm. After discussing the event with several North Atlanta students, a consensus emerged: the atmosphere was crowded because of the incredibly large number of people that attended the festival. Though hot and sweaty, most everyone agreed that the shows were festive and upbeat. Everyone interviewed said they had a great time at the two-day concert festival event.

Music Midtown has always been a place for students to enjoy music while hanging out with their friends and this year’s festival was no exception. As headlining acts like Eminem, Iggy Azalea and Lorde performed, hundreds of pictures were posted by students on social media outlets like Instagram and Facebook. While everyone agreed the event was fun, there was no consensus about which act put on the best show.

Lucy Gebhardt, a sophomore, said her favorite performance was by 21 Pilots. The Columbus, Ohio-based band performed its hit song “Car Radio” along with other songs from the album “Vessel.” Bergen Darby, a junior, said her favorite performer was Lorde, the New Zealand singer-songwriter who sang “Tennis Court” along with other songs from her “Pure Heroine” album. Senior Peter Knutson said the band Aer was his favorite show “by far.” Performers Fitz and the Tantrums, Needtobreathe and Third Eye Blind performed at the event, but these acts did not warrant specific mention among those interviewed. Some acts really know how to end the night like John Mayer and Jack White, the tandem that closed the festival on Friday. Some may beg to differ, and opine that Friday night’s acts were outdone by the Zac Brown Band and Eminem, the powerful one-two that closed on Saturday Night. “Both Zac Brown and Eminem were two of my favorite performances,” said freshman Whit Doerty.

Junior Hallie Hartley comments on her favorite performance, “My favorite performance was Jack White. He was super energetic and unbelievably talented.”

One big factor that students had to contend with was getting to the festival amid congested conditions. Sophomore Henry Pastel took MARTA and got off the train at the Midtown station. Other event-attendees were dropped off by family members and friends. A few students even took taxis. The cost of tickets for Music Midtown varied, but most students paid the standard $135 dollars for a two-day ticket. A few unlucky souls somehow managed to pay more. “I ended up buying my tickets online from ticketmaster and they were $25 dollars more than everyone else,” Gebhardt said.

Warriors of all shape and sizes like to rock it out. And they certainly were getting that done at this year’s Music Midtown.