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Jam-packed Juice Jam draws large crowd with first-ever festival By Erik van Rheenen
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STAFF WRITER
uice Jam 2013 was a tale of two stages. The main stage was the one concertgoers have grown accustomed to seeing at Juice Jam: the behe-
moth backed by a video screen and sandwiched between two columns of speakers. Dwarfed in its shadow was the indie stage, a venue electronic artist Robert DeLong referred to as “this little trailer thing.” The indie stage wasn’t quite as
grand as the main stage, but stationed a few hundred feet away and with an American flag flapping breezily off to its side, it was noticeable if not monolithic. But when Skytop Field opened not
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No arrests, issues occur at concert By Maggie Cregan ASST. COPY EDITOR
The most-attended Juice Jam concert ran smoothly, according to security personnel, public safety officers and emergency medical technicians.
The festival, which sold out at 9,500 tickets, took place Sunday at Skytop Field on South Campus. Artists The Neighbourhood, Smallpools, AbSoul, Robert DeLong, Nicky Romero and Kendrick Lamar performed.
Despite the large attendance, no one was arrested, and overall, the festival was a success, said Department of Public Safety chief Tony Callisto. “The event went very well from
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sam maller | asst. photo editor (TOP) DJ NICKY ROMERO performs at Juice Jam on Sunday on the festival’s main stage. (BOTTOM) Students watch house musician Robert DeLong perform at Sunday’s Juice Jam Festival on the indie stage. Ab-Soul and Smallpools also performed on the indie stage. The main stage featured Kendrick Lamar and The Neighbourhood. Juice Jam 2013 sold out at 9,500 tickets, making it the largest one in the concerts’ history at Syracuse University.
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