Fordham Campus Activities Board (CAB) recently announced Teezo Touchdown and Chelsea Cutler as their 2024 Spring Weekend concert headliners after much anticipation from students. The Spring Weekend concert will occur on Martyrs’ Lawn, weather permitting, on Saturday, April 27.
The announcement of the headliners comes after much effort on behalf of CAB’s concert committee. Adeyinka Maddy, FCRH ’25, current vice president of CAB and previous member of the concert committee, explained that securing a headliner is a nearly year-long process.
“Their [the concert committee’s] process begins early in the summer, creating a master list of potential headliners and openers sourced primarily from artists considered in previous years, feedback from previous concert surveys and Fordham student Spotify analytics. From there, they conduct price checks on select artists from this list,” Maddy said.
The concert committee finalizes a shortlist of possible headliners through feedback from the CAB student survey, which then guides them as they further develop their lists. Shortlists are approved by the university before CAB extends official offers to artists.
“Once approved, the committee submits bids and prepares backup options in anticipation of any unexpected developments, as adjustments frequently occur,” Maddy said. “Once a bid is accepted, we make contracts, and the performance is on!”
Gabriella Koczko, FCRH ’26, a member of CAB’s general board, noted a strong climate of anticipation for the Spring Weekend headliner. “I think that everyone was very anticipatory. We as an organization recognize how hard the concert committee and the rest of the e-board work to put on something that Fordham students will enjoy.”
“We were all excited to get to recognize and celebrate their hard work,” she added.
Students offered a variety of opinions about the headliner, ranging from excitement to curiosity.
“I actually haven’t listened to Teezo Touchdown before… It’s been fun to use Spring Weekend to listen to a small artist and expand my music taste,” said Koczko.
Other students noted their excitement for DJ Drëämgÿrl, the DJ opener selected earlier this month at Rodrigue’s Coffee House’s Battle of the DJs.
“I’m excited because DJ Drëämgÿrl is doing a DJ set for it [Spring Weekend] and she won Battle of the DJs at Rod’s,” noted Grace Guerra, FCRH ’26.
Numerous students also expressed excitement for speaker Rachel Sennot, actress, comedian, and writer.
“I was really jealous when I heard Rachel Sennot is speaking at Fordham,” said Courtney Valente, a first-year at Emerson College. “Bottoms is one of my favorite movies of last year and she is so funny that I feel like it will be such a fun time. I hope she comes to more schools in the future!”
“I am so excited to have Rachel Sennot on campus to speak, I’ve always thought she seemed very personable and could relate to students in different ways,” said Caitlin Wong, FCRH ‘27.
Despite the variety of student opinions, Maddy notes that CAB tries diligently to ensure an enjoyable student experience.
“Our lineup is consistently a topic of debate among students. There are always assumptions about how artists are chosen, who we can get and how much budget is allocated. When these assumptions don’t align with reality, opinions are bound to come. Nonetheless, the committee diligently selects artists based on student input gathered from our annual survey and within the parameters set by our budget and university guidelines. Our primary goal remains to secure artists who will deliver outstanding performances for our student body, leaving them with an experience they can remember forever.”
