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Kingston, Roots, Jimmy Eat World to co-headline Spring Fling 4.10.08
Yale College Council and Yale Student Activities Committee officials announced Wednesday that three artists — Sean Kingston, The Roots and Jimmy Eat World — will “co-headline” this year’s Spring Fling, set for April 29. “I think students will be pleased with the lineup this year,” YSAC Chairman Thomas Hsieh ’08, a former production and design editor for the News, said. “We went in thinking we could get a much more diverse lineup. This is an actual show where you can enjoy each and every performance.” Caribbean hip-hop artist Kingston will kick off the concert at 4:30 p.m., followed by alternative hip-hop/jam band The Roots at 5:35 and alternative rockers Jimmy Eat World at 7:05. Kingston will play 45 minutes, The Roots 75 and Jimmy Eat World 70. The announcement ended a buzzing around campus about who would play the event, but it came as little surprise to many Elis — by the time students returned from spring break, rumors circulating in dining halls and library carrels had successfully identified all three artists as possible, even likely, performers.
