Hip-hop artist Fetty Wap headlines outdoor concert at ISU
Tickets are on sale for hip-hop artist Fetty Wap, who will perform at Iowa State University on Sunday, April 22. EDM trio Cheat Codes and hip-hop artist KYLE will support the show, and R&B singer Andreas Moss will open. Gates will open at 3 p.m. for the 4 p.m. concert in the Molecular Biology Parking Lot on the north side of campus (Lot 29). The event will occur rain or shine.
Fetty Wap rose to prominence in 2015 after his breakout hit, the Grammy-nominated, triple-platinum track “Trap Queen,” reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. He released his eponymous debut album later that year, featuring additional hit singles “My Way” and “679,” both of which reached platinum status, the latter also going triple-platinum. Wap released his latest “EP For My Fans III: The Final Chapter” in January and his follow-up full-length album, “King Zoo,” is set to be released later this year.
Electronic dance music/DJ trio Cheat Codes, currently best known for their chart-climbing single “Feels Great,” featuring Fetty Wap and their 2017 hit single “No Promises” featuring Demi Lovato, started making music in 2014. Their first independent single, 2015’s “Adventure,” clinched No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 and earned more than 5 million plays in a year. Shortly after, the group joined The Chainsmokers on a sold out U.S. tour and have been rapidly gaining traction ever since.
Hip-hop/R&B artist KYLE is best known for his breakout, chart-topping, single “iSpy” featuring Lil Yachty. The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. KYLE started releasing mixtapes under the name K.i.D. in 2010, eventually releasing his debut album, “Beautiful Loser,” in 2013. His follow up mixtape, “Smyle,” was released in 2015 and he was named “one of the 10 artists you need to know” by Rolling Stone that same year.
Swedish-born and Nashville, Tenn.-based R&B singer/songwriter Andreas Moss’ first single, “Thinking About You,” saw over a million streams within a month of release. He quickly followed that up his acclaimed track “Stop Me.” Moss dropped his most recent single, “Stuck In My Feelings,” in September.
Tickets are $49 ($25 with an ISU student ID in advance, $35 with an ISU student ID the week of the show) and are available online at www.midwestix.com, as well as in the Maintenance Shop box office in the Memorial Union, in person or by phone (515-294-8349), weekdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m..
The concert is sponsored by Iowa State University Student Union Board, a student-run programming board that organizes cultural, recreational, educational, social, and entertainment activities and events throughout the academic year.
