Day two of the four-day festival ran smoothly, with headlining artists SZA and Stray Kids. Temperatures were much lower, and the rainfall expected never showed, leaving concertgoers with a cooler experience than on Thursday.
Other artists who performed on Friday included Twinsick, Raye, Reneé Rapp, Victoria Monet and Zedd. The 10-hour span of various showtimes allowed attendees to visit another 48 performances in downtown Chicago.
Tiny Habits played a beautiful acoustic set at BMI stage Friday afternoon. The Daily Illini had a chance to sit down with them to discuss festival preparation, the origin of the band and what they were most excited about in the future. You can read about that here.
Laufey took the Bud Light stage at 6:45 p.m. with the Chicago Philharmonic, captivating and bewitching the crowd with an angelic voice. She brought artist Raye to the stage for a jazz duet, surprising listeners and receiving applause throughout the set. More about that is here.
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The National Parks performed an engaging, thrilling experience with acoustic, folky vibes at BMI stage. The crowd jumped up and down at the band’s request, and sang loyally alongside them. The Daily Illini sat with them in an interview — you can read that Q&A here.
Faye Webster, with a distinct and raspy voice, owned Tito’s stage for a little bit, dancing along with the crowd. Her setlist was energetic and passionate, which you can read about here.
Sexyy Red changed the meaning of a strong bass with her performance at the Bud Light stage at 4:45 p.m. Rousing up the crowd and dancing hard, she brought energy and emotion throughout her performance, which you can read about here.
SZA found herself sitting on top of a tree that seemingly fell from the sky — or the top of the T-Mobile stage. Evolving with every couple of songs, SZA’s performance was nothing short of spectacular. It was phenomenal. Transcendental, if you will. You can read the review of her performance here.
Stray Kids displayed fireworks and shot spews of fire in a demonstration at their set at Bud Light stage in another high-production performance to end the night. It brought perspective and youth to the festival, and more information is available here.
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