SHU will be hosting A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and DJ Pauly D for a concert in the Martire Family Arena on April 3 at 8 p.m.
Tickets have been on sale for students since Friday, March 14 and are still available for purchase in the Student Life office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. while supplies last. However, they are no longer available at the discounted price, so students who want to attend the concert will have to pay $45 for general admission to the floor or $40 for general admission seating with their SHU ID card.
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A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, known as simply “A Boogie” by fans, is a rapper and singer-songwriter known for, among others, his 2017 single “Drowning” and his chart-topping “Hoodie SZN” in 2018, according to iHeart Radio.
For DJ Pauly D, this won’t be his first time at SHU. He performed on campus in 2011. He is a DJ who reached fame by appearing on MTV’s “Jersey Shore” in 2009 and has DJ’ed alongside artists like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Alicia Keys, according to his website.
Katherine Morovich, Director of Student Involvement and First Year Programs, has been working to put on this event. Having worked on past spring concerts at SHU, she has overseen the selecting and financing of an artist, a process which itself includes a bidding process, contract negotiations, and coordination with several SHU departments.
“This year, we sent out a genre survey to the undergraduate population looking to see what type of music would be most popular,” said Morovich. From there, Morovich and her colleagues working on the event made a list of artists within the undergraduate populations’ preferences that matched their budget. A Boogie and DJ Pauly D received the highest votes.
Freshman Natasha Pagán is not planning on going to the concert yet but is an avid fan of A Boogie. “I’ve been listening to him since the sixth grade,” Pagán said. Prior to the announcement of the concert artists, she had never heard of DJ Pauly D.
On the other hand, junior Daniela Civetta is a fan of DJ Pauly D. For her, this concert is one she is looking forward to. “I really like the artists they chose for this concert,” said Civetta. “I love A Boogie, and I was a huge fan of ‘Jersey Shore’ as a kid.”
Junior Isabella DeFrancesco, Student Events Team President, said that while the concert isn’t featuring her preferred music genre, she’s happy others are looking forward to it. “I am glad that we do have a concert this year that others are excited for,” said DeFrancesco.
“It is a tradition to host a spring concert for the SHU community, that allows students to have access to a concert right on campus,” said Morovich. “Events, no matter how big or small, are an exciting opportunity for students to have fun with friends and to try something new.”
SHU has hosted numerous spring concerts featuring many different artists and bands in its past, including the Barenaked Ladies in 1995, the Violent Femmes in 1996, and, more recently, Flo Rida in 2013, Khalid in 2019, and Quavo in 2023.
The 3,600 seat Martire Family Arena will hold additional audience members on the floor—used by SHU hockey teams for games and practices when converted to an ice rink by Campus Operations, one of the many departments that is part of putting the concert together.
“To make this event happen on campus, it is a collaboration with Public Safety, the SHU Fire Marshall and booking additional security,” said Morovich. Aid from other departments for this event include, Student Union for shuttles, Chartwells for concessions, Student Life Staff and Residential Life Staff.
