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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul students gather in the Lincoln Park quad for FEST, May 26, 2023.

BREAKING: FEST canceled in wake of stalemate with encampment organizers

Lilly Keller and Claire Tweedie May 13, 2024

The Office of Student Involvement emailed FEST ticket-holders at roughly 6:20 p.m. today to announce the cancellation of the university’s yearly spring concert, FEST. “Given the current campus environment,...

Clev'anique Edwards, junior and co-concert chair of the DePaul Activities Board, celebrates the FEST 2024 artist announcement in Depaul University’s Student Center room 120AB on April 24. Rapper Swae Lee will headline the event. DAB plans to announce the opener on social media on May 1.

Rapper Swae Lee announced to headline FEST 2024

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief April 24, 2024

The DePaul Activities Board (DAB) announced during Battle of the Bands that Swae Lee will headline FEST 2024 on May 17. The rapper is most known for his work as Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim Jxmmi...

Carina Risiglione, senior and co-concert chair of DePaul Activities Board, paints a vinyl record at the paint-and-sip event hosted in the Student Center on Monday, April 8, 2024. The event was hosted with local paint-and-sip studio, Museica's Art Studio, announced that FEST will be hosted May 17 on the Quad.

FEST date announcement paints hopeful picture for annual concert

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief April 14, 2024

With a mocktail in one hand and a paintbrush in the other, freshman Ella McCoy began painting vibrant flowers and cascading vines on a black vinyl record. The Student Center atrium on DePaul’s Lincoln...

DePaul FEST 2019 Recap

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2019

Last year I dove into the center of FEST to try to convey an authentic experience of what the pit has in store for students. Spoiler: it was exactly as you’d expect. To switch things up this year I adopted...

Ferg at FEST

Ferg at FEST

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2018

FEST is quintessentially DePaul. It’s a gathering of the wide variety of people that go here, all in one place. (Which is a much weirder experience than you’d think.) The basketball boys mixed...

The Neighbourhood to headline DePaul FEST 2016

The Neighbourhood to headline DePaul FEST 2016

Kirsten Onsgard and Jasmine Hernandez May 3, 2016

DePaul Activities Board announced tonight that The Neighbourhood will headline FEST 2016. The 31st annual outdoor concert takes place at 5 p.m. May 27 on the quad.  T-Pain and Karmin will also perform...

Storify: FEST 2015 at DePaul

Kathryn Eardley May 23, 2015

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Students pack the Quad Friday, May 23 for Childish Gambino at FEST. (Photo courtesy of DAB)

DePaul students let loose at FEST

Amanda Driscoll May 27, 2014

On Friday afternoon, DePaul’s grassy Quad was transformed from a study space to music venue for the highly anticipated FEST. Walkie-talkies incessantly buzzed on the hips of DAB volunteers while equipment...

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