SpringFest 2024

MUSIC Matter’s annual SpringFest will take place April 14th and 15th, 2024. On Sunday, April 14th we will be hosting the Daytime Festival, featuring performances from local bands and student organizations. Expect to see a lively State Street with organizations and yummy food from food trucks. On the night of Monday the 15th, come see Alexander 23 at the Michigan Theatre for the Springfest nighttime concert!

About SpringFest

SpringFest grew out of a recognition — by a group of 10 music loving freshmen in their crummy dorms in 2011— that we needed more concerts in Ann Arbor. We realized there was a huge “market need” for great live performances on our campus. As we began to address that need, we realized there was an even larger need -- a “student need,” created by the realization that there needs to be more support for student-run ventures. In order to meet these needs, those 10 freshmen decided to do something about it -- they created the ultimate lifestyle festival, SpringFest.  

SpringFest is a SXSW-style festival designed to promote innovation, creativity, and community while showcasing the unique achievements of university students. Today, over 65 student organizations unite on State Street annually for live music, student performances, food trucks, art installations, and so much more. The festivities are capped off with a massive benefit concert featuring a major headlining artist (such as 2 Chainz, J. Cole, Migos, Louis The Child, and A$AP Ferg), and we are proud to say that the proceeds go towards our very own Social Ventures. Each year, MUSIC Matters continues to expand SpringFest to achieve its goal of uniting the campus through music and sparking social change.  

 

SpRINGFEST Highlights

  • All day lifestyle festival and nighttime benefit concert

  • The largest student-run event on the U of M campus

  • MUSIC Matters is joined by 65+ student organizations

  • Past headliners include: Hippo Campus, J. Cole, Ben Folds, Common, Migos, 2 Chainz, Louis The Child, and A$AP Ferg

  • Largest zero-waste event at the University of Michigan

  • SF 2017 was the first student-produced concert in Crisler Center since 1994

  • SF 2018 featured the first electronic dance genre headliner in the iconic Hill Auditorium

 

 

Past Highlights