“Basically we had two or three top bands that we wanted and we looked at which ones were available for April 27,” said Michael R. Blickstead ’05, co-chair of the council’s Campus Life Committee, which was in charge of finding the band.
Last year, Springfest did not have a professional headliner and instead featured only student bands. In 2000, neo-swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy played at Springfest.
Blickstead also promised better food, more rides and more participation by student groups at this year’s event.
“We’re enhancing every aspect of Springfest,” he said.
While the council has allotted $20,000 for the event so far, Blickstead said that with a contribution from Summers’s office—undetermined as of yet—the total budget will likely be over $40,000.
Springfest will be free for all members of the Harvard community and their families.
—Staff writer William M. Rasmussen can be reached at wrasmuss@fas.harvard.edu.