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Students gathered in Tercentenary Theatre on Sunday for Yardfest, Harvard College’s annual spring concert. Three student bands – The Yard Bops, Stryk9, and Big Tuesday – opened the show before Grammy-nominated artist Natasha Bedingfield took the stage for a night of music, food, and celebration.

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Ahead of the concert, Harvard University Dining Services hosted a “Burger Bash” in the Yard, offering a full dinner spread for students.

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In anticipation of the night’s events, students gather and start to fill Tercentenary Theatre — eating dinner, socializing, and soaking in the energy of the day.

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The Yard Bops open the evening’s performances. The band was one of three student groups selected through the “Battle for Yardfest,” an annual competition where students vote for their favorite performers to open for the headliner.

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They were followed by Stryk9, a punk rock band featuring student performers Sierra S. Stocker ’25 (left), Ethan W. Ocasio ’25 (center), Chloe M. Becker ’25 (right), and Jack H. Meyer ’25 (not pictured). During their performance, the band criticized Harvard leadership and the Trump administration with songs like “Yes, It’s Fucking Political” and Green Day’s “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA” chant.

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Vocalist Milo Taylor ’25, bassist Alex Tonelli ’25, and guitarist Charlie Rahdon ’28 make up part of Big Tuesday, the final student band to take the stage. Their performance closed out the openers and led into the evening’s headliner.

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Students crowd the front of the stage, cheering, dancing, and singing along as the night unfolds.

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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield closed out Yardfest 2025 with a high-energy set featuring her early 2000s chart-toppers “Pocketful of Sunshine,” “These Words,” and “Unwritten.”

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Students may have felt the rain on their skin, but that didn’t stop the music or the mood. By the end of the night, students left Yardfest 2025 with a pocketful of sunshine and a full day of music, food, and campus festivities.