32FALL STUDENT LIFE It Just Makes CENTS CAB brings in music group Coin for student concert. HARDING’S CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD (CAB) worked with How To Concerts to bring Coin, a band from Nashville, Tennessee, and their opener DoubleCamp to campus on Oct. 8, 2021. This concert was the first since The Band Camino in spring of 2020. “Back in 2020, before The Band Camino concert, [Assistant Dean of Students Logan Light] was talking to me about bands to bring in the fall, and [Coin’s album] Dreamland was just recently released,” CAB Director Abby Stinnett said. “Every single they released before the album was amazing, so I suggested them. With [COVID-19], we waited until this semester; I had no idea Logan was already working on booking them.” Students and outside guests sold out the concert with around 975 tickets, filling the Administration Auditorium. “This was my first Harding concert, and I went because I had heard a few Coin songs before and thought it would be a good time with my friends,” sophomore Elinor Anderson said. “An exciting part of the Coin concert was when everyone freaked out when they started playing ‘Talk Too Much,’ but my favorite song they played was ‘Malibu 1992.’” CAB was a major asset in making the concert happen when they sold the tickets, posted on social media, helped the production team unload the equipment and scanned people into the venue. CAB members were also responsible for preparing the band’s dressing rooms and running errands once they arrived in town. “During the day, I just helped them get around campus while they were getting ready for the show,” sophomore CAB worker Baylie Hess said. “My favorite moment was definitely singing to Tame Impala and taking selfies in the car to Walgreens with the lead singer Chase [Lawrence].” After not having the chance to host a concert on campus since 2020, the performance brought people together again through the power of music. “Live music is really special,” senior CAB worker Eden Henderson said. “It forms a really special community, and it’s been amazing to get to be a part of making that possible. Although it can be a lot of work, it’s a really neat opportunity to create an event that unites students and brings them together.” WRITTEN BY KAYLEIGH TRISTCHLER DREAMERS On Oct. 8, 2021, DoubleCamp opens for Coin on the stage in the Admin Administration Auditorium. DoubleCamp sang their singles that were released on streaming platforms that day. Photo by: Jaxon Nash
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