The concert — open to all undergraduate and graduate students — was held in the M&T Bank Arena on our York Hill Campus.

“The Driver Era puts on an amazing show, and I think this performance will feel very full circle," said Amanda Geraci '26, mainstage chair of the Student Programming Board, before the show.

Geraci, who has been a huge fan of concerts and music her entire life, said having the opportunity to lead this year’s mainstage team has been indescribably rewarding.

“One thing we really wanted to prioritize this year was taking student feedback into consideration and making people feel like we were hearing what they had to say,” she said.

“We sent out a survey to the student body a few months ago where people could rank their preferred music genres and provide insight as to how much they’d be willing to pay for tickets. This was a huge help in terms of actually quantifying the feedback we’ve heard verbally. After seeing the results of the 1,000 answers that were submitted, we based our artist selection process around the top-ranked genre,” Geraci added.

Students are the focus throughout the entire process, said Nicole Healy, assistant director of student engagement and adviser to the Student Programming Board.

“For me, the best part is seeing the incredible effort our students pour into the show — from researching artists in September, to creating marketing timelines in January, then pulling 40-plus student volunteers together to help the student body have the best experience possible on the day of the show. Keeping students at the center of such a large event is what separates Quinnipiac’s spring concert from others,” she said.

Being a part of the concert team requires strong time management skills, communicating regularly with peers, staff, and off-campus vendors, understanding professionalism and contractual obligations with hired talent, as well as a whole lot of resilience, Healy added.

“Students certainly come out of this experience with new core college memories, but have also developed as leaders and teammates in ways that sometimes fly under the radar until they’re actively using those skills in a job or with another student organization,” she said.

Students also come out of the experience with tangible, valuable skills.

“My overall goal is to work in the music industry post-grad,” said Geraci. “After spending some time in the position, I realized how much my part-time jobs and internships with Universal Music Group, Hopeless Records and Big Picture Media have given me the skills to be a confident, well-rounded mainstage chair. On the other side of the coin, being in this position has given me a chance to experience the behind-the-scenes work it takes to put on live events. The skills and knowledge I’ve gained over the past few months as mainstage chair has already helped me secure a position on the marketing team for a tour this summer. To me, this is a perfect reflection of how much real-world preparation can be earned through executive board positions."

Here are some photos from the evening: