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Concert Season Isn’t Over Yet…

Sofi Schwarzmueller Student Contributor, St. Bonaventure University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

COVID-19 was bad for a lot of reasons, obviously, but one my greatest devastations of the year 2020 was canceling my Cage the Elephant concert due to the global pandemic. 

My twin sister was the original Cage the Elephant fan between the two of us. But her taste for alternative music eventually bled into my own music preferences, and since then, Cage has been a regular staple in our car rides and on our playlists. So, when we first discovered it was touring and would be stopping in Buffalo, buying tickets for the June 2020 concert was a no-brainer. Of course, we had zero clue as to what the rest of the year would bring.

Suddenly, it was March 13th, and school was closing. Then the whole world was completely shutting down in a whirlwind of cancellations and mandates to stay home, and POOF, just like that, my dream vanished right before my eyes. 

As one of my all-time favorite bands, the concert was supposed to be a literal bucket-list item. Like, I could have died a happy woman if it meant I at least got to experience the concert before I went. I mean, the very idea of hearing “Cigarette Daydreams” live could make me sprout wings from my back and ascend into the skies. Needless to say, when the global shutdown did in fact cancel summer events, it was a complete and utter tragedy for me. 

Now, over four years later, Cage the Elephant is finally coming back to Buffalo and wait, it gets better, because Bakar AND Young the Giant are the openers, the latter being another of my favorite artists. So, to get into the spirit of what is likely my last “summer” concert, here’s my top picks from my top band:

The Sad, the Nostalgic:

Trouble

Cigarette Daydreams

Shake Me Down

Outcast Anthems:

Broken Boy

Mess Around

Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

Night Running

Classics:

Social Cues

Black Madonna

Ready To Let Go

The War is Over

Feel Good Beats:

Halo

Whole Wide World

Take It Or Leave It

Dark Rock:

Neon Pill

Too Late to Say Goodbye

Cold Cold Cold

If anything gets in between me and this concert, I will riot. And if you don’t see me around campus this Monday, call the local Buffalo hospitals, as I’ll probably need to be treated for a broken heart when the concert eventually must come to a close. See you Saturday, Cage!

Sofi Schwarzmueller

SBU '26

Sofi is a third-year student from Buffalo, New York (GO BILLS!), and is currently pursuing an English degree with a biology minor at St. Bonaventure University. Sofi contributes to SBU’s chapter of Her Campus as Social Media Coordinator and Big/Little Coordinator. Outside of Her Campus, Sofi plays for the school’s club soccer team, tutors in the Writing Lab, and helps manage the social media of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern.

In her free time, Sofi can often be found curled up with a Sarah J. Maas book or making yet another new Spotify playlist. She also loves re-watching Outer Banks and being active, including snowboarding and hitting the gym.

From hidden music finds, to book recommendations, to stories of personal growth and inspiration, Sofi loves to write it all and is elated to spend her last semester as an undergraduate surrounded by the sisterhood that is HCSBU.