Hi everyone!

I just returned from a quick road trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, to see Mumford & Sons with my friends!

They are an indie folk band that many of us have probably heard at some point. (“Little Lion Man,” anyone?)

One of my favorite parts of being a student at Iowa is how close we are to other states, so if a musical artist isn’t coming to Iowa, it’s only a few hours to go see them in a bigger city!

My friend Lynne lives just outside St. Paul, so we didn’t have to book a fantastic hotel! We left after classes and made it a few hours before the concert. The openers were The Barr Brothers and Stephen Sanchez, who all gave such fantastic performances!

I have never attended a concert in such a large venue before, so we were all the way up in the balcony! At one point, the lead band ran across the arena to a surprise mini stage close to us to perform a couple of acoustic songs, which was so fun! They played all of my favorites, such as “White Blank Page,” “I Will Wait,” “The Cave,” and “I Believe.”

Roadtripping with my friends was also so much fun, and I feel so lucky to get to have these experiences as a college student.

Bye for now!
-Solenn