The annual Movin' On festival kicked off on the Blue Band field as students were able to enjoy a night of music before the start of finals week.

The festival featured performances from Zach Wade & The Good Grief, Love and Theft, Clean Bandit, D.R.A.M., All Time Low and Two Door Cinema Club.

Jenna Stoklosa (Arts editor)

Update: 10:43 p.m.

Two Door Cinema Club caps off Movin' On with mix of old, new songs

As the stage lights began to flash at 9:30 p.m., "Two Door Cinema Club" did not start to play. Instead, proving they know how to fire up a State College crowd, the music for Penn States famous Seven Nation Army chant played for a moment instead, as concert-goers rushed from all over the lawn toward the stage.

The headliner began to play as the crowd cheered, hula hoops twirled and the music echoed through the Blue Band Field.

The band moved on to one of its more popular songs, Undercover Martyn, before briefly welcoming the crowd, saying, We're Two Door Cinema Club. Nice to see you.

They're great," Nicole Cramer (sophomore-hospitality) said of "Two Door Cinema Club." I think everyone is really excited, especially because theyre the main band playing.

"Two Door Cinema Club" is an indie rock band with a techno sound, which was reflected in the varying flashes of color that lit up the tall panels behind the band on stage, starting with a flashing neon blue and changing pace to match each song as they shone onto the dancing crowd.

Although "Two Door Cinema Club" was the last band to play Movin On, and a slight drizzle began in the middle of the set, the crowd remained especially enthusiastic as the band announced, We're going to play an old song for you now, proceeding to play, Something Good Can Work.

While the band was not as interactive with the audience as "All Time Low" had been, "Two Door Cinema Club" kept the crowd enraptured with a mix of old and new.

It's a really great time with a lot of great people," audience member Emma Christen (biology) said, "and a great way to end sophomore year."

Clean Bandit plays at Movin On at the Blue Band Fields on April 28th, 2017.

Update: 10:14 p.m.

All Time Low brings nostalgia to Movin' On

Just before 8 p.m., "All Time Low" fans patiently waited for their band to arrive on stage. Casually backstage, members hold red solo cups relaxing as the stage crew is setting up.

The crowd recently descends after the performance from "D.R.A.M" artist of the hit song "Broccoli." The people gathered are shoulder to shoulder basically breathing down each other's necks. Big groups of edger people trying to make their way to the front of the stage looks like a bunch of monkeys in a barrel connected by the arms.

Tiana Perez (Freshmen- Public Relations), never listened to "All Time Low" a day in her life but after the concert, she plans on exploring their music.

"All Time Low," started there set-list with the famous "Weightless" and the crowd is sang along to every word.

Their second song "Lost In Stereo" automatically made phone cameras sky rocket up in the air, as well as the rock sign.

The band spotted a person in a dinosaur concert and demanded that he was brought up on stage. Unfortunately, he didn't make it.

Their new album is coming out soon, so to honor that they performed their new song, a never before played in America, "Last Young Renegade." The crowd responded positively. Some already knew the lyrics.

Jack Barakat mentioned that he partied at Penn State before.

They ended the night with their also classic "Dear Maria Count Me In."

The band gave the same energy that the crowd did.

Amanda Thieu

Update: 7:29 p.m.

D.R.A.M takes center stage at Movin' On

Performing his top hits, including "Broccoli" and "Cash Machine," D.R.A.M. drew in the crowd, as everyone pushed to stage.

The crowd jumped and fist bumped to hits like "Molly Percocet," a song D.R.A.M. covered.

"I wasn't expecting a lot from him," RJ Rawa (sophomore-psychology) said. "But when he came on it was better than I though and I really enjoyed his set."

D.R.A.M. kept the audience waiting, keeping his top hits until the end of his set, where the entire crowd erupted into "Broccoli" kareoke and danced when "Cash Machine" was performed.

All Time Low and Two Door Cienma Club are set to take the stage next at the festival.

Shelby Kaplan

Update: 6:54 p.m.

Clean Bandit makes first trip to Penn State

Clean Bandit continued the Movin On lineup with a set of songs to get the crowd off its feet.

The band is made up of a British trio and formed in Cambridge in 2008. The group consists of brothers Jake and Luke Patterson, along with Grace Chatto. Clean Bandit also brought two other singers and a violinist with them at Movin On.

Clean Bandit is best known for its 2014 hit, Rather Be, but the group saved that hit for last and gradually warmed up the crowd with a few lesser-known gems and a new single.

The band started off the set with the empowering, Stronger, moving into a performance of their new single, Symphony, which features Swedish singer Zara Larsson on their 2017 album So Good.

Jessie Reynolds (freshman-education) said that she enjoys that Clean Bandits music offers her the opportunity to dance.

"Their music is really really fun and upbeat, I feel like its the kind of music thats fun for a concert when theres not really down time and youre always dancing.

A touring member of Clean Bandit sings at Movin On at the Blue Band Fields on April 28th, 2017.

Clean Bandits songs have a unique, mixed sound, due to the combination of modern electronic instruments and the more traditional, classical sound of the violin, as the Patterson brothers are gifted in the electronic pop style, while Chatto is a classically trained musician.

Jacklyn Kirchner (freshman-psychology) said that she the strong bass beat that reverberates throughout most of Clean Bandits repertoire.

Im a really big fan of house music, Kirchner said. And when the bass is really going, you can feel it in your chest.

Though Clean Bandit has previously performed in the States, Chatto said to the crowd that their set at Movin On marked their first visit to this area of the country. Judging from the roar of the crowd that erupted at the beginning of each of their songs this evening, they seem to have made a lasting impression on Pennsylvania.

Katie Mihelarakis

Update: 5:19 p.m.

Country band Love and Theft continues to energize Movin' On crowd

Capitalizing on the energy of Zach Wade & the Good Grief, country band Love and Theft took the stage just 15 minutes later.

Although initially trying to continue the more relaxed atmosphere the previous band left with songs like "Candyland," and its new album song "Love Wins," the band used songs like "Runaway" to inject energy into the crowd.

The band even covered Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" in which vocalists Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson introduced members of the band which had people even doing the Cotton-Eye Joe dance in the field in front of the stage at one point.

"I think it's pretty cool they brought country to Penn State," Lauren Ebel (sophomore-agriculture science) said. "They usually play hipster, rock and it's cool they brought some pop country."

After congratulating the seniors on reaching graduation, as both Liles and Gunderson admitted they were college dropouts and "did things they shouldn't have" while they attended school, the band transitioned appropriately into "Night That You'll Never Forget."

After the final songs in their 45-minute set, which also included a cover of "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty, their song dedicated to addiction called "Whiskey on My Breath," and their final song "Angel Eyes" that pulled people to their feet, Love and Theft left stage to thunderous applause.

"I haven't seen them live anywhere else, but I love their music," Julia Mauro (senior - nursing) said, adding Love and Theft was a good second act. "They sang a good set. They sang most of the songs I expected them to sing. I was happy to see more country artists here."

Stephanie Panny

Stephen Barker Liles, half of the country duo Love and Theft, plays at Movin' On on the Blue Band Fields on Friday, April 28th, 2017.

Update: 4:13 p.m.

Zach Wade and the Good Grief hypes up crowd in opening act

Zach Wade and the Good Grief, which beat out several other bands in the audition process, wrapped up their opening Movin' On set in 30 minutes on Friday afternoon.

The Altoona-based group opened up with "Halfway Man," which had a rock-vibe feel to it before transitioning into "The Bitter End."

With an energetic tempo and folk, pop and rock style, the band continued to hype up the crowd.

The group also performed styles reminiscent of bands like the Goo Goo Dolls and other early-2000s bands. The group also performed "Something Happened," which was dedicated to the musicians' friend, Brent Kling, who died in December.

Wade and his band expertly blended rock, pop and country into their songs and created a vibe so relaxing it continued to draw smiles, head bobs and applause from the initial crowd.

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