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This year’s Bacchanal committee has been tight-lipped about who’s headlining. At this point, it seems we’ll finally learn who’s headlining the morning of April 2 at the earliest. But have no fear, Barnumbia student! Bwog knows their way around campus secrets. The following is the completely real and official leaked shortlist for the potential headliners, as well as the notes by the committee.
The Blue Man Group
Committee Notes: Would be renamed the Pantone 292 Man Group for the performance. Also, face paint would be Columbia blue.
Dolly Parton
Committee Notes: Icon.
Beethoven
Committee Notes: Music Hum Department made a special request for Beethoven to headline.
BTS
Committee Notes: We think this is the K-POP group but could also be the Barnard Theater Society. Regardless, stan Jungkook.
The Barden Bellas from Pitch Perfect
Committee Notes: Incredibly busy schedule, but would give students a complementary vessel for the cup song.
The Kingsmen
Committee Notes: Who doesn’t love a nice powder blue jacket?
The Kingsmen but they are all 5 inches shorter
Committee Notes: hehe.
Hannah Montana
Committee Notes: Healing Barnumbia’s inner child.
The Christian Guitar Group on College Walk
Committee Notes: Believe in the vision…and Christ!
The Beatles
Committee Notes: Stream “Love Me Do.”
Fifth Harmony
Committee Notes: Beware: There will be several “Work from Home” allusions at graduation this year.
The Varsity Show Cast
Committee Notes: These theater kids are actually paying the Bacchanal committee to perform.
The Hex Girls
Committee Notes: Shoutout to Barnard gals this one is for you.
Pentatonix
Committee Notes: Evolution of Music is the official Music Hum department study guide.
The Small Potatoes
Committee Notes: Could be ahead of the trend of using children’s songs for hyperpop.
Austin Mahone
Committee Notes: There’s no way I could make it without ya Do it without ya
James Charles
Committee Notes: Must be under 18 to attend the performance, artist’s policy.
Louisa Melcher
Committee Notes: Her New York Summer Tour might not have room in the schedule. But perfect for when you’re fighting in the grocery store.
Raini Rodriguez
Committee Notes: Singing various remixes of “Living Your Dreams.”
Fergie
Committee Notes: Giving the show-stopping, infamous performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” for two hours on repeat, except every time it gets 0.2 seconds slower.
Björk
Committee Notes: Only quotes from various red carpet interviews.
Yodeling Boy from Walmart (Mr. Mason Ramsey)
Committee Notes: Perfect for their planned Blue-Grass Bacchanal rebrand for 2023.
Team 10, but only the verse in Spanish by the Twins
Committee Notes: Fulfills foreign language requirement.
The Michael Jackson hologram that went on a world tour
Committee Notes: Only have to pay for electricity, no food or water necessary.
A Big Screen Projecting Bacchanal 2021 on loop…it’s like Vibrella but in real life
Committee Notes: Highly considered, especially because of the facilities upcharge in hosting on campus.
One Direction
Committee Notes: Can we get them to reunite, only for us?
Jake Gyllenhaal’s high school band Holeshot
Committee Notes: Hopeful, especially to support a Columbia Alumnus.
Avril Lavigne
Committee Notes: Unsure if this is the original Avril Lavigne or a clone.
Susan Boyle
Committee Notes: Slay.
Lin Manuel Miranda & the Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Committee Notes: Includes a relocation of Bacchanal to Hamilton Hall.
5 Seconds of Summer
Committee Notes: For the 5SOS Fam!
Coolio
Committee Notes: To perform “Gangsta’s Paradise” over and over.
Various ASMR Artists
Committee Notes: The most tingley Bacchanal ever.
The Smiths
Committee Notes: For the male manipulators CC men.
Sex Bob-Omb
Committee Notes: Here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff!
The Cantina Band from Star Wars
Committee Notes: Admin’s choice to soft launch galactic core requirement.
The Cast of In the Heights
Committee Notes: “Don’t make me laugh, I’ve been trying all night. You’ve been shaking your ass for like half of [Morningside] Heights.”
Tupac
Committee Notes: He’s alive and works on Columbia staff.
Your ex-boyfriend and his acoustic guitar :///
Committee Notes: Accompanied by your other manipulative ex boyfriend and his ukulele.
Your Depression Playlist On Shuffle
Committee Notes: The only way we can get Mitski and Taylor Swift and the Grey’s Anatomy Soundtrack to perform together, slowed with reverb.
The One Campus Stand Up Comedian
Committee Notes: y’know, the one that made you feel second-hand embarrassment.
Charli D’Amelio
Committee Notes: Might be able to make a gab_nyc collab.
The Sexy Angelina Jolie fish from Shark Tales
Committee Notes: Raises suspicion about whether or not there is a furry on Bacchanal board.
4-Town from Turning Red
Committee Notes: I’m gonna go panda, fr.
The Wiggles
Committee Notes: Playing “Fruit Salad Yummy Yummy!” Supported by Hewitt’s Dining Philosophy.
The Partridge Family
Committee Notes: Wearing their original 70s clothing.
You
Committee Notes: Hope you’ve practiced your scales!
Sky Ferreira
Committee Notes: Debuting her new album hahahahahahaha……… :/.
The guy who sings/raps in your floor bathroom while showering, always at the same time that you brush your teeth
Committee Notes: Surprisingly has a good voice! Rock on, man!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Committee Notes: Have you ever seen the rain? Because Prezbo has not.
Radiohead
Committee Notes: For the creeps and for the weirdos.
Animusic
Committee Notes: Remember those trippy music marble videos you watched in elementary school? That, but live!
Your loud upstairs neighbor
Committee Notes: The tap shoes stay on during the performances.
Little Mix
Committee Notes: Just Jesy Nelson doing her “Jamaican accent”.
Phoebe Bridgers AND Mitski.
Committee Notes: All Barnard girlies pass out immediately, big day for lesbians.
The National Anthem
Note: On loop, also an opera rendition.
The Acapella groups on campus that you totally know about
Committee Notes: Of course I know the—looks at smudged writing on hand—the Coda Breakers?
Boys Who Cry
Committee Notes: Student Body’s choice, apparently.
Hildegard von Bingen:
Committee Notes: Apparently the artist furthest along in serious talks with Bacchanal. Leaked poster attached below.
Bacchanal Promotional Images are 100% via Bacchanal and not made by the author