The lineup for this fall’s WILD was announced Thursday at Happy Hour in Bowles Plaza. The announcing-festivities included an ice cream truck parked outside the DUC.

The wait is finally over.

With the fall Walk In Lay Down (W.I.L.D.) just over two weeks away, Team 31 Productions made the much-anticipated announcement of the concert’s lineup: Method Man and Redman will be the main act, with opening sets by Passion Pit and K’naan.

The announcement took place at the Campus Programming Council’s (CPC) weekly happy hour event late Thursday afternoon. The gathering drew more than 200 students and filled Bowles Plaza to the brim.

Free pizza, buffalo wings, cake, drinks and an ice cream truck parked outside the Danforth University Center provided plenty of food and fun before a Team 31 member picked up the microphone to announce the lineup.

The crowd cheered after each artist’s name was called out.

Minutes before the announcement, Team 31 Co-chair Ross Festenstein hung up a poster announcing the lineup on the side of the ice cream truck. Back in the Plaza, the music of Passion Pit played in the background.

Following the lineup announcement, students expressed excitement for W.I.L.D.

“I think [Method Man and Redman] are going to put on a great show. The rumor is that [the artists]—especially Passion Pit—are the best live,” junior Monis Khan said. “If you listen to their music, it’s very high energy. I feel like it’s pretty prime for what we’re looking for in W.I.L.D.”

Junior Tara Pham echoed Khan’s enthusiasm about experiencing the performances live.

“I heard that Method Man and Redman are really good live,” Pham said. “The openers will be phenomenal. Passion Pit will be very fun, dance-y and great. I’ve heard they put on a really good show, and on their last tour they sold out.”

“I’m really excited for them to come,” she added.

Method Man and Redman, friends since childhood, have often operated as a rap duo on stage since 1995. They appeared together in the 2001 film “How High” and in their own sitcom called “Method and Red,” which aired for only nine episodes in 2004. Method Man and Redman are formerly of Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad, respectively.

Passion Pit, a five-member electronic band that formed in 2007, released its first full-length studio album “Manners” in May and its debut album “Chuck of Change” in September 2008.

Somali-Canadian artist K’naan released his debut album, “The Dusty Foot Philosopher,” in 2005, which earned him the 2006 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year and a nomination for the Polaris Music Prize.

Though some students have never heard of the opening acts and said they had hoped for a more recent chart-topper as the main act, they are still looking forward to the concert in two weeks.

Sophomore Emily Heller summed it up.

“W.I.L.D. will be fun no matter who is appearing,” she said.

With additional reporting by David Messenger.

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  On September 18, 2009 at 8:06 am mdh said

  I stumbled upon K’naan last summer at a music festival and I was very impressed… he is up-and-coming in the music world but what sets him apart is that his raps are really meaningful and discuss a lot of the hardships he experienced in his native Mogadishu, Somalia. He has a great perspective on the world compared to most Americans. Even though he’s the first opener, it would be wise to get to WILD early to see him perform. Just my opinion… and no, I’m not with Team 31.

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  On September 18, 2009 at 10:22 am NP said

  You youngsters are going to enjoy your Passion Pit.

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