When I made my way to Brookings Quadrangle after an already long day of making good choices, I was drained but extremely excited. I walked into the quad and settled down on a nice patch of grass with some friends to wait for the show to begin.

And wait we did. After some extended amount of time it became clear that Wrabel wasn’t going to come on, which was later confirmed by a Facebook post by Social Programming Board. So, after waiting in that oh so sweet inter-act WILD limbo, we were eventually greeted with the sound of Tinashe coming on stage.

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WILD headliner Carly Rae Jepsen performs a lively, enthusiastic set at the Brookings Quadrangle Oct. 5. Jepsen became the first female WILD headliner since Icona Pop in 2014

Although my exposure to Tinashe has been fairly limited, I can honestly say that she put on an incredible show. Her music was lively and well-performed, and she had an incredible stage presence. She danced across the stage with energy and enthusiasm as she went through her set.

After some sneaky maneuvering by my pushier friends, we managed to make it to the fourth row, and I was miserable. It was hot, humid and the air was heavy with B.O. I was being hemmed in on all sides, and my only relief came when an occasional breeze would make its way to my nose. I had a headache, could barely breath and was exhausted. And just when I thought I could take no more, she came on.

All of a sudden, I forgot my misery as I heard a barrage of cheers, and Carly Rae Jepsen launched into her set. Her performance was incredible. I found myself bouncing along to song after song and occasionally screaming lyrics. The crowd was amped up, and everyone around me was having the time of their lives.

After the intense high of Carly’s set ended, I found that all of my physical miseries came back to me. I finally got some fresh air but found that all my muscles wanted to give out. All in all, I had an amazing time at WILD this year. I’m glad that after so many mediocre WILDs I’ve had one that was truly “wild.” Best of all, now I wont feel pressure to have fun at WILD in the future, and that is the sweetest gift of all.