Australian singer-songwriter The Kid LAROI is set to headline the Spring 2026 WILD (Walk In, Lay Down) at 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, on Mudd Field. 

The Factory buzzed with energy as a crowd of millennials in their skinny jeans and Old Skool Vans eagerly anticipated All Time Low’s performance last week. For almost two hours, the 2000s pop-punk boy band made me forget that I was in the end unit of a Chesterfield, Missouri, strip mall on a random Tuesday.

British pop artist and singer of hits “Pocketful of Sunshine” and “Unwritten” Natasha Bedingfield has been announced as the headliner for 2025’s Night at the Pageant (NAP).

Willow Avalon is a rising artist whose on-stage charisma made people in the crowd yell, “Willow, I love you!” No, really, it happened multiple times. Avalon’s music oscillates between a blend of country, folk, and the kinds of tunes you’d be likely to hear in a saloon during a bar fight. Last year, she opened for Cage the Elephant on their “Neon Pill” tour.

The second annual Night at the Pageant (NAP) — starring rap duo EarthGang and pop singer Bryce Vine — had a lower student turnout than last year’s concert, despite a $25,000 increase in the talent budget.

Washington University’s Social Programming Board (SPB) announced that co-headliners Earthgang and Bryce Vine will be performing at Night at the Pageant (NAP) on Nov. 8.

Earthgang is a hip-hop duo based out of Atlanta made up of two rappers, Olu and WowGr8. The duo are best known for their hit songs “Meditate” and “Sacrifices.” The other headliner, Bryce Vine, is a rapper and singer from New York City, and his top songs are “Drew Barrymore” and “La La Land.”

Students can expect not one, but two headlining acts at this year’s Night at the Pageant (NAP), which will take place on Friday, Nov. 9, according to Vice President of Programming and Head of the Student Programming Board (SPB), Abby Sode. This shift in NAP programming is the result of a $25,000 increase in NAP’s talent budget, which was approved unanimously by Student Union (SU) Treasury on Sept. 3. 

Washington University’s Spring WILD (Walk In, Lay Down) attendance has been capped at 3,000 for undergraduates, following an announcement that it will be held in the Athletic Center’s Fieldhouse.

WILD is just around the corner, and we are all super excited. Ahead of the big event, I wanted to clarify some concert norms and guidelines.

For the first time in Washington University’s history, the Student Programming Board’s (SPB) fall concert was held at the Pageant on the Delmar Loop instead of on campus, Nov. 9. A majority of students surveyed considered the concert, rebranded from Fall WILD to Night at the Pageant (NAP), to be an overall success.