Bleachers Headlines New Era of Calvin Shows
After an eight year hiatus, Calvin University is finally back to hosting shows in the Van Noord Arena.
The Calvin Student Activities Office recently announced that the indie pop band Bleachers will be playing the arena on September 17. This marks the first time that a band has played the arena since 2014. Jack Antonoff, frontman for Bleachers, has previously performed in the Van Noord Arena as part of the band fun. in 2012.
Bleachers is headlining a fall lineup of shows at Calvin that includes Dante Elephante, Julia Jacklin, and three other shows to be announced, according to Jack Droppers, Director of Student Activities at Calvin. Van Noord Arena seats up to 5500 people, filling a gap in the live music scene that was left by the closing of the Delta Plex last month.