Volume 127, No. 1 Thursday, June 15, 2017 OPINION
COLUMNISTS GO HEAD TO HEAD ON GAYS FOR TRUMP PAGE 6
SPORTS
ICSU FOOTBALL PICKS UP IN-STATE COMMIT
A taste of Taste
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The crowd sings along to “Hey There Delilah” with the Plain White T’s at Taste of Fort Collins 2017. PHOTO BY CHAPMAN CROSKELL COLLEGIAN
By Chapman Croskell @Nescwick
As the gates opened and people swarmed into Washington Park on Friday night they were headed one of two places: the stage or the line for beer. Taste of Fort Collins is an annual event in Old Town when visitors can enjoy live music, craft vendors and, of course, local food. The event marks the start of summer and festival season and attracts over 80,000
attendees, according to The Coloradoan. Those headed to the line for drinks were able to purchase drink tokens, which could be exchanged for beer provided by New Belgium and Odell Brewing, or cocktails from Mystic Mountain Distillery. Many also headed to check out the many food vendors in the area. With offerings from restaurants and food trucks, there were plenty of options to choose from.
The opening band for Friday evening was One Flew West, a Denver-based rock band. The group formed in Longmont in 2010 and has grown from a high school garage band into a group that has shared the stage with the likes of the Dirty Heads and Cage the Elephant. The group brought a high-energy sound to Washington Park and got the crowd pumped up with their own original songs, several of which they said were new, as well as a cover of “Teenagers”
by My Chemical Romance. The band seemed honestly excited to be there and to open for the headliner: Plain White T’s. “When I got the email I was in a subway and ‘Hey There Delilah’ was playing in this gnarly subway I was in,” said Linden Jackson, the lead vocalist of the band. “I was like, ‘this is perfect.” Many attendees were nostolgic during the Plain White T’s performance. see TASTE on page 11 >>
A&C
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