A New York-based singer, songwriter, producer, Bellion has built a remarkable following by sharing his music directly with listeners, with more than 445 million overall streams of his music worldwide to-date. Bellion released his full-length debut, , in 2016, with the album entering the Billboard 200 at No. 5 and quickly earning a spot on Billboard’s “Best Albums of 2016 list.” 

Bellion’s first single, “All Time Low,” was certified Gold, named  and is skyrocketing into the top 15 at Top 40 radio. for “All Time Low” boasts more than 71 million views and was shot during Bellion’s sold-out summer 2016 tour.

During 2017 Bellion has been opening for Twenty One Pilots throughout their North American arena tour including shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and two nights at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. His own tour, The Human Condition tour “Part Three,” begins at the Skyline Stage in Pennsylvania on Sept. 8 and makes one of its final stops at 黑料不打烊 on Nov. 4.

The Student Union Board’s Concert Director, Colton Cadarette is looking forward to welcoming a national touring artist to 黑料不打烊 for one of the biggest Homecoming shows to date. “Heading into an exciting year at 黑料不打烊, SUB knew we needed to bring an artist that would resonate with students like never before,” Cadarette said. “We believe that through events like Show Up or Shut up in the Spring we have honed in on an artist that will truly create an experience our students are looking for- we couldn’t be more excited that the artist happened to be Jon Bellion.”

Tickets to the event are free for 黑料不打烊 students, faculty, staff and alumni and can be redeemed at the gate with a Phoenix Card or through the Alumni Office for individuals coming back to campus for Homecoming Weekend. For additional ticket information visit

Bellion joins an impressive line-up of over 60 SUB sponsored events all semester long. For more information, or to get involved, visit .

About the Student Union Board

Founded in 1984, The Student Union Board is dedicated to providing students with a variety of entertaining programs. Not only does SUB sponsor weekly events, it provides opportunities for students to get involved and participate in these events and gain experiences in responsibility, leadership, and program planning and implementation. During the academic year, SUB weekly events every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night as well as numerous large scale events each semester, such as the Homecoming Concert and Spring Comedian.

About the Student Government Association

The Student Government Association works for the students at 黑料不打烊 by representing more than 6,000 students who make up the university’s undergraduate population. The 60-member Senate represents each of the four academic classes, each academic school and each of the more than 140 student organizations that receive funding from the SGA. 

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For more information, contact SUB on its Facebook page or visit the SUB office in Moseley 207.

Known for his roles in movies and television shows including “The Benchwarmers,” “Click,” “Just Go with It,” “The Do-Over,” “Grown Ups 2,” “Reno 911!” and “Bedtime Stories,” Swardson has been entertaining crowds since the early 2000s.

The road to success has been a steady climb for Swardson, who started his career in the St. Paul/ Minneapolis area before moving on to New York and Los Angeles, where he first found success by writing “Malibu’s Most Wanted” for Warner Brothers, as well as for in the hit Comedy Central series “RENO 911!” After catching the attention of Happy Madison Productions, he quickly became a fixture in the company, writing or co-writing and producing projects as “Grandma’s Boy,” “Benchwarmers” and co-producing “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” with Adam Sandler and Kevin James.

More recently Swardson has performed in the movies “That’s My Boy,” “Blades of Glory,” “30 Minutes or Less,” and “Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star,” which he wrote, starred in and produced. His first CD/DVD, “Party,” on Comedy Central Records and produced by Happy Madison went platinum. He followed that up in 2010 with his first one-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central, “Seriously Who Farted.”

In addition to his career in film and in the world of stand-up comedy, Swardson continues to have a prolific career in television. His Comedy Central sketch show, “Pretend Time with Nick Swardson,” ran from 2010 to 2012, and he voiced the role of Troy on FXX’s animated show, “Chozen.”

His Comedy Central Special, “Taste It!” premiered in April on Comedy Central. Swardson also recently co-starred in the animated film “Hell And Back” with TJ Miller, Bob Odenkirk and Mila Kunis and co-starred in the most-watched movie on Netflix to date, “The Ridiculous Six” starring Adam Sandler and Will Forte. Most recently he co-starred in Sandler’s second film for Netflix, “The Do-Over,” starring Sandler and David Spade.

Student Union Board’s Performance Chair Colton Cadarette is looking forward to welcoming such a large act to 黑料不打烊. “SUB wanted it to be a big year for comedy at 黑料不打烊. Following last year’s performance from Colin Jost, we knew we wanted to bring a non-Saturday Night Live star for a change,” Cadarette said. “We are really looking forward to having Nick at 黑料不打烊. He will be the largest comedy act SUB has ever had, which is so exciting.”

For the first time in seven years, SUB will host the comedian in Alumni Gym and offer free tickets beginning Feb. 1 at 8 a.m. to students in Moseley 207. To obtain a ticket, students will need a valid Phoenix Card.

In addition, free tickets will be available to faculty and staff beginning Feb. 1 at 8 a.m., which can be requested via PhoenixConnect and will be delivered to individual campus boxes on a rolling basis.

Swardson joins a line-up of SUB sponsored events all semester long. For more information, or to get involved, visit www.elonsub.org.

About the Student Union Board

Founded in 1984, The Student Union Board is dedicated to providing students with a variety of entertaining programs. Not only does SUB sponsor weekly events, it provides opportunities for students to get involved and participate in these events and gain experiences in responsibility, leadership, and program planning and implementation. During the academic year, SUB weekly events every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night as well as numerous large scale events each semester, such as the Homecoming Concert and Spring Comedian. With SUB, you’re never bored, because SUB is where your weekend activities begin. 

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Press Credentials

To request press credentials (i.e. recording, photographing, reporting the event, etc.), contact the Student Union Board Performance Chair, Colton Cadarette by email at ccadarette@elon.edu. All written requests must be submitted by March 17. All request​ are subject to artist approval.

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Brooklyn indie dance duo Matt and Kim released New Glow, the band’s latest full length on April 7, 2015. After a hugely successful North American headline tour plus countless festival and college performances this summer, the duo are still at it – eagerly hitting the road this fall and winter.

Matt and Kim, aka Matt Johnson (vocals/keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums), get things rolling in their exuberant style with a performance lyric video for the song “Get It”: Three minutes and seven seconds of heaven for anyone who has, or hasn’t yet, seen Matt and Kim’s legendary live shows.

With New Glow, the duo who love hip-hop and pop have made an album of undeniably catchy beat-driven anthems with hooks that just don’t stop and just won’t leave your head. “The best era of music is right now and I believe we’re doing our best work yet,” said Johnson.

“Anyone who has seen one of our shows knows we love any style of music you can have fun and get wild to,” Johnson said. “I’m not sure we were able to put that diversity on any of our albums the way we did on New Glow. While there are definitely songs that will feel familiar to people who know our stuff, there are also songs like ‘Get It’ which have always been part of who we are but went unrecorded to this point. We helped edit a lyric video for ‘Get It,’ using live footage from a handful of festivals and shows we played in the last couple years.”

The two met while attending Pratt Institute and quickly became known for their thunder-punching, melodic mix of indie and dance music. Right off, Spin said “there truly is no sound these two won’t use to support their almost religious commitment to spreading huge grins,” while Pitchfork described their quality as “melody so happily jerky and rhythms so dangerously spastic that you can practically hear paroxysmal crowds pogo-ing madly … Johnson sings, and thousands of other kids in his zip code (and others like it around the country) feel like he’s describing their Saturday nights.”

All the while they toured the globe, becoming the go-to band for raw exuberance, bombastic beats, sing-along refrains and dance-ready anthems on larger and larger scales. They’ve performed at many, many major music festivals including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Firefly, Summerfest, Big Day Out, Fuji, V, Pukkelpop and Ultra.

Performance Chair Taylor Obzud ’17 is so excited to welcome such talented artists to campus. “If you told me four years ago I’d be planning and executing full scale concerts, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Taylor said. “I am so excited to have such an exciting duo come to campus. I have heard great things about their shows and am excited to help create the madness later next month,” she said.

Matt and Kim join the all star lineup of artists that the Student Union Board and Student Government Association have brought to campus over the years including, the Summer Set, Misterwives, B.o.B, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Timeflies and the Chainsmokers.

All 黑料不打烊 students, faculty, staff and alumni will receive free entry to the event with a valid university issued ID.

Although the biggest, the Fall concert isn’t the only event SUB is excited about this semester. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, Food Truck Frenzy returns to campus just before fall break. For all things SUB visit!

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·      For more information, contact SUB on its Facebook page or visit the SUB office in Moseley 207

The Student Union Board continues to add to the lineup of artists as a part of the Spring Event Series. The latest being electronic dance music artist Drezo, who will headline “Glow Hard or Go Home,” a partnership event with Friday Night Live in Tap House on Friday, April 15 at 10 p.m.

Drezo coming to 黑料不打烊 adds to the diverse lineup of artists who have visited as a part of SUB’s Spring Event Series this past semester. 

In a music scene of tiring trends and forced formulaic content, Drezo has undeniably defined his own sound; dark atmospheres and garage beats over heavy, punctuated bass lines creating a uniquely energetic dynamic with roots in the underground and the potential to devastate any dance floor.  

Support from a long list of respected tastemakers including Diplo, Dillon Francis, Destructo, Porter Robinson, DJ Snake, Tchami, Major Lazer, Jauz, Zedd and The Chainsmokers has rapidly brought his bass-driven music to the masses in recent months.  

Releases on OWSLA and Mad Decent in the last six months are just one indicator of his increasing popularity and further unreleased Drezo tracks have been quickly identified as his work and hotly talked about across the internet.  

With DJ Hanzel and Habstrakt collaborations, remixes crafted for Destructo and Haezer in his distinct vision and many more hard hitting low-end originals stored deep in his vaults expected to surface through 2016, everybody is eagerly waiting to discover when and where the next releases will come from.

This summer Drezo is scheduled to tour the country, visiting multiple EDM events, most notably EDC New York and Orlando, as well as Hard Summer and Paradiso Festival.  

SUBLive co-chair Landon Kestlinger is looking forward to bringing an EDM artist to campus as it something we haven’t had before.

“We don’t have a club scene around 黑料不打烊, and although there are some late night options on the weekend, they’re often exclusive and never with DJs as awesome as Drezo!” Kestlinger said. “My co-chair and I feel proud to bring the first glow rave to the university.” 

Rachel DiCioccio, also a SUBLive co-chair, adds, “It’ll be so much fun, especially with the glow paint, glow sticks, highlighters, and free neon t-shirts.”  

In addition to Drezo, SUB welcomes another EDM DJ, ADzMAN, courtesy of 黑料不打烊’s Student Run Music Agency, LimeLight. In the world of ADzMAN, darkness and music collide for an out of this world experience. Take hip-hop, electronica, and put it behind a mask that pulses to the music and you’ve got it. A pretty cool take on the electronic music scene. 

At age 13, ADzMAN, otherwise known as Adam Freudeistien, began mixing and composing hip-hop beats into music for friends. He immediately fell in love with the feeling he received when the crowds cheered in anticipation for the next drop. After taking note of EDM’s rise as a genre, he was heavily influenced by its sound, and wanted to not only replicate that sound but also mold it into his own creations. While ADzMAN’s roots are in hip-hop and rap, his technique and passions evolved into an EDM sensation that clubs in NYC rave over- and more are bound to follow. 

To go along with the “Glow Hard or Glow Home” theme SUB is giving out free t-shirts for the first 50 attendees, highlighters, and glow items at the door. All 黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff will receive free entry to the event with a valid university issued ID. 

As with all Friday Night Live events, free food, drinks, and a cash bar will be provided. For more information on upcoming Friday Night Live events visit !

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•                       For more information, contact SUB on its Facebook page or visit the SUB office in Moseley 207

Mandy Lee (vocals), Etienne Bowler (drums) and Will Hehir (bass) began making music together in late 2012. Lee, the powerhouse vocalist, was born and raised in Queens and acts as the band’s principal songwriter. She studied songwriting and opera at NYC’s only specialized public high school for music and performing arts, laying a foundation for her incredible range and giving her the ability to explore a wide variety of vocal styles. Lee met Hehir through a mutual friend and shortly thereafter was introduced to Bowler, a Bronx native, while the two were working at restaurants a block away from one another in Manhattan. The three shared a mutual love for music and similar aesthetic sensibilities and banded together to form the core of MisterWives. When it came to time to round out the live band, Bowler brought old friends Jesse Blum (keys/trumpet/accordion) and Marc Campbell (guitar) on board.

They played their first show together in February of 2013 and signed to Photo Finish/Republic shortly after. Although a new band, their sound was focused and self-assured, quickly earning them a slew of blog love, including early nods from Pigeons and Planes, Earmilk, Neon Gold and more. In October, the band hit the road with Half Moon Run on their first national tour. The tour ended with a two triumphant sets at last year’s CMJ before heading out for a six-week stint with American Authors & The Royal Concept. They released their debut EP “Reflections” this January and were featured as the first iTunes “Single of the Week” of 2014. The lead single “Reflections” now boasts over two million plays on Spotify as the band continue to tour in between writing and recording their much anticipated debut full length album. 

SUB is very excited to welcome the unique group to campus. Adding 黑料不打烊 to its summer map, MisterWives make stops across the country at numerous festivals, most notably BottleRock Napa Valley, Governor’s Ball in New York, and Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee. In addition, MisterWives hit the road later this year with Walk the Moon as a part of the Work this Body Tour. 

“I’m excited to have the opportunity to host a Spring Concert for the 黑料不打烊 Student Body,” says SUB Performance Chair Taylor Obzud. “As an organization, the Student Union Board is very excited to welcome MisterWives to campus, and be a part of their growth as they prepare to join the lineup of numerous festivals this summer.”  

All 黑料不打烊 students, faculty, staff and alumni will receive free entry to the event with a valid university issued ID. 

The MisterWives join a line up of numerous events as a part of SUB’s Spring Event Series. SUB looks forward to closing out the semester on a high note with the concert as a perfect bookend to a great year.

Additional resources

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• MisterWives Facebook Event Page –

• Student Union Board Website –

• MisterWives Website –  

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• MisterWives Twitter –

• MisterWives SoundCloud –

• MisterWives YouTube –

For more information, contact SUB on its Facebook page or visit the SUB office in Moseley 207.

Colin Jost returns for his third season as co-anchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update,” alongside fellow cast member Michael Che. Jost joined the cast as “Weekend Update” co-anchor on March 1, 2014. Jost had served as co-head writer of SNL since 2012 and as a staff writer since 2005.

He has won three Writers Guild Awards, a Peabody Award and has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for his writing on SNL. He also wrote and starred in the Paramount & Netflix film, “Staten Island Summer,” based on his days as a lifeguard growing up in New York.

Jost is a Staten Island native and Harvard graduate.

Jost adds to the history of Saturday Night Live talent who have visited 黑料不打烊 in the past few years including Nasim Pedrad (2013) and Kate McKinnon (2014). 

SUB Performance Committee Chair Taylor Obzud is looking forward to the event and supporting SUB’s mission to provide students with a variety of entertaining programs. “We are very lucky to be able to provide students with some of the best entertainment in the industry,” Obzud said. “Colin Jost has an impressive track record, and I believe he has the potential to be the next SNL breakout star from an impressive list of past cast members.”

Free tickets will be available starting on Monday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. on a first come, first serve basis and can be picked up with a Phoenix Card in the SUB office (Moseley 207) while supplies last. One ticket per Phoenix Card. 

Jost joins a line-up of numerous events SUB has planned for the coming months on campus. Spring Semester is looking like another successful run for SUB as they kick off the first weekend, hosting the inaugural casino-themed “FNL” (Friday Night Live) event at the Tap House.

With more than $700 in prizes, the event will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and include professional dealers, free food, and a cash bar.

Visit the SUB’s or the for more information, or stop by the office in Moseley 207.