The band Dirt Pile performs on stage on Main Hall Green.
Dirt Pile performs Saturday afternoon at LUaroo. (Photos by Danny Damiani)

LUaroo, Lawrence University's annual student-led music festival, delivered fun in the sun during the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. 

Organized by the Band Booking Committee, the annual festival showcases a bevy of student bands and several bands booked from off campus. Ten bands each day took the stage on Main Hall Green. 

“Playing bluegrass music in a band and having a bunch of college kids mosh to it is just an experience that doesn’t happen a lot at other places,” said junior Tashi Litch, a co-chair of the Band Booking Committee and a member of The Woebegones. “It’s a really special thing.”

Check out a full gallery of photos from LUaroo 2023. 

A crowd in front of stage as The Woebegones perform.
A crowd gathers in front of the stage on Main Hall Green during a performance by The Woebegones. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
Students dance on Main Hall Green as the Klezmommies perform.
Festival-goers dance during a performance of The Klezmommies on Main Hall Green.
Larry's Triangle, a student band, performs during LUaroo.
Larry's Triangle performs during LUaroo. 
Paper Cranes perform a set during LUaroo.
Avery Riel takes the stage at LUaroo.
Fusion draws a big crowd in front of the stage during their performance.
Fusion draws a crowd as they perform at LUaroo.
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Ed Berthiaume is director of public information at Lawrence University.

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