Camplified was welcomed to Stroudsburg, PA today by the Golden Slipper summer camp. The Camplified crew arrived to the camp just in time for lunch and was greeted by hundreds of screaming and chanting campers! The three bands on the bill today – Taylor Bright, Misha Williams, and Duke Squad all prepared the camp with recorded music. The kids had been listening to it for days (maybe weeks!) and were ready for tonight’s show! The crew was greeted with cheers of “Tay-lor Bright, Tay-lor Bright,” but that quickly quieted down once our group of 20-somethings and sound guys entered the room. We definitely weren’t Taylor Bright!
Taylor opened tonight’s show – she gets along really well with the campers and is such a pro onstage. She brought up a few campers to help her throughout the show and everyone had a great time.
The crowd loooooves Taylor at Golden Slipper!
Next up was Misha Williams who has only played a few dates with the tour thus far. She sang a bit, danced a bit, and played a bit of guitar. She had some crowd participation too – the crowd loved it!
Misha had a great set - and the kids loved it!
Last up was Duke Squad. After the two ladies, the crowd was ready to party with these boys! Jake, Phil, Devin and Jim are all so high energy – right away they get the kids up and dancing and having a good time. The end of their sets are always great because when the lights come up the place is full of tired, happy kids. It’s always a fun time.
the Duke Squad boys brought the house down!
After the show we had an autograph sessions in which campers got to meet the bands. Taylor and Misha were each swamped at their tables, while the Duke Squad boys were able to spread out the crazy fans between the four members. After the kids jump around and rock out during the concert I would think they’d be too tired for autographs – but I was wrong! They love meeting the band members and talking them up. It’s one of my favorite parts of the day because everyone gets so excited. The artists love meeting fans and the campers are always so enthusiastic when they get to talk to the bands. I guess it’s the “rock star” thing…
Also down the way was the Scholastic book giveaway. Scholastic donated enough books so that each camper who attends a Camplified concert gets a book. It’s awesome! The kids line up and take a quick look – and there’s always a lot of chatter as they discuss who’s trading what when they’re finished. After some good old-fashioned rock show fun, it’s nice to see the campers get pumped about reading as well.
thanks to Scholastic, Camplified was able to pass along books to some very excited Golden Slipper readers!
Golden Slipper were great hosts to Camplified and the artists, today. It was a day like no other on the Camplified tour – and with all the fun days we’ve had, that’s saying a lot!
Posted by Jess Fontaine, Crew Member
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