Rockin’ out in Starkville: The All-American Rejects set to headline ��Ƶ's Bulldog Bash

Alternative rock/power pop titans The All-American Rejects are coming to Starkville to headline Bulldog Bash, the state’s largest, free outdoor concert. The 19th annual event is sponsored by ��Ƶ’s Student Association. (Submitted photo)

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Alternative rock/power pop titans The All-American Rejects are headlining ��Ƶ’s 19th annual Bulldog Bash on Sept. 28 in downtown Starkville.

Branded Mississippi’s largest, free outdoor concert, Bulldog Bash is sponsored by ��Ƶ’s Student Association and again will be held at the intersection of Jackson and Main streets. Clark Beverage Group Inc. is title sponsor for this year’s event.

Bulldog Bash is one day prior to the ��Ƶ Bulldogs’ highly anticipated Southeastern Conference matchup with the University of Florida Gators at Davis Wade Stadium. For more, visit .

Bulldog Bash action kicks off at 3 p.m. with the “Maroon Market,” which features food and retail vendors and performances by local musicians all afternoon. Interested artists and vendors may email bulldogbash@sa.msstate.edu for more information.

At 6 p.m. on the Clark Beverage main stage, the winner of ��Ƶ Music Maker Productions’ Battle of the Bands competition will open for the evening’s main acts, which include Chicago’s nouveau disco rap superstar Ric Wilson, California alt-pop band The Mowgli’s, and The All-American Rejects.

Since the start of their career, The All-American Rejects have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and helped define a post-emo sound. Members include lead vocalist and bassist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor. The band’s hits include “Gives You Hell,” “Dirty Little Secret,” “Move Along,” “Swing, Swing” and “It Ends Tonight.” Ritter also added acting to his creative arsenal most recently with credits including “Love & Mercy,” HBO’s “Lewis & Clark,” NBC’s “Parenthood” and Amazon Studios' “Betas.” The group is finalizing new material to be released in the upcoming months. For more, visit .

Formed in 2010, The Mowgli’s singers and principal songwriters are Katie Earl, Josh Hogan and Colin Dieden, bassist Matthew Di Panni, keyboardist David Appelbaum and drummer Andy Warren. The group released its third album “Where’d Your Weekend Go?” in 2016. From the jangly folk/pop of the 1960s-infused “Arms & Legs” and the groovy 1970s feel of “Monster” to the 1980s-inspired “Bad Thing” and anthemic “Spiderweb,” the group’s latest collection of songs “runs like a musical time machine through the best of the past four decades of music,” according to Hogan. The band has been previewing some of its new songs on recent tour dates, including the album’s first released track “Freakin’ Me Out” that is one of the band’s favorite songs since its first LP debut single “San Francisco.” For more, visit .

Twenty-two-year-old electrified, motivational funka-hop-pop-poet Ric Wilson has released two extended play records—“Soul Bounce” in 2016 and “Negrow Disco” in 2017. Since then, he has sold out the Schubas venue and the Chop Shop in Chicago, performed at festivals such as North Coast Music and Tour De Fat, and opened for Chuck D, DRAM, The Roots and many other acts. For more, visit .

Complete details about Bulldog Bash 2018 can be found at , Twitter and Instagram @��ƵBulldogBash or by contacting the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930.

The ��Ƶ Student Association is online at , Facebook @��ƵStudentAssociation, and Twitter and Instagram @��Ƶ_SA.

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