Winthrop has a special guest on the way, and her performance is sure to go down in WU history. Popular artist Alessia Cara will be performing at the Winthrop Coliseum on Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. This event will precede Winthrop Family Day on Oct. 5. Students may receive access to a discount for tickets using a code sent to their Winthrop email address.
Alessia Cara accepted the Grammy for “Best New Artist ” in 2018. She has climbed the musical charts since 2015 when her groundbreaking hit “Here” hit radio stations worldwide, topping multiple charts and selling over 3 million copies. Cara has since released hits such as “Scars to Your Beautiful,” “Wild Things,” and “How Far I’ll Go” from Disney’s Moana. She has been featured in collaborative tunes such as “Stay” with Zedd and “1-800-273-8255” with Logic. Her recent summer anthem “Ready” has seen great success, as well.
Cara is known for breaking boundaries and singing about things that many pop artists do not. Her music is thought of as inspirational to many. For example, at the 2017 VMA’S, Cara transformed from portraying a glamorous celebrity to herself in a realistic form while singing “Scars to Your Beautiful.”
Fans can expect to hear music from Cara’s albums “Know-It-All” and “Growing Pains” as well as new music from the EP “This Summer,” which will be released on Sept. 6.
Cara will be stopping at Winthrop University after opening for Shawn Mendes on “SHAWN MENDES: THE TOUR.” The Rock Hill show will also take place prior to her Oct. 21 kick off of “The Pains of Growing Tour” in Boston.
Winthrop University is in store for a raw and real performance from the pop artist to kick off the school year. Tickets are still available at ticketreturn.com. Students can receive 20% off Tier 2 seating and 10% off Tier 3 seating with the discount code, EAGLE20.
