Written by Bailey Ridenour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men\u2019s social club Titans hosted its 19th annual Toga concert function Saturday, March 18, at the Judsonia Box Factory in Judsonia, Arkansas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The concert is one of Harding\u2019s longest standing club concerts to date, starting back in 2004. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the Titans\u2019 guys showing their talents,\u201d senior Braden Bass, Titans\u2019 president, said before the concert. \u201cThey have been practicing for months on end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Known as the Steelbirds, the Titans band formed in the winter of 2021. The group consists of about 10 members but also contains members that live in areas such as Northwest Arkansas and Louisiana, which makes their practice schedule more difficult. The group had been working on their set for Toga 2023 since December 2022, practicing primarily on the weekends and doing their best to capitalize on any other time they could meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPersonally, I was excited to finally have the opportunity to show off the band’s skill and hard work,\u201d senior Grant Wade, a member of the Steelbirds, said. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to have fun when your bandmates are all best friends, and we hope to do this music thing \u2014 Lord willing \u2014 for a long time together. I was excited by the opportunity to prove to someone other than ourselves that we\u2019ve got what it takes. Hopefully, now more people can agree on that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Steelbird\u2019s setlist contained a wide variety of genres including rock, country, R&B and rap covers. Some of the songs they performed were \u201cBack in Black\u201d by AC\/DC, \u201cCareless Whisper\u201d by George Michael and \u201cLosin\u2019 Control\u201d by Russ. The band also surprised one of its members, senior Nash Buckner, by singing happy birthday to him in front of the crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTitans singing happy birthday to me meant more than they know,\u201d Buckner said. \u201cMy brothers in that club mean the world to me. For the Steelbirds to include that during a concert that has been in planning for several months was very thoughtful and brought a smile to my face. Much love to my brothers in Titans.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Titans anticipated around 315 people to attend the concert based on tickets, which were sold for $10, in the Hammon Student Center and the number of club members who were going to the function with dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy favorite part was seeing so many people from all different clubs and ages coming together,\u201d senior Bailey King said. \u201cSince this is the main way Titans raise funds for the year, it means a lot for them to have so many people come and support. \u2026 You could tell they had spent a lot of time rehearsing, and I think it paid off.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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