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DNCE to headline Ļć½¶Ö±²„Bulldog Bash 2017 in downtown Starkville

DNCE to headline Ļć½¶Ö±²„Bulldog Bash 2017 in downtown Starkville

Multi-platinum dance-rock group DNCE will headline the Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Student Associationā€™s 18th annual Bulldog Bash. Group members include, from left to right, bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle, frontman Joe Jonas, guitarist JinJoo Lee, and drummer Jack Lawless. (Submitted photo/Ā© Nicholas Small)

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.ā€” Multi-platinum dance-rock group DNCE will headline the Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Student Associationā€™s 18th annual Bulldog Bash.

Taking place Sept. 15ā€”the day prior to MSUā€™s Southeastern Conference home football game against Louisiana State Universityā€”the stateā€™s largest, free outdoor concert will be held at the intersection of Jackson and Main streets in downtown Starkville.

Local musicians will perform throughout the afternoon. A Maroon Market also will take place from 2-6 p.m. Interested local artists and food vendors may email bulldogbash@sa.msstate.edu for more information and to reserve a booth.

The winner of the Student Associationā€™s Battle of the Bands concert competition will perform at 7 p.m. on the Clark Beverage main stage.

Formed by frontman Joe Jonas in summer 2015, DNCE rose to worldwide stardom with the release of the single, ā€œCake By The Ocean.ā€ Included on the groupā€™s 2016 self-titled debut album,Ā the three-time certified platinum-selling breakout smash became one of the most played songs of the year. The band took home the win forĀ ā€œBest PUSH Artistā€Ā at the 2016Ā MTV European Music Awards and ā€œBest New Artistā€ at last yearā€™sĀ MTV Video Music Awards. For more, visit .

Proceeds from Bulldog Bash 2017 will benefit the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School Districtā€™s Emerson Family Resource Center.

Sponsors for this yearā€™s event include 5-Hour Energy, Aramark Corp., City of Starkville, Clark Beverage Group Inc., Copy Cow, HELiX Starkville, Insomnia Cookies, Lakeside Student Living, The Links at Starkville, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Alumni Association and Ļć½¶Ö±²„Office of the President, and Rickā€™s CafĆ© Americain.

For more information about Bulldog Bash 2017 including sponsorship opportunities, see or contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or visit its office in Colvard Student Union, Suite 314. Follow on Twitter @MSUBulldogBash.

The Ļć½¶Ö±²„Student Association is online at , Facebook @MSUStudentAssociation, and Twitter and Instagram @MSU_SA.

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