Bulldog Bash

Bulldog Bash

Local Natives Headline Bulldog Bash
Photo by Mitch Phillips

September 12, 2015

California-based indie rock band Local Natives headlined the Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Student Associationā€™s 16th annual Bulldog Bash. The stateā€™s largest, free outdoor concert took place Saturday [Sept. 11] in the heart of Starkvilleā€™s Cotton Districtā€”the day prior to MSUā€™s Southeastern Conference home football game with Louisiana State University. Local Nativesā€™ debut album, ā€œGorilla Manor,ā€ was released in 2009 in the United Kingdom and in 2010 in the United States. The album debuted in the Billboard Top 200 and at No. 3 in the New Artist Chart. Released in 2013, the Los Angeles groupā€™s second studio album, ā€œHummingbird,ā€ reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top 200 and was preceded by the single, ā€œBreakers.ā€ In addition to Local Natives, acts included Ithaca, New York-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, New York City indie pop band MisterWives, and Flowood-based Chasing Edom, winner of the SA-sponsored Battle of the Bands 2015 concert competition.Ā  For a slideshow of Bulldog Bash concert photos, click .