{"id":171293,"date":"2026-04-20T23:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171293\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:42:32","slug":"ricky-montgomery-headlines-annual-spring-concert-the-brown-and-white-ricky-montgomery-headlines-annual-spring-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171293\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Montgomery headlines annual spring concert – The Brown and White Ricky Montgomery headlines annual spring concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Ricky Montgomery took the stage for the annual spring concert, drawing a lively crowd.<\/p>\n

Montgomery \u2014 known for his hits \u201cMr. Loverman\u201d and \u201cLine Without a Hook\u201d \u2014\u00a0is an indie pop singer-songwriter who went viral in 2020 when his songs were used in anime video edits. He recently celebrated 10 years since the release of his self-titled debut album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His performance was made possible by University Productions in coordination with ArtsQuest. Though the opener isn\u2019t typically a student, \u00a0University Productions President Ella Smith, \u201827, said someone on the committee suggested Amari Boyd, \u201827, because he\u2019d DJ\u2019d multiple Lehigh After Dark events and fraternity parties.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Ricky Montgomery sings to the audience. Montgomery was the Headliner for the Spring Concert. (Kiera Moskala\/B&W Staff)<\/p>\n

Boyd opened his set with popular songs from the early 2000s as the crowd danced.<\/p>\n

After his set, Boyd stayed for Montgomery\u2019s performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As he took the stage, Montgomery energized the crowd, opening with \u201cThis December.\u201d He deviated from the planned setlist, a change that was well received.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t really listened to (Montgomery\u2019s) music as much as some other people,\u201d Boyd said. \u201cI really enjoyed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Throughout the show, Montgomery paused to shout out fans, talk with the audience and accept gifts, including flowers, a cutout of himself on a stick and pins. He interacted with the crowd by lending out his microphone and tossing guitar picks and flowers. He also gave away his setlist at the end of the night.<\/p>\n

\"\"Audience members raise their phone flashlights during the annual Spring Concert on Friday featuring Ricky Montgomery. The crowd swayed together as Montgomery performed, creating a unified and energetic atmosphere. (Kiera Moskala\/B&W Staff)<\/p>\n

Arlo Guzman, who attends Cedar Crest College, interacted with Montgomery and his bandmates and even gave them a portable fan. She said she and her friend, both ambassadors for their college, brought extra buttons and merchandise to give to the performers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to make sure, number one, that (the band\u2019s drummer) didn\u2019t overheat,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cNumber two, that (Montgomery) had something to remember us (by).\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith said University Productions donated a small handful of tickets to Muhlenberg College and Cedar Crest College so their students could attend. Guzman said Cedar Crest received about 30 student tickets in exchange for a donation to its resource pantry.<\/p>\n

Guzman also said attending the concert was meaningful because \u201cMr. Loverman\u201d was the first song she\u2019d heard after a breakup that happened in the same room where the concert was held. She also said she\u2019s been a longtime fan of Montgomery and was excited when she learned he would be performing.<\/p>\n

Smith said the process of selecting an artist varies depending on the current staff in the club. She said the committee engages in significant \u201cback and forth,\u201d and choosing a performer is a lengthy process due to budget constraints and the student feedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past few years, (Lehigh) had almost exclusively rap artists,\u201d Smith said. \u201cSo, that\u2019s why we ended up going a little more towards the pop route.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"From left; Ricky Montgomery and his band members Kyle Moore and David Cola. Montgomery was the headliner for the Spring Concert. (Kiera Moskala\/B&W Staff)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday, Ricky Montgomery took the stage for the annual spring concert, drawing a lively crowd. Montgomery \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[68235,153,155,154,5609,7865,5878],"class_list":["post-171293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-2-min-read","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-event","tag-music","tag-student-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}