Sleepy Hallow to headline Spring Fling

04/11/2022 

Platinum-certified rapper Sleepy Hallow will headline SUNY Cortland’s Spring Fling concert on Saturday, April 30, with pop artist Tinashe serving as the supporting artist.

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Park Center, Alumni Arena, and it marks the university’s first major spring show in three years, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spring Fling carnival also returns this year with food, games and activities on the Moffett Center lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Both events are sponsored by the university’s Student Activities Board.

Ticket sales for the concert take place Monday, April 11, to Friday, April 15, at the Corey Union Information Desk from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. SUNY Cortland students with a Cortland ID can purchase a single ticket for $20 and additional guest tickets for $30 each.

SUNY Cortland faculty and staff members can purchase tickets for $40 each on Friday, April 22, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Corey Union Information Desk. Tickets will be sold to the general public for $40 each Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the same location.

Tickets also will be sold at the door for $40 each on the night of the concert.

All ticket sales will be cash only.

A Brooklyn-raised rapper, the 22-year-old Sleepy Hallow broke through in 2019 with the single “Flows,” featuring frequent collaborator Sheff G.

He has two platinum-certified singles: “Deep End Freestyle” featuring Fousheé, which reached No. 80 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2020, and “2055,” a 2021 single that peaked at No. 51 on the charts and reached double-platinum status in March.

“Still Sleep?” marked Sleepy Hallow’s first studio album in 2021, climbing to No. 16 on the Billboard 200 charts and No. 9 in the rap category.

Tinashe’s music has been described as rhythmic pop — a blend of R&B, pop and hip hop — and she has released tracks with artists including Chance the Rapper and Britney Spears. Her entertainment career has spanned television, film and dance.

Tinashe’s debut single, “2 On” featuring Schoolboy Q, reached No. 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 and her first studio album “Aquarius” helped earn best new artist nominations from the BET, Soul Train and YouTube Music Awards.

A second studio album, “Nightride,” reached No. 8 in Billboard’s R&B/hip hop category, and a third studio album, “Joyride,” peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 chart. She has released two additional albums to critical acclaim: “Songs for You” in 2019 and “333” in 2021.

Tinashe also collaborated with Chance the Rapper and Snakehips on the track “All My Friends,” which earned the Ivor Novello Award for best contemporary song in 2016. That same year, she appeared on Britney Spears’ song “Slumber Party,” which topped Billboard’s dance club chart.

Early in her career, she was a member of a five-member pop group, the Stunners.

SUNY Cortland students can receive a free t-shirt, meal and community service hours for volunteering at the Spring Fling carnival or concert. Carnival volunteers must commit at least two and a half hours and concert volunteers must work from 4 p.m. through the end of the clean-up.

Interested volunteers should email the Student Activities Board at sab@cortland.edu.