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WSC to Host Free Concert with American Idol Winner Maddie Poppe

Published Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

Maddie Poppe
2018 American Idol winner Maddie Poppe

Maddie Poppe will give a concert to close out the first week of classes at WSC at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, in the Willow Bowl. The concert is free and open to the public.

Wayne State will welcome 2018 American Idol winner Maddie Poppe to campus at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, for a concert to close out the first week of classes. The free event, which is open to the public, will be held in the college’s Willow Bowl amphitheater.

Poppe is a multi-instrumentalist - playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele in her unique indie pop and folk music. Hand-in-hand with her American Idol victory, Poppe won a People’s Choice Award for her turn on the show, had Whirlwind hit No. 2 on the iTunes Pop Charts, and went on to become a hot guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Live With Kelly & Ryan, and Good Morning America. All of this in addition to touring the country opening for Ingrid Michaelson and headlining her own tours, including a Christmas run that has become a seasonal “must” for Poppe’s fans.

For more information, please contact Amy White, Director of Student Activities and Student Center, at 402-375-7322 or [email protected].