By Aaron Calvin, Entertainment Editor
On September 24, Hofstra University held what was technically the first year of Vibe Live. However, this event holds its roots in last year’s 75th Anniversary festivities. However, the lineup of Vibe Live yielded an event of overall higher quality than the previous year.
The line-up was announced long before the actual day of the festival, but the chronology of the bands was ambiguous until the bands actually started to play. First to take the stage was Joan Jett and the Heartbreakers. While generally perceived as a nostalgia act, Jett and her band played exceptionally as the multigenerational crowd sang and clapped along as the band played their hits.
The next act to play was Salt N Pepa. While the group was definitely a throwback, the audience seemed to enjoy themselves, although everyone seemed to be waiting throughout the set for their 1986 hit “Push