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To start off the night of live performances, KARRAHBOOO and her DJ ask the audience to put their hands up. Students arrived early to secure prime spots for watching the headliners later in the evening.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

To start off the night of live performances, KARRAHBOOO and her DJ ask the audience to put their hands up. Students arrived early to secure prime spots for watching the headliners later in the evening.

KARRAHBOO kicked off the official Block Party lineup. She began her set with “Running Late,” her most popular song on Spotify.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

KARRAHBOO kicked off the official Block Party lineup. She began her set with “Running Late,” her most popular song on Spotify.

Composed of four Syracuse University seniors, FEEM is known for their performances at off-campus house shows. The DJ group began the 2024 Block Party as doors opened at 7 p.m.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

Composed of four Syracuse University seniors, FEEM is known for their performances at off-campus house shows. The DJ group began the 2024 Block Party as doors opened at 7 p.m.

After sitting and watching the first four performances from the upper bowl of the JMA Wireless Dome, Lil Yachty calls out one side of the floor for being louder than the other. He hyped up the crowd by having them battle to be the louder side.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

After sitting and watching the first four performances from the upper bowl of the JMA Wireless Dome, Lil Yachty calls out one side of the floor for being louder than the other. He hyped up the crowd by having them battle to be the louder side.

Students hold up their phones and signs with messages for Lil Yachty during his set. At least two students had signs that read “Pay my tuition.”

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

Students hold up their phones and signs with messages for Lil Yachty during his set. At least two students had signs that read “Pay my tuition.”

ISOxo, one of the two DJs at Block Party, serves as an introduction to Teezo Touchdown and Lil Yachty. Before his performance at SU, the artist was in the Colorado Desert for Coachella with Knock2.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

ISOxo, one of the two DJs at Block Party, serves as an introduction to Teezo Touchdown and Lil Yachty. Before his performance at SU, the artist was in the Colorado Desert for Coachella with Knock2.

Teezo Touchdown takes the stage before Lil Yachty and gets the crowd warmed up for the headliner. Touchdown maintained an upbeat energy throughout his performance, even during slower songs like “UUHH.”

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

Teezo Touchdown takes the stage before Lil Yachty and gets the crowd warmed up for the headliner. Touchdown maintained an upbeat energy throughout his performance, even during slower songs like “UUHH.”

Teezo Touchdown carries his microphone around with a bouquet of flowers during his performance. At the end of his set, he tossed the flowers into the audience.

Meghan Hendricks | Senior Staff Photographer / The Daily Orange

Teezo Touchdown carries his microphone around with a bouquet of flowers during his performance. At the end of his set, he tossed the flowers into the audience.