GCSU’s annual Spring Concert was on March 28 at the Centennial Center, with Flipturn as the headliner and Futurebirds and MINDA opening the show.
The spring concert is one of the largest student events of each spring semester, bringing live music and a festival atmosphere to campus. Each year, students gather to enjoy a night of music, socializing, and entertainment as spring brings back warmer weather and Milledgeville’s lively music scene.
In 2025, Wallows, an indie pop band, was the headliner. In previous years, Young Gravy and Quavo have also performed at the Spring Concert.
Flipturn, an indie rock band known for songs like “August,” “Space Cowboy” and “Swim Beneath the Trees,” was the headliner of this year’s Spring Concert. The band has gained popularity among college students because of their energetic music and indie vibes.
In addition to Flipturn, Futurebirds and MINDA were the openers of the night. Futurebirds are a rock and roll band formed in Athens, Georgia, most known for songs like “Rodeo” and “Killing Ground.” MINDA is an indie and country band formed in Milledgeville by GCSU students.
The members of MINDA said they were stoked to perform at the concert, including GCSU students Miles Graham, T.J. Adams, Finn Schofield and Jackson Beckham, as well as electric guitarist Lewis Peacock.
Each year, the opener is a student band selected by the competition, Battle of the Bands.
“Yeah, that was an insane experience,” Peacock said. “We were going up against all these fantastic bands like Delco and Giant De Niro, and then they said, ‘MINDA’, [as the winner] and we all just exploded.”
“It was emotional, but it was the most fun we’ve ever had, and then just looking to build on that tonight with a bigger crowd, bigger names, and just happy to be a part of it,” Schofield said.
The members of MINDA are also big fans of Flipturn.
“I’ve known Flipturn for a while, so I couldn’t be happier,” Beckham said.
Although the crowd was smaller than in previous years, the energy was high. Students who attended were seen dressed in festival-style outfits, bopping and dancing along to the music.
Newly engaged couple and Flipturn superfans Charlotte Martin, a senior nursing major, and Sawyer Spears, a senior economics major, attended the concert.
“We’ve seen them once before in Atlanta at the Tabernacle, so obviously we had to see them again because they’re one of our favorite bands,” Martin said.
The couple never stopped dancing or singing along to the words, except when Flipturn performed an unreleased song.
“It was awesome,” Spears said.
Highlights of the performance included Flipturn’s drummer, Devon VonBalson, jumping into the barricade and handing his drum to students to hold while he played, and later placing that same drum on his head during the encore performance.
However, prior to the concert, student polls on the Spring Concert’s Instagram showed country artists Treaty Oak Revival and Zach Top as top preferences, leading many students to not attend this year’s concert. The results suggest that many students prefer country music, while the selected artists show that students enjoy a wide variety of music genres.
Clay Unruh, a sophomore exercise science major, did not attend this year’s concert.
“I just don’t know who’s performing,” Unruh said. “And there’s a UFC fight on, I’m going to watch that instead.”
Unruh said he usually listens to more rock and country music, and might have attended if there was a different artist headlining.
“I would have gone to the Spring Concert if it was Treaty Oak,” Unruh said.
The annual Spring Concert is hosted for students to enjoy the sentimental and lively atmosphere. Stay tuned to find out who is performing in Spring 2027.