Waiting for the doors to open, a line for merch, the floor, and the set changes bring concert goers together. On March 24, State College experienced just that.
Malcolm Todd, an alternative and indie artist, performed at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania, on March 24. Todd was hosted by Penn State’s Student Programming Association (SPA). SPA is a student-run organization whose goal is to provide students with diverse activities, programming and resources. SPA achieved this goal through the concert, quickly gaining excitement from both college and high school students.
“When they announced the Malcolm Todd concert here [State College, Pennsylvania], I was super excited because I was already a fan of his, and I could not wait to go,” sophomore Eliza Bowman said.
Todd became popular with his singles, “Art House” and “Roommates,” via TikTok in 2023. The same year, he signed with Columbia Records. In 2025, his album, “Malcolm Todd,” reached number 49 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
The concert began with Laundry Day, who shared that this was the largest venue they had ever performed at. Laundry Day is a pop-rock band based in New York. Laundry Day formed in 2017 and is best known for “I KINDA LIKE THAT,” “SUPERMODEL” and “Lavender.”
Todd opened with “Earrings” and “4Me 4Me.” Todd then began a “We are” chant, the chant for PSU. Todd then performed songs from his latest album, “Malcolm Todd.” He also debuted his songs “Breathe” and “Attention” for their first live performance.
“Malcolm Todd played two songs that he had never played live before. It was “Attention” and “Breathe.” So it was really cool to hear those,” sophomore Lucia Harte said.
Todd ended the concert with “Roommates” and encouraged the fans to join in singing the last chorus.
“Everyone went wild when he came on, and he played a bunch of his popular songs first… And then he played some older ones. He was super funny, energetic… He ended with one of his most popular songs. Everyone was jumping at the end, and then he went off. It was such a good, fun, positive night, and everyone was having a blast,” Bowman said.
Throughout the concert, many fans connected with one another.
“A lot of people can connect through music and at concerts… [you wait] in line, you make friends with people who like the same music. You can take photos of people, [and] you can bond over that. I feel like it’s just such a nice community within music and everyone going [to the concert] for the same reason,” sophomore Addison Behe said.
Many people were able to experience the happiness and excitement created by Malcolm Todd’s concert, and there is no doubt that the concert will become a long-lasting memory for many fans.
