Spark
Spark is UIC’s very own music concert that takes place in the first few weeks of the Fall semester. Spark is free for UIC students. In 2010 as a back-to-school event, Spark was designed to bring local, national, little known, and well-known artists to campus. The Spark offers a mix of entertainment for UIC’s diverse campus community.
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
Time: Doors open at 5PM, gates close at 7:30PM sharp
Location: Harrison Field (located on the corner of Halsted/Harrison Street)
Featuring:
- A FREE concert for UIC students, staff, and alumni to enjoy
- Food! (available for purchase)
- Headliner: J.I.D.
- Middle Act: EARTHGANG
- Openers: DJ Moneyca (UIC Radio's DJ Battle Winner) and Earl Hester and the Nasty Boys (UIC Radio's Battle of the Bands Winner)
UIC Guest Information:
- UIC students and staff are allowed one guest per i-Card.
- Guests must RSVP through a UIC student or staff registration.
- Guests must present a valid ID at the door, and the name on the ID must match the registration.
- No tickets will be sold, and there is no re-entry allowed.
- No tickets for sale. Gates open at 5:00 pm and close at 7:30 pm. No re-entry into the venue. Students and staff/faculty must present their iCard at the door.
Follow @UICCSI on social media to get any exciting updates #SPARK2024
Additionally, free VIP Passes will be given to UIC Students who enter into contests found on our social media pages @UICCSI. Students MUST be following UIC CSI's Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter page to win a VIP Pass.
If you have any questions, please contact studentinvolvement@uic.edu.
Important Information
RSVP
UIC Students get in for free! At Spark 2024, you will need to RSVP. Students may be asked to present the UIC i-Card.
Parking
We highly encourage UIC students to take CTA public transportation, however parking is available at various parking structures around campus. Please park at the following locations:
- Harrison Street Parking Structure | 1100 West Harrison Street
- Lot 1B | 1139 West Harrison Street
For pricing information, please visit the UIC Parking Services website.
Food & Beverages
Spark is an alcohol and substance free event.
No outside food or beverages permitted.
No water bottles allowed. Free bottles of water will be provided.
Food will be available for purchase. Expect long lines so make sure to eat before you arrive as well. Bring cash and card.
Venue Rules
The following is a partial list of items that are prohibited:
- Outside Food and Beverage. No water bottles will be permitted in the venue.
- Cameras: No flash/professional photography
- Audio or Video Recording Devices
- Selfie sticks
- Bags: Backpacks, Large Bags, Suitcases, or any purse/bag larger than 14″x14″x6″ Tripods/Monopods, Laser Pointers, Alcohol, Drugs, Noise Making Devices, Fireworks, Flashlights, Skateboards/ Rollerblades, Beach Balls, Cans or Bottles
- Any item that could pose a safety hazard or restrict the enjoyment of another guest Weapons are prohibited. Weapons include, but are not limited to, the following: firearms, explosives, stun guns, handcuffs, brass knuckles, sticks, clubs, batons, martial arts instruments, pepper spray, tear gas, knives, etc. Guests found in possession of the above-mentioned items will be asked to remove the item from the venue or dispose of it. Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected from the venue and may be subject to arrest.
- No re-entry into the venue
Covid-19 Guidelines
The safety of our students, staff, faculty, performers, volunteers and vendors is very important to us. Please make sure to follow UIC’s COVID safety guidelines. If you have COVID symptoms, please stay home. After the event, if you are exposed or test positive to COVID, please follow UIC’s reporting procedures.
Past Spark Performers
Since Spark, formerly known as Spark in the Park, began, the UIC Community has been entertained with great music performances from:
- Lupe Fiasco (2011)
- Childish Gambino/Santigold/Kids These Days (2012)
- Kendrick Lamar/Chance the Rapper/Frankie Knuckles/Griz (2013)
- J. Cole (2014)
- Twenty One Pilots/Wale (2015)
- Travis Scott/Young Thug/Daya (2016)
- Nick Jonas/Big Baby DRAM(2017)
- H.E.R./Rich the Kid/Femdot (2018)
- 21 Savage/Cuco (2019)
- Lil Tecca/Flo Milli/Baby Santana/Carmen Mena (2021)
- PartyNextDoor/Princess Nokia (2022)
- Aminé/Remi Wolf (2023)
Join us for Spark 2024!
Check out footage and pictures from previous Spark festivals below
