Captured: WILLOW headlines A&O Blowout
October 25, 2021
Two weeks ago, WILLOW headlined A&O Blowout, with Raveena opening the highly anticipated event. Hosted by A&O Productions at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Blowout was free for Northwestern students. This year, the event was in such high demand that the website selling tickets crashed. When the website was back up, tickets quickly sold out. Last year’s Blowout was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, WILLOW’s brother, Jaden Smith, headlined the event. This year’s Blowout also featured a DJ, Moondog, aka Communication senior Tyler Felson.
![WILLOW leans back, eyes closed, while she plays a guitar on stage.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-049-600x900.jpg)
![WILLOW grabs the microphone and leans back as she stands above a massive crowd.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-007.jpg)
![Raveena kneels on stage, head tilted back and eyes closed, as she sings into a microphone.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-085-600x900.jpg)
![An unseen person holds up their phone to record WILLOW performing above them. WILLOW has her arms raised and a guitar around her neck.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-102-900x601.jpg)
![WILLOW walks across stage with both of her arms extended outwards.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-111.jpg)
![Raveena dances on stage, her hair flying up around her head and her arms by her](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-079.jpg)
![WILLOW is illuminated in blue stage-lighting as she sings into a microphone.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-052.jpg)
![WILLOW blows out a cloud of smoke, holding a joint, while facing away from the camera.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-028-600x900.jpg)
![WILLOW holds a microphone with one arm raised in the air, while a guitarist plays behind her.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-110-900x600.jpg)
![Illuminated in red light, WILLOW stands on stage playing guitar, eyes closed.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-032-900x600.jpg)
![A masked member of the crowd leans over the barricade, pointing at the stage.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-107-1.jpg)
![The DJ stares at his laptop on stage, with the word “MOONDOG” up on the screen behind him.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BLOWOUT_MadisonSmith-096.jpg)
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