By james art Rapper Yung Gravy will return to Madison on Oct. 23 as part of a national “Party to the Polls” tour promoting voter participation ahead of the election. The rapper will perform, lead a parade to the Memorial Union and host a meet and greet.
The “Party to the Polls Purple Tour” is a national, non-partisan event sponsored by Denica which aims to encourage voter participation in the upcoming elections through “dance parties celebrating democracy”.
Yung Gravy will be playing at Liquid Madison from noon to 1pm on Wednesday. At 1 p.m., Gravy and a brass band will lead a parade of voters to the Memorial Union early voting polls. Ian’s free pizza and Paul’s dumplings will be served for lunch and voters will be greeted with both pole dancers and dancers on arrival. Gravy will then host a meet and greet for voters on the Mall side of the Memorial Union Library.
“This is the Purple Tour – whether you’re blue or red, we welcome everyone to dance with Yung Gravy and follow him in a musical procession to the polls,” event coordinator and Daybreaker co-founder Ellie Clarke-Davies told The Daily Cardinal .
The event will be hosted by District 2 Ald. Juliana Bennett and District 8 Ald. MGR Govindarajan.
“The goal of this event is to make voting easy and fun for everyone,” Govindarajan told The Daily Cardinal.
Jung Gravy last played in Madison in 2022 Taste of Madison festival.
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