Stubs: March-June'25 Concerts + More

FREE:

1. 4/2/25, 6-8pm: NYC Screening of WE WANT THE FUNK! featuring George Clinton, Marcus Miller and more

CONTESTS:

1. VIP Coachella Experience by Takis - 3/30/25 deadline

2. Hi-Chew x Coachella - 3/23/25 deadline

3. Verizon Good Vibes Concerts (featuring rising Latin artists), nationwide

   1. 5/8/25, Joe Kay, in New York City

   2. 5/15/25, Melii, in Miami

   3. 5/22/25, YEИDRY, in Phoenix

   4. 5/29/25, ROBI, in Los Angeles

CONCERTS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE STUBS BY GRANTANSWERS TEAM:

1. 5/13/25-5/14/25: Chris Dave and The Drumhedz with Stokley, at Blue Note NYC

2. Various dates: Beyonce - Cowboy Carter tour, nationwide (some dates have resellers selling tickets for as low as $37)

3. Various dates: Jagged Edge, nationwide

4. 5/31/25-6/1/25: Roots Picnic, in Philadelphia

WORTH PAYING FOR:

1. 3/25/25: Cleo Sol, in NYC

2. 3/29/25: “Denim Only “ Live Performance by Rae Sremmurd Slim Jxmmi, in NYC

3. 4/4/25: Cleo Sol, in Hollywood

4. 4/5/25: The last ever Dreamville Festival, in North Carolina

5. Various dates: SiR - STEP INTO THE LIGHT tour, Nationwide

6. Various dates: Raphael Saadiq - No Bandwidth! tour, in NYC, Los Angeles and Oakland

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About the author:

Cris is Founder/CEO of GrantAnswers, an NYC-based strategy, data, and product consultancy founded in 2013. His work has helped ventures scale nationwide and impacted 1000+ individuals in launching careers in tech and securing acceptances to top colleges/universities. Cris earned a BA in Psychology from CUNY and ascended as a 21-year-old Ph.D. Candidate in Criminal Justice at the CUNY Graduate Center. His speaking engagements for the likes of Columbia Business School, UCLA, Teach for America, and the US Chamber of Commerce encompass career development, entrepreneurship, and technology.

As an emerging writer, Cris integrates Philippine and Saudi Arabian migration, coming-of-age in NYC, and 25+ years of concertgoing to form deeply reflective, intimately vulnerable, and humorously adventurous stories through universal themes of family, freedom, loss, nostalgia, and technological advancement. His piece “Never Tell [A Lie]” is featured in PEN America’s World Voices Festival and the 2025 DREAMing Out Loud Anthology. His journey from immigrant child to award-winning entrepreneur and immigrant rights advocate has been highlighted in outlets such as NYT, WSJ, MTV, and Forbes.

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