As cliché as it may sound, A Night of Music, Friends and Entertainment certainly made a splash, possibly because of the sprinklers that went off in the middle of the event but definitely because of the five student acts that graced the stage Aug. 29.

They sang a variety of music, covers and original songs and played instruments as well.

The first act to perform was The New US, made up of sophomores Katie Higinbotham and Conner Wells. They performed three original songs and then a cover.

“We’re writing a lot of new stuff this year. We’d like to know whether we’re good or not,” Wells said before they played their first song, which is yet untitled.

Their second song was another original named “Please Officer You Don’t Understand,” their third a cover of “Cigarette Daydreams” by Cage The Elephant and their last song was titled “You.”

“We wrote it in 15 minutes flat last year,” Wells said.

The New U.S. will be playing shows throughout the year on Thursdays.

Senior Katricia Stewart sang a soulful set of songs, beginning with Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay.”

The other songs she sang were “Like A Star” by Corinne Bailey,  “Breezeblock” by Alt-J and “Permanent Holiday” by Mike Love.

Junior Logan Mays followed after. He, like The New U.S., sang a few covers then some original songs, explaining one of the tragic stories behind his new original song and a much happier story behind another one of his original songs.

The first song he sang was a cover of “What It’s Like” by Everlast.

It was during this amazing covers that the sprinklers came on in the IM field. They distracted some from Mays’ performance, but once the LAB staff covered the sprinklers with garbage cans, everyone settled down to enjoy it again.

The second was a cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” giving it a very unique feel.

The next song was an original song named “The Loudest Whisper.”

“I had a friend whose parents went through divorce, and it affected him a lot. This is a song about how divorce—it’s not just about the couple,” Mays said.

Mays’ last song alone was another original, but it was a happier song for Mays’ friend, junior Travis McKenna, who is engaged.

For the last performance, Mays invited freshman Kyle Huizinga to the stage. They’d barely met each other an hour ago, but they decided to perform Mothers Be Good To Your Daughters together.