{"id":24762,"date":"2025-04-23T10:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24762"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:36:50","slug":"forrest-franks-energy-makes-for-a-perfect-first-concert-at-foster-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/04\/forrest-franks-energy-makes-for-a-perfect-first-concert-at-foster-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"Forrest Frank&#8217;s energy makes for a perfect first concert at Foster Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24763\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ff-apr25.jpg\" alt=\"Forrest Frank performing at Foster Pavilion\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ff-apr25.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ff-apr25-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ff-apr25-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ff-apr25-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two takeaways from <a href=\"https:\/\/baylorlariat.com\/2025\/04\/23\/forrest-frank-performs-at-foster-pavilion-tuesday\/\">last night&#8217;s Forrest Frank concert<\/a> in Waco, the first public concert in Foster Pavilion history:<\/p>\n<p>1) If you get a chance to see Forrest Frank live, GO.<br \/>\n2) If you get a chance to see a concert at Foster Pavilion, GO.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve seen photos or video from last night, you&#8217;ve gotten a taste of how incredible the show was &#8212; and even those don&#8217;t fully do justice to the electricity that was in the building. The same design that makes Foster such a great venue for basketball makes it <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/04\/foster-pavilion-means-a-new-era-for-waco-concerts\/\">an excellent arena for a concert<\/a>, too &#8212; from the sightlines to the acoustics.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it &#8212; or want to relive it &#8212; here&#8217;s a taste of the evening, from opening act <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/03\/claire-leslie-brings-honest-relatable-real-music-to-foster-pavilion-ahead-of-forrest-frank\/\">Claire Leslie<\/a> on through the star of the night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/03\/forrest-frank-returning-to-baylor-for-foster-pavilions-first-public-concert\/\">Baylor&#8217;s own Forrest Frank (BBA &#8217;17)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/I3T0_7kxL-M?feature=share\">A taste of the Foster Concert experience<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s a concert like at Foster Pavilion?\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3T0_7kxL-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bayloruniversity\/?img_index=15\">More sights &amp; sounds<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIxjOqhNTX0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIxUuYCtN0M\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIxUuYCtN0M\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Baylor Athletics (@baylorathletics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaylorUniversity1845\/posts\/pfbid0jPsPUXdz96ieX5gYCsXfBmeSoUBXvnhBcEVDVjBvqbXPeszy2zg192Kas3mrUXqgl\">A homecoming for one of Baylor&#8217;s own<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaylorUniversity1845%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0jPsPUXdz96ieX5gYCsXfBmeSoUBXvnhBcEVDVjBvqbXPeszy2zg192Kas3mrUXqgl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"665\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaylorUniversity1845\/posts\/pfbid07F9M1WUvNSDZavyDDPAvDyrH82fem2stZzm7DVcdm9mMrZ9ytitwwA9gduUwsaK8l\">What a night<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaylorUniversity1845%2Fposts%2Fpfbid07F9M1WUvNSDZavyDDPAvDyrH82fem2stZzm7DVcdm9mMrZ9ytitwwA9gduUwsaK8l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"772\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Again &#8212; if you enjoy live music, you owe it to yourself to make it to a concert at Foster.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: <a href=\"https:\/\/fosterevents.web.baylor.edu\/event\/2025\/1539677\">Christian music powerhouse Lauren Daigle<\/a> on September 12 (part of Baylor&#8217;s Family Weekend). More announcements are coming soon; make sure you&#8217;re following @FosterPavilion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FosterPavilion\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fosterpavilion\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FosterPavilion\">X<\/a> to stay up to date.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Bears!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two takeaways from last night&#8217;s Forrest Frank concert in Waco, the first public concert in Foster Pavilion history: 1) If you get a chance to see Forrest Frank live, GO. 2) If you get a chance to see a concert at Foster Pavilion, GO. 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