Tech N9ne to perform at KU’s Late Night in the Phog

By Matt Tait     Sep 29, 2016

Tech N9ne.

After teasing the announcement of a performance by “a popular band” at Late Night in the Phog on a radio show Wednesday afternoon, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self’s secret was revealed Thursday morning.

KU officials confirmed that Kansas City-based rapper Tech N9ne will be performing at the 32nd annual Late Night in the Phog event, slated to start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

No details about the exact time that Tech N9ne would perform were given, but it’s clear that both KU and Tech N9ne are jacked about the upcoming show.

“Yo, what’s sizzlin,” Tech N9ne began in a Twitter video announcing the performance. “On October 1st I’m coming to make the Jayhawks go crazy and KU go crazy, man, at Allen Fieldhouse. I’m coming down there to do it big for the KU students. So come and kick it with us. We’re gonna do it real big.”

This will not be the first time that live music has been a part of Late Night, but it has become more and more rare over the years. Tech N9ne’s addition to the Late Night lineup that will feature skits, dances from the men’s and women’s team and Rock Chalk Dancers and, of course, team scrimmages, makes this one of the most anticipated Late Night’s in several years.

In addition to giving KU fans an up-close look at newcomers like Josh Jackson and Udoka Azubuike, this year’s event also will be attended by more than a dozen recruits from the 2017, 2018 and 2019 recruiting classes, including five of the Top 36 players in the Rivals.com rankings in the 2017 class.

Doors will open to KU students at 5 p.m. and to the general public at 5:30 p.m.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.