Main Stage

One of the biggest highlights of Chic has always been Main Stage.

Every night all of Chic converges on the arena. You walk in with a DJ spinning records and the crowd of kids already there dancing at their seats and having a good time and getting pumped up. It's dark but they have a huge impressive stage with so many lights you couldn't possibly count them all in one sitting. They turn every color of the rainbow and flash around like a laser show.

We always look forward to the band coming for the night then after them the praise and comes out and leads us in worship. Then the very talented group of speakers come out and blow our minds with tough questions like "Who Are You Looking For?" we sing again and head back to the dorms for small group where we discuss the message before lights out.

Last night was the band Skillet which funny enough performed at Chic of 06' when I attended as a student. If you aren't familiar with Skillet they are a Christian rock band and they tore the place down. The show was spectacular and it was overwhelming to be seeing such a big crowd of faces all jumping up and down and throwing their hands in the air.

It's shows like these that remind us why it takes three years to throw another Chic event.

During one of our leader meetings a man told us that he went to Chic as a student in the 80's and how it was in Colorado and there was about one thousand kids who would meet at a rollerskate rink and sit on the floor as two worship leaders performed acoustically. Chic has grown a lot since the 80's from 2 acoustic guitars to now where we have huge Christian bands who have fire and fireworks go off in the background.

I've never forgotten the amazing experience I had at Chic 06' and I am positive these students will not forget it either.

-Missy (the Chic ninja) Hobson