For the past 43 years, Yellowjackets has built a reputation as one of jazz’s most influential groups. Through sold-out tours, critical and commercial success, and numerous lineup changes, the powerhouse trio’s career spans 26 albums and 16 Grammy® nominations. On January 23, they’re set to perform for thousands of high school musicians and jazz enjoyers on Purdue’s campus in the annual Jazz Festival.
Winner of the Tony®, Grammy®, and London’s Olivier Awards for Best Musical, KINKY BOOTS captivates and entertains audiences around the world with a Tony® Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony®-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.
Beginning October 2, 2025, Purdue University Parking Operations will collect payment for event parking to support evening and weekend events at Elliott Hall of Music.
The Book of Mormon is more than a success. It is now a global phenomenon. Catch the show at Purdue University on Oct. 2, 2025 in Elliott Hall of Music.
Welcome to our new and returning Boilermakers! Now through Labor Day, save $5 on tickets* to the biggest shows of the 2025-26 season!
Caitlin, Jonah, Alivia, Jared, and Zoe have been wonderful interns. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next!
Purdue Convocations offers a diverse lineup of performances for Spring 2025, making it easy to give unique holiday gifts to friends and family. Here’s a curated guide with something for everyone on your holiday gift shopping list.
With the goal of supporting the local live music scene’s growth, an instrument locker space in the lower level of Elliott Hall of Music has been transformed into a rehearsal home for student bands.
The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.
Shrek The Musical cast announcement and Tony Award® winners Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire revisit score and book ahead of anticipated tour that includes a stop in Elliott Hall of Music!
At Purdue Convocations, we take pride in showcasing incredible talent from various artistic fields. This year, we are overjoyed to see more than 40 of our past performers receiving well-deserved nominations for the prestigious Grammy Awards.