Sunday, May 18

Spring Sing 2025: The Band Called Sex rocks back to the stage with new album preview, brass section

The Band Called Sex is back for Spring Sing, bigger and better than ever. After being selected for last year’s canceled in-person show, the band will finally get to take the stage this year at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for UCLA’s annual music competition. Read more...

Photo: Members of The Band Called Sex stand next to a staircase on Kerckhoff patio. The band will perform at Spring Sing on Friday after being selected for last year’s talent competition before it was canceled. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2025: Ava Ulloa brings Broadway talent, skills to UCLA in Spring Sing debut

From Broadway to Bruin Walk, singer-songwriter Ava Ulloa is making her Spring Sing debut while navigating her passions. A third-year global jazz studies student from New York, Ulloa has experience and background in theater. Read more...

Photo: Singer-songwriter Ava Ulloa wears a blue shirt with red text and a gold necklace while standing between two tree trunks. The third-year global jazz studies student will perform her original song “American Slacker” at Spring Sing. (Amanda Velasco/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2025: Icarus Contemporary strives for audience engagement, excitement through performance

Icarus Contemporary Dance Company is flying closer to the sun with a joyful vision for the group’s Spring Sing performance. The contemporary dance group is part of the lineup for Friday’s campuswide talent competition for the fourth year in a row and will return to Los Angeles Tennis Center’s stage after last year’s Spring Sing was moved online. Read more...

Photo: Members of Icarus Contemporary pose next to a statue in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden while wearing black outfits. The dance group will perform at Friday’s Spring Sing for the fourth year in a row. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Spring Sing 2025: The 529s changes tune, mixes up original music for its biggest audience yet

The 529s will mark its one-year anniversary with a Spring Sing debut. The band is composed of students Kiva Schweig, Roman Leitz, Maxwell Jenkins, Jacob Mayer, Addie Chandler and Will Stokes. Read more...

Photo: The members of The 529s pose for a photo while holding their instruments in a parking garage. The six-member group was named after the Rieber Hall dorm room where three of its members were roommates last year. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2025: Sketch comedy group Company creates community, camaraderie through humor

Company is ushering comedic camaraderie to Spring Sing. The 10-member comedy troupe emcees the annual Spring Sing event, providing comedic relief between each performing act. Company fosters unity through the universal language of laughter by encapsulating the humor that resides among the UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: Members of the comedy troupe Company look up toward the camera for a photo and smile. Company will emcee the Spring Sing event at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2025: Awaken A Cappella aims to connect with audience, touch hearts through storytelling

Finding the light in setbacks, Awaken A Cappella isn’t holding any grudges. The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella serves as the co-ed vocal group’s largest performance every year, but when the Los Angeles County wildfires spread in January, Awaken lost crucial rehearsal time and withdrew from the competition. Read more...

Photo: Members of Awaken A Cappella sit together on bleachers in front of trees while laughing and smiling. After withdrawing from the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, the group pivoted its planned performance to be tailored toward Spring Sing. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2025: Lady Vengeance brings lively performances with diverse punk sound

Lady Vengeance is ready to slay Spring Sing with sound. A year and a half since its debut, the five-piece punk band is preparing to take the Spring Sing stage with raw emotion and drama. Read more...

Photo: Four of the five members of Lady Vengeance pose together on a rooftop, with two members holding stringed instruments and one holding a pair of drumsticks. The punk band will perform its original song “Clone Wars” at Spring Sing on Friday. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)