Fetty Wap headlines a sold out crowd of 10,000 at UMD

Nina Wilson
Fetty Wap performs at The University of Maryland's Art Attack 2026 which he headlined on May 2, 2026 in College Park, Maryland (Sophia Parkins/The Black Explosion).

Christina Torres, 38, stood in the packed arena with her two elementary school-aged children. 

Many people around her questioned whether or not fulfilling her 9 and 11-year old’s request to see rap artist Fetty Wap was a good idea. But for Torres, her terminal cancer diagnosis made it an easy decision.

“At the end of the day, you live now,” she said. “You don’t wait to be like ‘oh, do the thing.'” 

Fetty Wap performed to a sold-out crowd of around 9,800 people at the University of Maryland on Friday at the Student Entertainment Services Events Art Attack 42 held in the Xfinity Center. 

Fetty Wap was joined by fellow Rapper Monty, who is also a member of music group Remy Boyz. The headliner became popular after his song “Trap Queen” was released in 2014, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. 

Along with “Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap performed his other famous songs, “My Way,” “679” and “Again.” He interacted with the crowd, brought out Testudo to dance with and sung acapella to prove that he doesn’t use autotune. 

Fetty Wap promoted his new album, “Zavier,” that came out earlier this year. He performed songs from the album, including “White Roses,” during which SEE staff came around to hand members of the crowd a white flower. 

When deciding which artist should perform, SEE polled UMD students and looked at who was performing at other universities, according to SEE public relations director, Kalpana Iyer.  

The event opened with two artists, Charlotte Lawrence and Kaliii. Lawrence performed an indie pop and alternative setlist. She capped off her set with a cover “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers.

Charlotte Lawrence performs at The University of Maryland’s Art Attack 2026 which she opened on May 2, 2026 in College Park, Maryland (Sophia Parkins/The Black Explosion).

Torres posted her children, Winnie, 9, and Sebastian, 11, at Lawrence’s performance on Instagram, to which the performer replied and apologized for all of the cursing. 

“As long as you don’t repeat it, it’s fine,” Sebastian said. 

Following Lawrence, Kaliii danced and joked on stage, ending her performance by talking about the “white boy on [her] roster” with her most popular song, “Area Codes.”

Kaliii performing at The University of Maryland’s Art Attack on May 2, 2026 in College Park, Maryland (Sophia Parkins/The Black Explosion).
An audience member at The University of Maryland’s Art Attack 2026 on May 2, 2026 in College Park, Maryland. (Sophia Parkins/The Black Explosion.)

Jazmine Rodgers, a freshman double majoring in criminology and criminal justice and sociology, was excited when she heard Fetty Wap was performing and has been a fan for the past 10 years. 

“He literally raised me in a way,” she said. 

Fetty Wap ended the performance by singing snips of “Linger” by the Cranberries. Many audience members took out their phones and flashlights to wave along with the rapper.