Photos: Hundreds flock to Hilltop as Summer Concert Series wraps up

Thursday’s show was the last outdoor summer concert hosted by the Anchorage Concert Association. Anchorage musicians Rosie Rush and Medium Build performed.

By Emily Mesner
Updated: July 29, 2023 Published: July 28, 2023

Nick Carpenter, of Medium Build, performs for hundreds at Hilltop during the Anchorage Concert Association’s last Summer Concert Series on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

The Anchorage Concert Association wrapped up its Summer Concert Series on Thursday with a packed crowd gathered at Hilltop Ski Area.

Camping chairs and blankets filled the local bunny hill while featured musicians Rosie Rush and Medium Build performed.

“This is like, a lot of people we don’t even normally see up here, which is incredible,” said Trevor Bird, Hilltop’s general manager.

“We think it’s gonna be one of our biggest events we’ve had. I mean, it helps that Medium Build’s playing, and everybody loves Nick,” he added while checking IDs at the entrance. Musician Nick Carpenter is the driving force behind Medium Build.

Bird estimates that around 700 people showed up for the event.

Check out some of our favorite photos below.

Christine Elias dances near the stage as Medium Build performs “99 Corolla”. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Nick Carpenter, of Medium Build, performs on Thursday night. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Yvonna Williamson holds her daughter, Diana Willamson, 5, on her shoulders to see the stage as they listen to Medium Build perform. Thursday’s concert was Diana’s first concert. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Anchorage musician Rosie Rush performs for hundreds at Hilltop. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Aimee Altman and her son, River Froelich, sit on the grass at Hilltop as they listen to Rosie Rush perform. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Lydia Carpenter, Nick Carpenter’s mom, sings and dances as she watches her son perform while helping sell merchandise. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People listen as Nick Carpenter, of Medium Build, talks to the audience after a song. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Gerlyn Yambao, center, and Adler Daupan, right, laugh after musician Rosie Rush talked to them from the stage. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People scream in the crowd as Medium Build performs “Rage”. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Corrie Smith sneaks a selfie with Medium Build’s Nick Carpenter as she walks by after he performed in the Anchorage Concert Association’s last Summer Concert Series at Hilltop on Thursday. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People lean on each other as they sit in the grass while listening to Medium Build perform during the Anchorage Concert Association’s last Summer Concert Series at Hilltop. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Emily Mesner

Emily Mesner is a multimedia journalist for the Anchorage Daily News. She previously worked for the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Preserve and the Western Arctic National Parklands in Kotzebue, at the Cordova Times and at the Jackson Citizen Patriot in Jackson, Michigan.