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| Written by Arionne Wells, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Tuesday, 06 October 2009 07:38 PM | ||||
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Students were scrambling Tuesday afternoon to purchase the few tickets that were left, before the Nov. 20 Maroon 5 concert sold out later that evening. The event, sponsored by Student Affairs, University Events and EXCEL Campus Activities began selling tickets Sept. 28. Hip-hop artist K’naan will open for the Grammy-winning pop band. Mike Taddesse, University Events assistant director, said in an e-mail that as of 6 p.m. the concert had officially sold out to full capacity. During the first week of sales, UTA sold 90 percent of the approximately 2,600 available tickets. Sales are comparable to Rihanna’s ticket sales two years ago, which sold out in two weeks, said Bonnie Rodriguez, Student Activities support specialist. For the singer’s show in 2007, 400 of 2,600 tickets were left after the first week of sales. Students, faculty and staff had 24-hour access to purchase the tickets, which were sold through UTATickets.com and in the EXCEL office in the University Center lower level. Education junior Laelani Bey said she wasn’t aware of the concert’s specifics. “Wow! I need to get to a computer then,” Bey said. By 3 p.m. less than 30 tickets were available, Rodriguez said. She also added that if students decide to forgo the concert experience due to an emergency or last-minute problem, they can give the tickets away to anyone they like. “Students aren’t able to receive refunds or exchange any tickets online,” Rodriguez said. In a previous story, Taddesse said the band usually charges anywhere from $150,000 to $200,000 to perform. The group charged the university $85,000 because they were going on a back-to-school tour. Maroon 5’s name came into discussion during a fall concert committee meeting last summer. Only students, faculty and staff were able to buy tickets, with a maximum of four tickets per Mav Express card. Students paid $15 per ticket and faculty and staff paid $30 per ticket. Views: 316 | E-mail
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