Hip-hop recording artist B.o.B will headline the Student Government Association’s RAGE fundraising concert on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
“Fifty-six percent of ticket sales go to the SGA scholarship endowment fund,” Meagan Bryant, SGA press secretary, said. “The other 44 percent goes to facility and Ticketmaster fees.”
Tickets will go on sale at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, through myBama. UA students, faculty and staff can purchase a ticket for $25 and up to two additional tickets for guests for $30 each.
According to an SGA press release, UA community members will only have one opportunity to purchase tickets, so they must purchase all desired tickets at once.
After students and faculty purchase their tickets, they will have to print a receipt to show at the Amphitheater gate. Bryant said all tickets are general admission. Once inside, attendees will choose whether they sit or stand.
In addition to B.o.B., the SGA will announce a performer to open the show. Bryant said the opener will be a national-level act, and the SGA hopes to make the announcement later this week or early next week.
Bryant said the approximately 7,600 concert tickets are available exclusively to the UA community.
The Crimson Ride will provide transportation for students from campus to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on the night of the event. Buses will provide pick-up and drop-off services at Lakeside Dining Hall, Tutwiler Hall and the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
Though B.o.B. and his opener will be the main acts of the RAGE event, the SGA will also host a Battle of the Bands contest on Tuesday, Nov. 6 to select a local or student band to open the concert.
Local and student bands were invited to provide a demo to the SGA, who will select three bands to perform at the Jupiter on Nov. 6. The winner, decided by the audience via Twitter, will have the opportunity to open for B.o.B at the main concert.
Local band The Doctors and The Lawyers, made up of five UA students, provided a demo to the SGA and hopes to be selected for the Battle of the Bands.
The band has nearly a dozen original songs but also plays covers ranging from Eric Clapton to The Black Keys. Chris Wilhelm, the band’s lead guitarist and backup vocalist, said they submitted a demo because it seemed like a good opportunity to play in front of a lot of students.
“SGA has created an awesome opportunity for student musicians through the Battle of the Bands,” Wilhelm said. “We would love to get to participate in an event like this with so many Alabama students, and it would be so cool to open for a band like B.o.B at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.”
