SPEC Concerts organizes the Spring Fling Concert, a major show each semester and several minor shows throughout the year with developing artists. Past concerts include Akon, Guster, OK Go, Ludacris, Gym Class Heros, Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, Stephen Lynch Third Eye Blind, Rufus Wainwright and Howie Day.
SPEC Concerts is pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s Spring Fling Concert 2010:
Snoop Dogg
w/ Kid Cudi
and Shwayze
The details: This is a Rain or Shine Event (no rain location, no refunds). Tickets can be purchased on Locust Walk starting on Wednesday, March 24th (w/cash only) free of any service charges from 11am-3pm, or at the Franklin Field box office (by cash or credit) during their normal hours of operation every day up until the show. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.specevents.net/tickets starting on Wednesday, March 24th. Tickets are available for $30 for Penn students and $40 to the general public. Day of show, prices will go up to $35 student and $45 public. Floor access passes will be sold on Locust Walk for an additional $10 on a first come first serve basis.
After an epic campus-wide hunt today on underthebutton.com, SPEC Concerts is proud to announce that Kid Cudi will perform at this year’s Spring Fling concert. He will be joined by a yet-to-be-announced Headliner and one other opener. Check out the official video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nl20mYIE5A
Visit this site for a chance to win a pair of concert tickets and attend the meet and greet!
http://xpn.org/pennrocks
SPEC Concerts is proud to announce this year’s Fall Show:
The Walkmen with special guests Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Show Details:
When: Friday Nov. 6th
Where: Irvine Auditorium (3400 Spruce)
Tickets: $10 w/ Penn Student ID, $15 public
online: upenn.tickets.musictoday.com
Tickets will be sold on weekdays from 11am-4pm on Locust Walk beginning Wednesday October 21
Doors: 8:00pm
The Social Planning and Events Committee of the University of Pennsylvania is excited toannounce that Aware/Columbia Recording artist Guster will be joining Akon asthe opener for the 2009 Spring Fling Concert taking place at Franklin Field onApril 17, 2009.
Guster, through constant touring, has gained a loyal followingacross college campuses around the United States and abroad. The band wasformed in 1991 while the members were attending school at Tufts University. Theirfirst two albums, Parachutes and Goldfly, allowed the band tocreate a loyal underground following but by their 1999 release Lost and Gone Forever which featured the hit song “FaFa,” they broke into the national mainstream. Their fourth studio album Keep it Together spawned the hit “Amsterdam” and their2006 release Ganging Up on theSun peaked at number 25 onthe Billboard 200. The band is currently in the final stages of creating theirlatest studio album which will be released later this spring. Beyond theirstudio efforts, Guster has also gained a reputation as one of the hardest workingtouring bands in the industry, playing shows with everyone from John Mayer toDave Matthews Band. They have even been known to play over 250 shows someyears.
Coming to Penn alongside Guster will be the Campus ConsciousnessTour, a project of the non-profit organization Reverb, started by one ofGuster’s founding members, Adam Gardner. The Campus Consciousness Eco-Villagewill be set up in the Quad all day Friday and will feature information fromorganizations such as the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and PlanetAid. Reverbwill also be partnering with the Penn Environmental Group(PEG) and Guster toraffle off signed guitars, a Specialized bike, and meet-and-greet passes for afew lucky students. Check out their booths on Junior Balcony Friday afternoonto win great prizes and learn about environmental initiatives.
Tickets for the 2009 Spring Fling Concert will goon sale onMonday, March 30th at10:00am EST. Tickets will be available on Locust Walk from 10am to 3pm Mondaythrough Friday until day of show (when they will be available in the Quad andat Franklin Field) as well as online at upenn.tickets.musictoday.com (a smallservice charge will apply). For the first time, students may pay with eitherCash or Penn Cash at the Locust Walk table and, as always, can use their creditcards to order tickets online. Tickets will be $30 in advance for Penn Students(w/ Penn ID), $35 in advance for the General Public, and all tickets will be$40 day of show. All tickets are general admission.
Like last year, a limited amount of wristbands granting access to the field area infront of the stage will be allocated to Penn students. A limited number will besold first come, first serve for an additional $10 at the Locust Walk tablestarting Monday, March 30th.Others will be given out for free via alottery at specevents.net. The lottery will be open starting Monday at http://www.specevents.net/lottery/lottery.php?id=1 and close on Friday, March 27th at11:59pm. One entry per Penn Card please. All winners will be notified onSunday, March 29ththat they received a pair of free wristbands,giving those who do not win the option of purchasing the floor access passes atthe Locust Walk table. Wristbandholders will need to purchase a ticket for entry into the concert. All wristbands (both thosepurchased and those won) will be distributed on Friday, April 17th in the Quad during Fling hours. Additionally, a limited number of wristbands will also be allocated throughpromotions in the coming weeks, including during Penn’s Relay for Life.
250 FlingSafe volunteers – a group of students who help promotesafe behavior during Spring Fling- will receive a free ticket to the concert.The application will be available at specevents.net through March 30th.
SPEC Concerts is pleased to announce that AKON will be headlining the 2009 Spring Fling Concert. More details will be available in the coming weeks including the announcement of another big artist and all ticketing details. Tickets will go on sale at 10AM on Monday, March 30th. All tickets are general admission. Tickets can be purchased on Locust Walk or online at upenn.tickets.musictoday.com. All student tickets will require a Penn Card for purchase.
SPEC Concerts and SPEC-TRUM are pleased to announce the artists for this years Spring Fling Concert
A musical festival starring:
| LUDACRIS | and | Gym Class Heroes |
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| and OK Go |  |
SPEC Concerts has tapped comedian and Pennsylvania-nativeStephen Lynch for its annual fall show. Lynch will bring his unique blend ofmusic, comedy, and controversial lyrics to Irvine Auditorium on Friday, October17th for what promises to be a night of acoustic guitar fury and totallyabsurd hilarity. Lynch, who is performing without an opening act, will take thestage at 8:30; doors will open at 8.
Over the past decade, Stephen Lynch has made a name forhimself touring, not in the comedy club circuit, but instead in venues moresuitable for a rock show. Lynch is a Comedy Central stalwart and his 2000episode of “Comedy Central Presents…”is one of the highest rated in the series’ history. He has since gone on toappear in many other programs on the network and even starred in a secondepisode of “Comedy Central Presents…”in January of 2008. Lynch has released several albums, including a studio album“A Little Bit Special,” two live albums “Superhero” and “The Craig Machine,”and a DVD “Live at the El Rey.” He has shared the stage with many of theworld’s biggest comedians from Bob Saget to Jeff Foxworthy to Lewis Black tothe late Mitch Hedberg. In 2006, Lynch also received a Tony nomination for hisrole as Robbie Hart in the Broadway production of the Wedding Singer.
Lynch prefers to see himself more as a musician than acomedian, citing Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell as his childhood influences. AsScott Iles, Concerts Co-Director and College Junior put it, “He’s half rocker,half comedian, and one hell of an entertainer.” Concerts Co-Director andCollege Junior Preston Hershorn added that “This is going to be a great showwhether you are familiar with Lynch’s music or not. His show is all about gettingthe crowd to have fun; this is an evening people won’t want to miss.”
Tickets (all general admission) will go on sale Tuesday,September 30th at 11:00 AM on Locust Walk. Tickets can also bepurchased online at http://upenn.tickets.musictoday.com.Student tickets will cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door while a limitednumber of tickets for the general public will be available day of show for $25.Penn students are encouraged to buy early to ensure availability.
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