Soulja Boy: “Crank That” topped Billboard in September 2007. Courtesy, UPC
Before spring break, the University Program Council announced Akon as the headliner for the 2008 spring concert.
After contracts were signed, UPC announced Soulja Boy as the opener for Akon.
Michael Roeder, director of major entertainment for UPC and a senior in zoology, said UPC will begin distributing tickets April 2 and continue through April 9 on the Concourse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On April 9, however, tickets will only be sold until noon.
Tickets will also be available April 4 at UPC’s Tiger Nights event.
The concert will be in the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum and there will be limited floor seating. The floor seats will be first come first serve the day of the show. The concert starts at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.
