Girl Talk and Lupe Fiasco are set to perform at University Program Council's fall concert in the Auburn Arena Sept. 22.
"I think these two artists will provide a really fun, upbeat concert," said Anne Smead, president of UPC. "Even if you don't know the artist, if you just attend you'll have a good time."
UPC announced Girl Talk and Lupe Fiasco's performance during an announcement party on the Greenspace Aug. 23.
After Taio Cruz canceled last spring, UPC had to decide whether to continue with Neon Trees, the opening group UPC had booked, or move on with a different artist.
"After Taio Cruz canceled, we had that huge survey to see and maybe get some more feedback than usual about who students want to see," said Sydney Spears, director of major entertainment. "We took that into consideration, we looked through all of them, and we actually got a ton of responses back."
After looking through all the responses, Spears said she and her assistant directors noticed that very few students voted to keep Neon Trees for the fall.
One name that continuously appeared on the survey was Girl Talk, Smead said.
The committee's next step was to collect the names of the most popular artists and send them to a middle agent who checked their availabilities and costs.
"From there we look at the budget and see how expensive they are, and then we get the top two that we feel Auburn students would like, that fit in the budget, that are available for that," Spears said.
Three weeks after receiving the survey's results, they made an offer for Girl Talk and Lupe Fiasco.
This year, the fall concert will be held in the new arena for the first time.
"We know the arena can hold 6,500 students, and we thought a lot of people will be coming to this one," Spears said.
In previous years, the fall concert was held in Beard-Eaves Coliseum.
"We weren't sure about the construction, and we thought it would be cooler in the arena," Spears said.
Tickets will be distributed on the concourse starting Sept. 19.
Spears said UPC wanted to try to distribute tickets through AU Access.
"It was a big idea, and it was going to work, except there are no scanners in the arena," Spears said. "The only scanners are actually in Jordan-Hare, so sadly that didn't work out, but we are looking to purchase some hand-held scanners for the spring concert."
The arena doors open at 6:30 p.m. the day of the show.
Only students with a valid Auburn ID will be allowed in the concert.
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