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Printer-Friendly ModeT's rock Ryder, but future concert in doubt
October 22, 2007 —
Over 1000 people came to see Plain White T's on Tuesday, but they should have brought 3000 of their friends.
The concert may have gone smoothly, but that wasn't the case with the ticket sales. Program Board sponsored the event and bought 4,500 tickets, with roughly 1,380 being sold.
These figures have Program Board President Crystal Dillard wondering if bringing another concert to SVSU is a feasible idea.
"The concert is paid for with the student's money and that's the reason we have the student ticket price," she said. "It's going to be hard to convince the administration that we can put on another concert."
Plain White T's performed for about 1,300 fans in the Ryder Center on Tuesday night, doing just as their song suggests, "Making a Memory." The event was brought to campus after date conflicts made the organization unable to host a concert last year.
Plain White T's weren't the number one choice of for some fans, but they feel a concert is needed no matter who the artist is. Junior Chelsea Robl found the choice of band to be a good one; however, she would have rather seen someone such as O.A.R.
"They weren't my first choice, but the prices were reasonable and it's live music," Robl said.
Fans, many of which were not from the University lined up at 5:30 p.m. to get front row seats. Two high school girls drove from Pinconning to make sure they had the perfect view.
Before the T's took the stage, a band from Toronto, Ill Scarlett, opened things up. Three of the members have been playing music since high school, making this the sixth year for Ill Scarlett. The band has traveled with Plain White T's before, making their appearance at SVSU their fourth. Drummer Swav Pior said the audience at SVSU is the largest they've seen while traveling with the T's.
"I love traveling with the Plain White T's," Pior said. "It's great."
Plain White T's is a band from Chicago that has been playing together for 10 years. Many college students know their hit song "Hey there Delilah," causing the band's popularity to increase in the past year.
"We have been around for awhile," lead singer Tom Higgenson said. "But, we're slowly getting bigger, and that's nice to see."
The excitement of the crowd was notable. Singing along with Higgenson, the crowd waved their arms to the beat of the music and set the mood inside of the arena.
Tuesday's concert brought in a mixed crowd of people, ranging from teenagers to parents. This aspect was Plain White T's favorite part of the show at SVSU. Higgenson said when the crowd is mixed the fans seem more into the music, whereas when only college students attend it doesn't seem as fun.
The show at SVSU was one of many performances for Plain White T's this month. On Oct. 18 the band began their "Young Wild Things" tour with Fallout Boy and Gym Class Heroes. The tour began in Columbus, Ohio and will run through the end of the year.
During both performances, the bands thrived on the intensity of the crowd. While on stage, Ill Scarlett lead singer Alex Norman summed up the evening with a few words.
"Our job is to make you crazy," he said.
And one thing is for sure of both bands. That job was completed.