NEWS RELEASE
East Carolina University News Services
Contact:
Emily McLamb, Associate Director for Student Involvement (mclambe@ecu.edu)
Telephone:
(252) 737-2003
Date:
September 26, 2011
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East Carolina University welcomes O.A.R. for 2011 Homecoming concert
GREENVILLE (9/26/2011) – East Carolina University is pleased to welcome platinum selling group
O.A.R. to campus for the 2011 Homecoming Concert. The concert, sponsored by the ECU Student
Activities Board (SAB), will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Williams Arena at Minges
Coliseum.
O.A.R. will headline the fourth annual homecoming concert, which will also feature Company of Thieves
and Matt Corey. ECU has enjoyed performances in the first three years of the homecoming concert by
Ludacris (2010), Dashboard Confessional (2009) and Lupe Fiasco (2008) as the featured performers.
Tickets are on sale for the O.A.R. concert and can be purchased through the ECU Central Ticket Office in
the Mendenhall Student Center as well as online at www.ecuarts.com. The cost for tickets is $18 for
ECU students and $33 for non-ECU students. The doors to Williams Arena will open at 5:30pm, with the
concert set to begin at 7:00pm.
O.A.R. is launches a special 10-city fall tour Oct. 1 in San Diego and includes stops in Houston, Dallas,
and New Orleans before stopping in Greenville on Oct. 27. The O.A.R. fall tour will feature fan favorites
including the smash hits “Shattered,” “This Town,” “Love and Memories,” and “That Was a Crazy Game
of Poker” as well as music from the new album including King’s first single, “Heaven.” The single is
currently climbing the charts and has quickly become a fan-favorite out on the road.
Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult to enter the arena. No backpacks will be
allowed inside the concert and all bags or purses must be smaller than 10” x 10” and will be subject to
being searched at the door.
For more information about the 2011 Homecoming Concert, please contact Emily McLamb with ECU
Student Activities and Organizations at (252) 737-2003 or visit the SAB website at www.ecu.edu/sab.
NOTE TO MEDIA
All credentialed media interested in covering the 2011 Homecoming Concert featuring O.A.R. must
contact Emily McLamb with ECU Student Activities and Organizations at (252) 737-2003 for access
approval.
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