Ben Folds, a college-rock veteran, and Dar Williams, a folk-rock songstress, will perform in Levin Ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 30. "We're really excited about it," Director of Student Events Harris Eisenberg '03 said, "We've already sold over 300 tickets."
According to Student Events, 1,200 tickets have been made available for the concert. Ticketmaster will sell 200 of the tickets and an additional 100 tickets were given to the artists' fan clubs. The remaining 500 or so tickets still available are being sold in the Boulevard daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for Brandeis students, $5 for students with entertainment passes and $10 for non-Brandeis students. Tickets will also be $10 on the day of the show.
The University entered negotiations with Duncan Sheik as well, but a scheduling conflict prevented him from signing on in the end; he was already committed to playing a radio show that night, Eisenberg said.
Ben Folds is being paid $22,500 and Dar Williams is being paid $7,000 for their performances, Eisenberg said, adding Folds and Williams' managers are excited to see the two perform together and the reaction they elicit from the crowd.
The show in Levin begins at 8 p.m., and doors will open at 7 p.m.
Also, as part of a peace concert on Nov. 2, the South Asian rock band, Junoon, will perform in Levin Ballroom. There will be no admission fee charged for that concert. The band plays, "a fusion of Western rock and traditional Eastern mythical music," according to Amna Mirza '04, Omar Haq '04, and Moha Shah '04, who are organizing the concert.