Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Wilmington, N.C. - Tickets for the Kanye West concert go on sale to University of North Carolina Wilmington students beginning Monday, Feb. 27. Floor seats will be sold at the University Union Information Desk starting at 7 a.m. Only one ticket will be sold per student at $28.50. All remaining tickets will go on sale at noon on the same day and must be purchased through www.uncwtickets.com. Students who purchase tickets online may purchase up to four tickets total, one at the student price of $28.50 and three at the public price of $45. UNCW faculty and staff can purchase tickets starting March 6 online for $33.50 and the general public can purchase tickets online starting March 8 for $45. Tickets will only go on sale to the public if the show does not sell out to the UNCW audience.

Grammy winner West is set take the stage at Trask Coliseum at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 as the 2006 Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE) Big Spring Concert performer. The majority of UNCW students surveyed in fall 2005 voiced they would like to see West selected as this year's performer.

The UNCW Association for Campus Entertainment is a student organization that seeks to coordinate various programs that promote opportunities for educational, social, and cultural growth for students and the campus community throughout the year. No taxpayer or tuition monies are used for any of ACE's programs.

For questions regarding the concert, please contact Joseph McGibboney, president of ACE, at 910.962.3842 or Caroline Cropp, UNCW media relations specialist at 910.962.7109.

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