The Daily OrangeAnd the next band is…
Bandersnatch series chooses 'The Academy Is…' as its next concert show
By Kelina Imamura
Posted: 11/1/09, 11:02 PM EST Section: Feature
IF YOU GO
What: Bandersnatch presents The Academy Is . . .
When: Nov. 17, 8 p.m.
Where: Schine Underground
How much: $6 w/ SU ID and $12 for general admission
Bandersnatch has chosen its next band.
The Academy Is… will be headlining the next Bandersnatch Music Series concert on Nov. 17, in the Schine Underground. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and music will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale today at the Schine Box Office, and tickets will be sold for $6 for students and $12 for the general public.
This will be the second show in the series presented by University Union this semester. Hip-hop artist, Mike Posner, headlined the first concert of the series on Oct. 28.
"We haven't heard any leaks or rumors about the show around campus," said Andrew Beyda, co-president of Bandersnatch. "I think it will be a surprise to a lot of people."
Beyda said that when he was originally looking at booking The Academy Is… and the band was already scheduled be touring in the area. Bandersnatch had the opportunity to bring the well-established group to campus while remaining on budget.
"Lately they've been able to fill venues 10 times our size … for ticket prices that are well above what we're charging," Beyda said. "When I approached the agent for the band, they were actually excited about doing a smaller scale show for an audience of college students. It's a unique thing for them."
After forming in 2003, The Academy Is… has churned out pop punk anthems such as "The Phrase That Pays," "We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands" and "About A Girl." Lead singer William Beckett also made cameos on songs for Fall Out Boy and on Cobra Starship's "Snakes On A Plane."
Currently signed to Decaydance Records, The Academy Is… has released three full-length albums- its most recent, "Fast Times at Barrington High," was ranked among that year's Top 50 albums by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008.
The pop-punk quintet spent past summers on the Vans Warped Tour and is currently touring as a co-headliner on the Alternative Press Tour Fall Ball. Nashville-based dance-pop group Hot Chelle Rae, and Syracuse's own Fazeshift are slated to open.
What: Bandersnatch presents The Academy Is . . .
When: Nov. 17, 8 p.m.
Where: Schine Underground
How much: $6 w/ SU ID and $12 for general admission
Bandersnatch has chosen its next band.
The Academy Is… will be headlining the next Bandersnatch Music Series concert on Nov. 17, in the Schine Underground. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and music will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale today at the Schine Box Office, and tickets will be sold for $6 for students and $12 for the general public.
This will be the second show in the series presented by University Union this semester. Hip-hop artist, Mike Posner, headlined the first concert of the series on Oct. 28.
"We haven't heard any leaks or rumors about the show around campus," said Andrew Beyda, co-president of Bandersnatch. "I think it will be a surprise to a lot of people."
Beyda said that when he was originally looking at booking The Academy Is… and the band was already scheduled be touring in the area. Bandersnatch had the opportunity to bring the well-established group to campus while remaining on budget.
"Lately they've been able to fill venues 10 times our size … for ticket prices that are well above what we're charging," Beyda said. "When I approached the agent for the band, they were actually excited about doing a smaller scale show for an audience of college students. It's a unique thing for them."
After forming in 2003, The Academy Is… has churned out pop punk anthems such as "The Phrase That Pays," "We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands" and "About A Girl." Lead singer William Beckett also made cameos on songs for Fall Out Boy and on Cobra Starship's "Snakes On A Plane."
Currently signed to Decaydance Records, The Academy Is… has released three full-length albums- its most recent, "Fast Times at Barrington High," was ranked among that year's Top 50 albums by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008.
The pop-punk quintet spent past summers on the Vans Warped Tour and is currently touring as a co-headliner on the Alternative Press Tour Fall Ball. Nashville-based dance-pop group Hot Chelle Rae, and Syracuse's own Fazeshift are slated to open.
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