Indie pop band Passion Pit will stop by UF on its world tour.
Passion Pit will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, according to Student Government Productions Vice Chair of Public Relations Evan Galin. The performance will be co-sponsored by Reitz Union Board Entertainment.
Galin would not disclose how much the band will be paid for the performance.
“Passion Pit is a band that can relate to a lot of students,” Galin said, referencing that the group doesn’t stick to a certain genre.
Capacity for the concert is capped at 5,000 tickets. Galin said the organization worked to make tickets affordable and is confident the performance will have a good turnout.
Tickets are assigned seating and will go on sale to UF students at noon Monday at the Reitz Union Box Office. Students can line up for tickets starting at 7 a.m. Tickets will be sold on a best available, first-come, first-served basis.
Seats in the bleachers in levels one through three are $15, and floor seats are $28 for UF students.
Tickets are $25 for bleacher seats and $38 for floor seats for non-students.
Galin estimated that there will be 500 floor seats. Tickets will open up to the public Sept. 19.
When the news broke Monday, many students reacted positively and immediately RSVP’d to the Facebook event.
Exploratory freshman Lauren Cox, 18, saw the band in Orlando in 2010 and is looking forward to seeing them again. She’s expecting Passion Pit’s UF show to be better than her first experience.
“I really liked the energy the band brought to the stage,” Cox said. “They seemed really into their music.”
Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos sings to thousands of fans at Lollapalooza during summer 2012. Passion Pit will be performing Oct. 24 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
