Tickets are still on sale for the J. Cole and Chance The Rapper concert at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Feb. 27 in honor of Black History Month.
Tickets first became available for students at noon Tuesday, when Student Government Productions sold around 1,650 tickets of the 6,500-seat capacity.
Iman Amaya, a 19-year-old UF engineering freshman, waited in line for more than four hours to get his ticket to the show. Amaya said he has seen J. Cole before and can’t wait to see him perform again.
“I’m ready to go,” he said. “I never really expect the caliber of people they are going to bring.”
Student tickets for the show are priced at $30 for floor-level seats and $15 for general seating. With one Gator 1 Card, students can purchase up to four tickets at the O’Connell Center box office.
Tickets will be available for purchase by the general public on Thursday for $20 for general seating and $40 for floor-level seats.
Nicole Berrio, SGP public relations director, said students seem to be really excited about the upcoming concert.
“We want to bring an eclectic blend of artists that fit the diverse music tastes of UF students,” said Berrio, a 21-year-old UF public relations senior. “Last year we brought Kendrick Lamar, and we got a really big turnout. We wanted to bring someone comparable to Lamar.”
SGP paid $115,000 for J. Cole and $30,000 for Chance The Rapper.
Torri Elie, a 19-year-old UF pharmacy freshman, said she thinks UF made a great choice in selecting J. Cole.
“His lyrics are about real life and not about drugs and sex like some other rappers,” she said.
[A version of this story ran on page 4 on 2/5/2014 under the headline "Ticket sales start for J. Cole and Chance The Rapper concert"]
Students wait in line Tuesday morning for tickets to the J. Cole concert featuring Chance the Rapper, presented by Student Government Productions.
