Genre-crossing Avett Brothers to come to Purdue in 2015
November 7, 2014
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –The Avett Brothers will bring their unique combination of bluegrass, folk, and rock and roll to Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music on April 17, 2015.
The 8 p.m. performance is presented by Purdue Convocations and the Purdue Student Concert Committee with support from the Student Fee Activities Board.
In their 13 years of performing and touring, from small clubs in their native Southeast to big arenas around the world, the Avett Brothers have spent a lot of time thinking about variety, dynamics and song placement.
When they went into the studio in 2011 to begin recording their song cycle of the following year, "The Carpenter," they had enough material for two albums. Not everything fit neatly into "The Carpenter's" narrative about love and life, aging and mortality. So the Brothers put the extra songs on a shelf and hit the road to perform for their fans.
"To me, 'The Carpenter' was a more unified take on big themes - aging, death, mortality - whereas I feel like 'Magpie and The Dandelion' is more in the moment, a little more electric, a little more kinetic," Seth Avett says. "It feels more like a comment on things that are happening right now."
Ticket information
Tickets for students are $36.50. Tickets are $49.50 for the general public. There is a limit of six tickets per person.
Friends presale: Seating for Friends of Convocations is very limited for this performance. Orders may be placed by calling 765-494-3933 by 5 p.m. on Nov. 17. Orders will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until tickets are unavailable. There is a limit of six tickets per household. Friends of Convocations will be seated in the best available location using the priority point system. For more information about priority points, visit convocations.org/prioritypoints
General public sale: Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. on Nov. 21 through convocations.org/tickets or by phone at 765-494-3933.
Campus: Tickets go on sale to Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students and Purdue faculty, staff and retirees with a current identification card at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at the Stewart Center box office or at 765-494-3933.
Groups: Have a group of 10 or more? Beginning on Nov. 21, please call 765-496-1977 to order.
Initiated in 1902, Purdue Convocations is among the oldest collegiate performing arts presenters in the United States. Convocations brings a diverse array of world-class performances and intellectual encounters to academic, local, and regional audiences through engaging educational opportunities.
Source: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-5405, aeeddy@purdue.edu
