Wiz Khalifa to Perform at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ
Billboard Music Award winning and five time Grammy nominee Wiz Khalifa will perform at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ on November 14.
09/23/2014 10:28 AM
The Activities Council of °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ (ACBU) is excited to announce that the Billboard Music Award winning and five time Grammy nominee Wiz Khalifa will perform on Friday, November 14, at 9 p.m. at the Renaissance Coliseum at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ students may purchase tickets starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 29, at the Coliseum ticket office. Tickets will be $10 through October 17 and $15 beginning October 20. The pit in front of the stage will be open only to current °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ students. Beginning October 2, faculty and staff may purchase tickets for $20 at the Coliseum ticket office. Faculty may purchase up to 4 tickets per ID and must purchase tickets from the ticket office to receive the discount. Tickets will go on sale to the public for $30 starting October 6 at 9 a.m. online and at any Ticketmaster location.
The concert will start at 9 p.m. with an opener to be determined at a later date. Doors to the Coliseum will open at 8 p.m. Students will not be allowed entry to the concert without a valid °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ ID.
Wiz Khalifa lit up the hip-hop universe with his 2011 Rostrum/Atlantic debut album, “ROLLING PAPERS,” highlighted by the 4x platinum-certified #1 single, “Black and Yellow,” the 2x platinum-certified hit “Roll Up,” and the platinum-certified “No Sleep.” “O.N.I.F.C.” made an incredible chart debut upon its release in 2012, arriving at #1 on Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” and “Top Rap Albums” charts, not to mention coming in at #2 on the overall SoundScan/Billboard 200.
In the last month Wiz Khalifa has made a spectacular chart debut with his acclaimed new album. “BlACC HOLLYWOOD” which, arrived at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales in excess of 90,000. Hit singles on the Album include “We Dem Boyz” and “KK.”
In addition to his massive popular success, Wiz has earned a career total of five GRAMMY® nominations, including nods for such blockbuster tracks as the chart-topping “Black and Yellow” and 2012’s RIAA gold-certified “Remember You (Feat. The Weeknd).” Other nominated tracks include 2011’s “Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars),” Wiz’s 3x platinum-certified, top 10 smash partnership with Snoop Dogg (featured on their 2011 collaborative soundtrack, “MAC & DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL”), and Maroon 5’s 2012 worldwide hit, “Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa).”
ACBU, the premier student programming board at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, brings live entertainment to campus, including musicians, comedians and lecturers; the organization’s signature events include Homecoming, Siblings Weekend, Spring Fling and the ACBU Cinema campus movie series. Ten student-run committees are responsible for the coordination of all performances, events and activities.
The Coliseum ticket office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (309) 677-3050, or visit .