Third Eye Blind to play fall concert at JCP

Students may purchase tickets for ten dollars in the UC starting today

Avery Durnan / Staff Writer / The USD Vista

Associated Students have finally announced fall semester’s big concert featuring Third Eye Blind. It will be an unforgettable way to spend the last Thursday night before finals, right at the Jenny Craig Pavillion. At the bargain price of $10 for students, this Dec. 11 show is guaranteed to be worth every penny. Starting Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. tickets will be available at the UC Box Office. USD faculty and staff will be able to get tickets for $20 and the general public for $25.

Hailing from San Francisco, Third Eye Blind is one of America’s premier rock groups. They released their first self-titled album in 1997 and were an immediate hit. Popular songs from this album that are wothy of being revisited from the itunes vault include “Jumper,” “Graduate,” “How’s It Gonna Be” and “Semi-Charmed Life.” Featured in 1999’s “American Pie” among other films, “Semi-Charmed Life” is a 90s anthem featuring a catchy, upbeat melody that most people still prefer.

“Blue,” Third Eye Blind’s second album released 1999, showed a more complex and darker side of the band, a change that was well-received. The album sold over 1.25 million copies making it a platinum album. “Never Let You Go” was the album’s hit single and a radio favorite.

“Out of the Vein,” their most recent album, received great reviews from critics despite being somewhat of a commercial failure. The two singles from the 2003 album, “Blinded” and “Crystal Baller,” were popular with fans even though the album was not publicized as much as the band had wished.

Their newest album “Ursa Major” is due out in late 2008, an event that Third Eye Blind fans are definitely anticipating.

This band is perhaps best recognized for their ability to put on a great show, a quality that USD students will soon experience. As veterans of the concert business, they recently toured with acts such as Counting Crows and Live and Collective Soul, selling out dozens of shows between April and November 2007. The band has also played at a number of colleges, including M.I.T, University of Maryland and University of Rhode Island.

Students should remember not to forget to bring a valid USD ID card to the UC Box Office and pick up student tickets for only $10 today!