Tickets for Marshall University’s FEST event went on sale 10 a.m. Monday at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse.
FEST is an all-day music festival hosted by the Office of Student Activities and Campus Activities Board.
The event is a reinvention and modernization of Spring Fest, which Marshall hosted during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
This recent revitalization will feature artists from across the country including The Ying Yang Twins and American Idol’s Blake Lewis.
Community ticket prices are $35 for general admission and $50 for VIP.
CAB is selling tickets until the day of the event, unless all 1,000 tickets sell before the day of the event.
“Attendees are allowed to come and go as they please, as long as they are still wearing their wrist band,” said CAB adviser Sarah Dyke. “There will also be several different types of food vendors as well as beverages and alcohol distributors.”
People will have the opportunity to buy VIP tickets including premiere seating within 15 feet of the stage, a chair and a foam LED glow stick. There are 100 VIP tickets available.
General admission is standing room only.
“We are very excited for our music offerings, both locally and nationally,” said Lee Tabor, the coordinator of student activities. “We have genres represented from rock to pop and country to rap.”
Doors open at 10 a.m. and FEST will kick off April 25 at 10:30 a.m. Entertainment will show until midnight.
Skyler Hunt can be contacted at [email protected].