University Union announced last week that The All-American Rejects will perform at Syracuse University’s homecoming event in Goldstein Auditorium October 6.

The concert is part of the Verizon Wireless Campus Tour, and will also feature Damone, Under the Influence of Giants and ImaRobot.

‘The All-American Rejects are at the peak of their career,’ said Ryan Raichilson, co-director of UU Concerts. ‘Students need to take advantage of this opportunity.’

Tickets, which go on sale Wednesday, are $10 each and are available only to SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and faculty, said Emi Horikawa, co-director of UU Concerts. Students can only buy two tickets each.

The concert has been booked since before Juice Jam, Horikawa said. But the contract was not finalized and signed until Wednesday, because the bands and their agents were busy and SU had to compete with Pace University for the date.

‘It’s an interesting line-up,’ Horikawa said. ‘They all kind of have a different sound.’

The All-American Rejects sent a demo CD, so Raichilson listened to it, and hasn’t been able to turn it off since, he said. Before, Raichilson said he was not a fan of the band because he did not give them a chance.

‘It will be really cool to see them in person,’ said Mary Marolla, a sophomore public relations major.

Marolla mentioned liking the music video ‘Move Along’ in which the camera focuses on the band’s lead singer’s face.

‘I just think it’ll be cool to see him so close,’ she said.

Under the Influence of Giants is an indie-rock band with a funk and disco feel, said Sterling Proffer, assistant director of UU Concerts and president of Bandersnatch.

Proffer said he is familiar with Under the Influence of Giants and ImaRobot because both are from his hometown of Los Angeles.

The Subways, a group that had been touring with the bands until recently, will not be performing at SU because their lead singer has vocal polyps and had to drop off the tour, Horikawa said.

‘The Subways are a very cool band and it’s unfortunate,’ Proffer said.

The Subways also have a female vocalist. Of the remaining bands, only Damone has a female voice, he said.

Published on September 16, 2006 at 12:00 pm