Just when students are about to get tired of those e-mail updates, the SGA finally booked the Goo Goo Dolls to perform at the spring concert in the Mini-Dome.
The concert, scheduled for April 22, at 7 p.m. will also feature a surprise guest artist.
“We were getting scared,” admitted JR Husmillo, SGA president, when asked about the late announcement and the fact that the Goo Goo Dolls were 12th on a list of 14.
The organization is proud however for striking a deal with the Goo Goo Dolls after much deliberation and disappointment from other bands on the student generated list.
With the $100,000 price tag the group promises a longer performance than last semester’s Ludacris event which was $15,000 less. The dome will also be open to 8,300 students, approximately 3,300 more than last semester. Students will be seated on both sides of the Dome and on the floor.
Let Love In is the name of the eighth album about to be released by the band that started out as a Buffalo, N.Y., punk band calling themselves Sex Maggots. The 11-track album can be picked up on April 4; the current single, “Better Days” is available on iTunes.
The Goo Goo Dolls recently performed at the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash on Feb. 2, alongside artists like, Kanye West, Nickelback and Train.
There are mixed feelings among the student population about the concert, ranging from excitement to disappointment and in some cases just apathy. “I’m really excited that they are coming, it’s nice to see some bands coming to ETSU that should be able to please a lot of people,” said Christi Jensen, 22.
But for some students the band makes all the difference. “The only reason I would go was if I was bored,” said Paula Eldred, 26, later adding that as a student, she is very unlikely to be bored soon. “It has to be someone I like, we’re so busy with school that unless it’s someone that I’d really like to see, I probably wouldn’t,” she said.
Other students are still complaining about the system, and the way the concerts are being planned. “I think it will be a good concert,” said Glenn Quarles, 20. He was not very happy with the way SGA was cutting it close with deadlines and booking a band. “It just seems like they made a wish list . without even checking to see if these people were available.”
The SGA however claims that they are trying their best. “People kind of bash you, without knowing what you’re working on,” said Aya Fukuda, SGA secretary.
Fukuda and Husmillo explained briefly the selection process, noting that they have hired a professional concert planner from concertideas.com. “We were getting nasty e-mails,” Fukuda said.
They urged the student population to be patient as they take the necessary steps that other campuses have adopted also. “Get involved and get to know the process,” said Fukuda.
Tickets will be distributed in the second week of April. Dates and times will be announced by SGA.

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