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"Howie Day" Concert Coming to EIU's Lantz Arena on April 4

As the first of two spring concerts, Howie Day will perform live at Eastern Illinois University 's Lantz Arena at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 4.

EIU student tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 10, for $8. General public tickets may be purchased for $15, beginning March 22. Tickets may be bought at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Ticket Office ( 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday), or by calling (217) 581-5122. Cash, check, Mastercard and Visa will be accepted.

Day, a 22-year-old songwriter from Maine, began touring with a band for the first time this past fall, and is excited at the possibilities the band allows him. "I love playing solo," he said, "but I can only take the songs to a certain point."

The group arrives at Eastern amidst the release of its new album, "Stop All The World Now." Day credits much of the success of the album on the people he has met and worked with over the past few years. He has opened for established artists such as Sting, Sheryl Crow and Tori Amos.

Much of Day's early success - and continued growth - can be attributed to his ever-loyal fan base. Day used a grassroots campaign to drum up support throughout the country, and allows fans to exchange live recordings of shows on his Web site's trading board ( www.thehdtb.com ). For Day's official Web site, please see http://www.howieday.com/ .

This concert is being sponsored by University Board, a student-programming board responsible for major entertainment events at EIU.