Rappers Lil B and Kreayshawn and indie rock group Neon Indian will headline University Union’s slate of November concerts, UU officials announced Saturday.

As part of the Noisey College Tour, Kreayshawn and Neon Indian will play at Syracuse University on Nov. 1 in Goldstein Auditorium. The nationwide university tour is sponsored by Dell, Intel and VICE Media.

Lil B will headline the first show of UU’s Bandersnatch Music Series during Orange Central 2011 in the Schine Underground on Nov. 9. The show will also host hip-hop artist Tayyib Ali and a student performer as openers.

Doors for both concerts open at 7:30 p.m., with the first acts taking the stage at 8 p.m. Tickets for both the Noisey College Tour and Bandersnatch concerts are on sale Monday.

Tickets for Bandersnatch are $5 with a valid college ID, with a limit of two per person for all SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry faculty, staff and students. Tickets for Kreayshawn and Neon Indian are $10 with a valid college ID.

Kreayshawn was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award ‘Best New Artist,’ and her single ‘Gucci Gucci’ went viral on YouTube, garnering 3 million views. Neon Indian earned praise from music outlets including Pitchfork and Rolling Stone for its latest chill wave album, ‘Era Extrana.’

Bay Area rapper and social media phenomenon Lil B will unleash a variety of his 1,500 released songs at the concert. His latest album, ‘I’m Gay,’ reached No. 56 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Opening act rapper Ali has shared the stage with indie artists Sam Adams and Shwayze.

‘We can’t wait,’ said Kelly Benini, co-president of Bandersnatch, about Lil B’s upcoming performance. ‘We’re expecting a sellout.’

ervanrhe@syr.edu

Published on October 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm

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