Beach concert to blast off
By Ken Hanson
Daily Forty-Niner
After five years and four Associated Student
Inc. presidents, there is finally going to be a concert in The Pyramid.
The concert, dubbed Beach Blast '99, will
feature Bay-area alternative band Smashmouth, whose radio hits include
"Walking on the Sun" and "All-star."
Reel Big Fish, whose hits include "Sellout,"
and Black Eyed Peas are also booked for the concert, which is slated for
8 p.m. today.
The festivities are to include a tailgate
party starting at 5:30 p.m. in The Pyramid parking lot with a prize giveaway.
The A.S.I. announced the concert two weeks
ago. And last week the opening acts were announced.
Warming up the crowd are Los Angeles hip-hop-alternative
group Black Eyed Peas and Orange County band Reel Big Fish.
The concert will be somewhat of a homecoming
for two members of Reel Big Fish.
Travis Werts and Dan Regan, horn players
for the band, were students at Cal State Long Beach until leaving school
to go on tour with the band.
Aaron Barrett, singer and guitarist, said
he is excited to play at The Pyramid.
"We haven't played in Long Beach for a
long time," Barrett said.
"I expect to have a good time. I hope there
are lots of people there."
A.S.I. President Toby Sexton said the ticket
booth in the University Student Union has already run out of tickets twice.
The A.S.I. is planning to make more tickets
available at the ticket booth today, Sexton said.
Tickets will also be available at The Pyramid
box office.
Some tickets will be diverted from Ticketmaster
to meet the extra demand on campus, Sexton said.
This marks the second time Reel Big Fish
has played with Smashmouth and Black Eyed Peas, whose hits include "Joints
and Jams."
"I'm excited to play with Smashmouth --
I love those guys," Barrett said.
"Some radio station in Iowa or Kansas got
us together when 'Walking On the Sun' was getting real big."
Barrett said his band played with the Black
Eyed Peas and Cypress Hill at another college show in San Diego.
"That was weird," he said.
"But we didn't get booed off stage or get
anything thrown at us."
The concert marks the first concert event
in The Pyramid. A.S.I. officials said they are attempting to break even
with the ticket sales.
The A.S.I. signed the bands after rejections
from Rage Against the Machine, Blink 182 and Sugar Ray. |
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