Tickets Still Available for EIU Family Weekend Styx Concerts

September 22, 2009

Tickets are still available for two Styx concerts, set to take place Saturday, Oct. 3, on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.

Admission to the concerts, beginning at 6 and 8 p.m. in Lantz Arena, is $20. All seats reserved. Tickets may be purchased between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays through the MLK Jr. Union Ticket Office, located on the second floor, west wing. For information, phone 217-581-5122.

Any unsold tickets will be available at the door the night of the concerts.

The event, sponsored by UB Concerts, is being held in conjunction with EIU's Family Weekend 2009.

Styx, formed in Chicago in 1972, reached prominence in the '70s and '80s, thanks to hits such as "Come Sail Away," "Mr. Roboto" and "Renegade." The group released four consecutive multi-platinum albums between 1977 to 1981.