Macklemore to perform at Little 500

Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will be headlining Union Board’s official Little 500 concert April 17 at the Assembly Hall. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. The show will also feature Talib Kweli and Wale.

Student tickets will cost $25, $35 and $45. General public tickets will cost between $30 and $50.

Student ticket presale will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday. Union Board will tweet a password Wednesday afternoon for students to use to purchase tickets.

Rapper and seattle-native Macklemore has gained recent popularity for his songs “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love” written in collaboration with producer Ryan Lewis. Macklemore and Lewis recently performed on Saturday Night Live, and are currently on tour promoting their debut album, “The Heist.”  

Tickets will be available at the IU Auditorium box office, Assembly hall ticket office and online at Ticketmaster.com

- Joe Weber