Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.—American rock band X Ambassadors will perform Friday, Feb. 22, at Mississippi State during an 8 p.m. concert presented by the university’s Music Maker Productions.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the event, which takes place at the Mississippi Horse Park, 869 East Poor House Road.
At 7 a.m. on Tuesday [Jan. 15], a limited number of $20 discounted tickets will go on sale exclusively for MSU students. Purchases can be made with a valid MSU student identification card in the Center for Student Activities office in Colvard Student Union’s Suite 314.
Also on Tuesday, $25 general admission tickets will be available for online purchase at www.msuconcerts.com or in-person at the center.
With the 2015 release of a debut full-length album “VHS,” Brooklyn, New York-based X Ambassadors has generated immense interest within the music community. The album spawned the group’s platinum single “Renegades” and double-platinum single “Unsteady.” “Renegades” was nominated for “Top Rock Song” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and “Unsteady” received the same nomination in 2017. X Ambassadors has conducted large-scale tours in North America and Europe. The band’s highly anticipated sophomore album is set for release soon. For more, see www.xambassadors.com.
Part of the Division of Student Affairs, Music Maker Productions works to provide contemporary entertainment for the MSU and Starkville communities. For more information, follow on Facebook @MSUConcerts, Twitter @Music_Maker, and Instagram and Snapchat @msu_mmp.
Bailey Berry, MMP’s publicity chair, can be contacted at 662-325-2930 or msummp@gmail.com.
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