Tickets for the Gavin DeGraw concert sold out in just two days, making it the fastest-selling concert yet, said Jeremy Paredes, director of media relations for University Program Board.

"We had no idea [the concert] would sell out this fast," Paredes said. "But that’s awesome."

Gavin DeGraw will play to a packed Wilson Hall Auditorium Friday, October 26 at 7 p.m.

Wilson Hall offers only 1,300 seats compared to the 3,000 available in the Convocation center. However, Wilson costs less and was easier to book — unlike the Convocation Center where basketball games complicate scheduling, Paredes said.

Alternative guitarist Michael Tolcher will open for DeGraw. Tolcher is "an alternative, Georgia-bred roots rocker, whose way with guitar-driven rock vocals turn most of his attractive original material into anthemic poetry" says All Music Guide critic Jonathan Widram.

Working with the concert promotion and productions class, MUI 422, UPB is excited to bring Degraw’s soulful vocals to campus, according to Paredes. AMG music critic Johnny Loftus writes that Degraw’s lyrics "add impressive emotional gravity to easily identifiable everyday moments."

— from staff reports