Plachta Auditorium show sold out since January for Posner, Big Sean

Mike Posner and Big Sean’s concert Thursday has been sold out for more than a month.

“I’m not surprised by how fast it sold out,” said Amanda Birkner, a Goodrich senior and public relations co-chair for On The Fly Productions.

Posner and Sean host a concert from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium, a 1,250-seat venue. The tickets sold out Jan. 15, just two days after they went on sale, Birkner said.

Last fall, she said, comedian Bo Burnham sold out just as quickly.

“We have had shows sell out this fast in the past, after we moved it to a bigger venue, the additional tickets sold in just a day,” she said.

The doors open around 7:15 p.m. and seats will be assigned. Only those with tickets will be admitted, Birkner said.

The duo was originally not slated for a campus visit until the fall.

“After some Facebook groups popped up and (we) heard from students, that encouraged us even more to bring them earlier,” Birkner said. “They were trying to get Mike Posner to come to campus by letting us know their interests.”

Big Sean is a rapper, while Mike Posner’s style is closer to R&B.

Eric Steiner, a Niles sophomore and music chair at OTF, said the group strives to bring exciting entertainers to campus.

“Hopefully, (Mike Posner and Big Sean) will be more mainstream and people will be able to say five years down the road at CMU they remember them when they weren’t famous,” Steiner said.

Chelcea Stowers is convinced the concert will create more fans of the duo.

“For those not familiar with Mike Posner and Big Sean, they will leave being fans of their music,” the Detroit sophomore said.

Detroit sophomore Darryl Maxwell enjoys their music.

“I feel it is a unique, fresh new experience for music listeners,” said Maxwell.

He said their music is inspiring because he can relate to them.

“Coming from the same background as a regular college student from Detroit, their music is inspirational, he is doing the music career and he graduated.”