Ticket prices set for Carrie Underwood concert Oct. 2

CHAMPAIGN – Ticket prices have been set for the upcoming Carrie Underwood concert at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Underwood will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 with opening act Little Big Town.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday are $37.50 and $49.50 and can be purchased at the Assembly Hall box office (333-5000) or through any TicketMaster outlet, including Bergner's at Market Place Mall (351-2626 or www.ticketmaster.com). The box office is open just on Saturday for the Underwood sales; otherwise the regular summer hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Underwood, who won the 2005 season of "American Idol," is continuing her "Carnival Ride Tour" and recently scored her third No. 1 single, "Last Name." She was recently inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry and named Top Female Vocalist at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive time.

Underwood's latest album, "Carnival Ride," was certified double-platinum within two months of its release. The other No. 1 hits on the album include "So Small" and "All-American Girl."

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