Lifehouse, an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, is set to perform for Wolfpack Welcome Week’s Friday Fest on Lee Field Friday night.

 According to T.J. Willis, campus activities assistant director, the rock band was chosen to perform by the students on the Union Activities Board.  Out of the 6,000 available tickets, 5,400 student tickets have been handed out for the event, Willis said. All other tickets will be sold to the general public, with the goal of having the maximum number of students possible. ”A mix of factors contribute to getting big name artists such as budget, dates of availability, and the bands or artists tour dates,” Willis said. Lifehouse became known in 2001 with their hit “Hanging by a Moment,” which won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year. ”Sometimes bands contact us and sometimes we look for them,” Willis said, “but we go through their agent or a middle agent to book them.” Previous performers for Friday Fest include: Cartel (2007), Boyz II Men (2008) and Josh Gracin (2009).  Some students said they did not attend last year because they are not fans of country music. ”We try to rotate between genres,” Willis said. Andrew Hornsby, a sophomore in computer science, said he’s happy about this year’s artist and that musical genre played into his opinion of last year’s performance. ”I’m happy about [lifehouse performing] compared to last year,” Hornsby said. “I am not a big fan of country, so last year it was just okay.” Joe Roberts, a sophomore in biological sciences, said he’s excited about the giveaways at Friday Fest. ”I am very excited that Lifehouse is playing and I’m even more excited about getting free t-shirts.” Kornelius Bascombe, a junior in criminology, said he’s looking forward to trying something new. ”I haven’t heard of the group personally, but my friend told me they are really good and I’m looking forward to being apart of a new culture and hearing something I’ve never heard before.” Casey Clayton, a senior in biological engineering, also said the band’s new to him, but he’s excited. ”I can’t wait to hear the band play. I’ve never heard them before, but all my friends talk them up.