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A graphic showcasing this year\u2019s homecoming concert artists (Courtesy of \/@famu1887)<\/p>\n
Following last year\u2019s chaotic ticket rollout, Florida A&M University students are expressing widespread frustration over the steep 2026 Homecoming concert prices, which feature an all-Atlanta lineup\u2014including Gunna, Summer Walker, T.I. and Belly Gang Kushington. This year the least expensive tickets start at $154\u00a0and the most expensive climb to over $271 as of Oct. 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a student body already navigating college expenses, the absence of accessible student discounts has left many feeling hesitant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When comparing this year\u2019s scale to previous years, many rattlers feel the quality and value have taken a step back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think last year\u2019s was very much better,\u201d Nakilah McClain, a\u00a0fourth-year\u00a0biology pre-med major, said. \u201cThis year\u2019s, I\u2019m not like really impressed, the only person I listen to is Summer Walker.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Students are also facing a sharp reality check when looking at the numbers side-by-side with last year\u2019s event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year I did pay $60\u2026and I had a really good time. They [the artists] were really popular during that year and it wasn\u2019t that expensive, so I\u2019m a little confused on why I have to pay $200 for good seats,\u201d Faith Etienne, a fourth year economics major said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beyond the price tag, structural changes to the venue layout are rubbing upperclassmen the wrong way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI definitely disagree with the price jump this year, especially with how they\u2019re sectioning off the seating now because last year you were basically able to sit anywhere you wanted unless you paid for floor seats,\u201d Briah Johnson, a fourth-year business administration major, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For seniors trying to squeeze every memory out of their final year at FAMU, the financial strain has forced tough choices.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really weird because it\u2019s kind of just like it\u2019s supposed to be affordable for students and a lot of us don\u2019t have jobs or don\u2019t have income,\u201d Etienne said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s making it difficult for us to be able to enjoy it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Etienne says, the milestone of senior year outweighs the cost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to go because I set money aside for this specifically since it\u2019s my last homecoming,\u201d she says. \u201cSo, I want to make sure I attend everything. But if I had another one \u2026\u00a0 I definitely wouldn\u2019t be going.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the Al Lawson Center is still expected to draw a crowd, the mood among students reflects a deeper disconnection. For a week themed around community and coming home, many rattlers are left wondering if the cost of celebrating is simply getting too high.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A graphic showcasing this year\u2019s homecoming concert artists (Courtesy of \/@famu1887) Following last year\u2019s chaotic ticket rollout, Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-431467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}