{"id":446412,"date":"2026-11-03T20:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446412\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:10:08","slug":"boy-band-eckhart-to-open-fall-homecoming-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446412\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy band Eckhart to open fall homecoming concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themiamihurricane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-9.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Eckhart wins the Battle of the Bands, claiming their spot as the homecoming concert opener on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. \/\/ Wes Fleischer, Co-Photo Editor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"712\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-9-1068x712.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Image (9)\"\/><\/a>Eckhart wins the Battle of the Bands, claiming their spot as the homecoming concert opener on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. \/\/ Wes Fleischer, Co-Photo Editor<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five University of Miami artists competed Thursday, Oct. 23, for the coveted opening spot at the 2026 homecoming concert. Hurricane Productions hosted Battle of the Bands,\u00a0 providing event attendees with free Chick-fil-A and jersey giveaways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artists 1848, Emma Garfin, Eckhart, GVMMY and Nine Pound Lemon delivered lively performances, seeking to capture the hearts of UM students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dancing, laughter and singing from hundreds of UM students filled the patio. By the end of the competition, it was difficult to tell who would win for best performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Eckhart\u2019s electric performance stood out from the rest. Eckhart is made up of lead singer Leo Fowler, drummer James Hurt, bassist Wil Eckert and guitarists Jack Kimmel and Shane Devitt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Lakeside Patio, they performed electric covers of Neon Trees\u2019 \u201cEverybody Talks\u201d and Wheatus\u2019 \u201cTeenage Dirtbag.\u201d Their performance can be compared to that of Ross Lynch\u2019s band, The Driver Era. Eckhart radiates the same lively stage presence that draws millions of fans to Lynch and his band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eckhart is currently signed to the student-run record label Cane Records. The band has also released two singles on Apple Music and Spotify. These songs are titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1SEB5zyBNMW9Hok3rOTNlT?si=6cfd8a668fed40f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garden<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1XZPWhhPWzVTSVMAe0ompC?si=81eda3975054409e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wait for Me<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eckhart has previously performed at venues such as South Miami\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teaandpoets.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tea &amp; Poets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tribetealounge.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tribe Tea Lounge<\/a> in Broward County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With our homecoming opener selected, one can only wonder: Who will headline the 2026 homecoming concert?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eckhart wins the Battle of the Bands, claiming their spot as the homecoming concert opener on Thursday, Oct.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-446412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446412","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=446412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}