Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that a whiteboard on which students may write suggestions for Homecoming acts will open April 18 in the bottom of the Carolina Union. The whiteboard will actually open April 4. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Plans for UNC’s 2012 Homecoming concert have already begun.
And Tom Low, incoming president of the Carolina Union Activities Board, wants to make them more transparent.
“Organizing the concert is an extremely detailed process,” he said. “The best way to describe it is bureaucratic.”
The Homecoming concert is co-sponsored by CUAB and the Carolina Athletic Association. Both organizations host all Homecoming activities.
Indie rock band The New Pornographers headlined the 2011 concert. The show sold about 703 of 4,500 available tickets, or 16 percent. CUAB lost about $63,000 on the show.
For this year’s concert, the student body will have more opportunities to give input on the acts they want to see, Low said.
Starting April 4, there will be a whiteboard in the bottom of the Carolina Union where students can write their ideas.
“We do ask them to try to be realistic,” Low said.