The short-lived ticket distribution for Tuesday’s taping of NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” with President Barack Obama and Dave Matthews Band does not guarantee even seniors a spot in Memorial Hall.
Seniors were given priority to register for tickets through an email to the 2012 senior listserv on Friday, but confirmation tickets were overbooked to assure a full audience.
A confirmation from “Late Night” says that all tapings are overbooked and no reservation guarantees admission. The show — which is regularly taped at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City — usually requires a month’s advance for reservations.
Obama will also be speaking in Carmichael Arena — which holds about 8,000 — on Tuesday. Seniors can only attend one of the two events.
The taping will take place in Memorial Hall, which can regularly seat 1,434 audience members.
Though the website for tickets was sent only to UNC seniors, it was open to the public. Some juniors received confirmation emails Sunday, though none would comment in fear of losing their tickets. No invitation to sign up for tickets was send to graduate students or underclassmen.
Senior Sierra Piland, who received a confirmation email, said she feels for the non-seniors.
“I can understand how younger students may feel,” she said in an email. “It’s an event that won’t happen twice for anyone regardless of what year you are.”
Laura Hayes Morgan, director of university events, said in an email that the taping is a special opportunity for seniors leaving campus after graduation.
