University Board will not have a Fall Concert this year to save money for a Spring Concert that will have more quality and a bigger name.

“We are going to try something different,” said Mallory Taylor, UB concerts. “I think it will be a good decision.”

With the Family Weekend concert out of the way, normally UB would be busy preparing for the Fall Concert at the end of October or beginning of November, but the Fall Concert used too much of the budget.

In previous years, the family and student shows in the fall ate up the concert budget so by the time spring rolled around there was not much money to work with, said Ceci Brinker, director of Student Life.

With a little more money to work with, the UB concert committee is looking at acts that fall in the $50,000 to $75,000 range.

Three acts that UB is researching are Incubus, 311 and the Goo Goo Dolls.

“Right now, it’s all talk because we don’t have an established budget,” said Ben Murphy, UB concert elect. “Nothing’s set in stone.”

However, because UB is looking at bigger acts the members think students will be supportive.

“As long as we consider names that are big, and they (students) will recognize, they will be supportive,” Murphy said.

Spring Concerts in the past have been smaller, lesser-known acts, and sometimes there were two acts in one night.

Last year, UB brought Emerson Drive and Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. The two acts were not as well known but put on a good show, which is something Murphy said happens often.

“Every show has been a good show, but attendance wasn’t that great,” he said.

If UB does want to bring acts like the Goo Goo Dolls and Incubus that students know, the committee still needs to look at dates and availability.

Availability and cost of picked bands might not match what UB has in mind, Brinker said.

Student Life’s agent is looking at other acts while they wait on the dates that Lantz Arena is available for shows.

“They’re still in the preliminary research phase,” Brinker said. “Right now we are waiting on spring dates.”

By late November, a decision on a band should be made.

No matter what band UB picks, members realize it might not reach the success of the sold-out Foreigner concert for Family Weekend.

“That’s a hard act to follow,” Brinker said. “This concert and this act really set the bar high.”

Nearly 3,300 tickets were sold for Foreigner.

“I think we went over that,” Brinker said.

There were additionally about 200 complimentary tickets for promotional use that were given away, she said.

With Family Weekend, the tickets are kept at a low price, so UB is not expecting a profit.

Hopefully, it is a close so there is even more money to work with for the Spring Concert, Brinker said.