Rapper Mac Miller will perform for Eastern’s students, faculty and guests at 8 p.m. Saturday in Lantz Arena.

Tickets for the concerts are available until Saturday afternoon.

Cecilia Brinker, director of student programs, said the ticket sales have gone up in the past few days, with currently 1,200 tickets sold and counting.

Eastern reserves the right to receive 100 complimentary tickets for institutional or promotional use, according to the contract.

“The University Board’s big marketing push in the past two weeks with radio, print and social media advertising to the campus and local communities is beginning to pay off with the ever increasing ticket sales,” she said.  The university has made about $27,000 from ticket sale for the concert.  In the contract for Mac Miller, the school paid $63,000 for him to perform on campus.  According to that with the ticket sales, the school will need to sell $36,000 worth of tickets to make what the school sold.

Brinker said the UB is optimistic ticket sales will continue to climb steadily until the night of the concert.

Blake Berenz, UB concert coordinator, said he is looking forward to the concert because students seem to be excited for Mac Miller to visit the campus.

“When we revealed to the students that he was to perform, we got a positive response from people,” he said.  “It is no surprise that ticket sales are going well and still increasing as we speak.”

In the contract for Mac Miller, Eastern denied all alcoholic and tobacco requests he asked for, stating on the contract that Eastern cannot give an artist anything that is alcoholic or contains tobacco.

Among what is considered typical catering for visiting artists,Miller asked the university provide him with one fifth of Jameson, one fifth of Ciroc Vodka, one case of Red Strip or Stella Artois Beer, one bottle of red wine, a six pack of Red Stripe or Stella Artois Beer, two packs of American Spirit menthol cigarettes, one pack of Newport cigarettes, and one pack of Duth Master Collection Cigarillos.

  Brinker did not comment on why the school is not allowed to give Mac Miller, who is of drinking age, such products.

Tickets can be purchased on the Eastern website or at the ticket sales counter at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Tickets cost $21 for Eastern students and $24 for non-students. Food, drinks and merchandise will also be available during the concert.

Eastern will receive 20 percent of T-shirt sales after tax.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.