The Virgin College Mega Tour. Presented by Dentyne Soft Chew, arrives in Carbondale, Tuesday May 2. The 2006 Virgin College Mega Tour (VCMT) is headlined by Capitol recording artists Yellowcard, who entered the Billboard chart at #5 and landed in the number one slot on the Billboard Alternative Album Chart this January with their latest release, “Lights and Sounds.” Joining Yellowcard on the main stage will be Tooth and Nail artists Mae, who re-released their 2005 album “The Everglow” on April 18. It features over two hours of video and three new tracks. Rounding up the main stage will be Virgin artists Over It. Tickets for all students, whether junior, high school or college students are less than $20.00.

The Virgin College Mega Tour offers a full experience at the Daytime Village where an Emerging Artist stage will feature Strike Fire Fall, Taylor McKenna and Carbondale local band The Accelerators. In the village students can visit the mobile Virgin Megastore featuring listening posts highlighting VCMT artists, head over to presenting sponsor Dentyne Soft Chew’s karaoke booth –where fans can enter drawings to win meet and greets and sound check parties with Yellowcard & Mae, cut a track and walk away with their own CD –including cover art, trek over to key sponsor Major League Baseball’s mobile apparel store –offering the full line of official jerseys, headwear, and outerwear worn by players on all 30 clubs– and try out the latest MLB video game titles, take a swing in the batting and pitching cages, check out the new vehicles provided by key sponsor Pontiac; the Torrent –equipped with an Xbox, the Solstice and the G6 Convertible and drop by the Monster Energy booth for a boost of the new drink to carry them into the PM events. Tuesday, May2nd Daytime Village @ Brush Towers 1:00 PM Evening Doors 6:30 PM Showtime 7:30pm.SIU Arena/ Tickets: $24 @ $19.50 for all students including applicable fees