The University Program Council (UPC) is bringing The Goo Goo Dolls, The Rocket Summer and Sister Hazel to Auburn University for their traditional spring concert.

The Goo Goo Dolls have played American rock since the late ‘80s, but reached significant recognition in the mid to late ‘90s. The band has since sold more than nine million records just in the United States. Some of their classic favorites include “Iris,” “Slide,” “Black Balloon,” “Dizzy,” and “Broadway,” but the Goo Goo Dolls landed several more top 10 hits with their album “Let Love In” in 2006.

With appearances at NFL games and the Beijing Olympics, the Dolls are sure to charm their Auburn audience.

Sister Hazel is no foreign name to the Plains, having played at many nearby cities several times each year. This alternative/southern rock band will have their songs stuck in your head for days. You can’t attend school in Alabama without knowing some or all of the words for “Change Your Mind,” and “All For You.”

The Rocket Summer blends a perfect mix of rock, pop and indie soul for feel-good music with lyrics you can relate to. Lead singer Bryce Avary covers all the spectrums from the upbeat “Brat Pack” to the love ballad “Walls.”

“We’re expecting to sell out, we’ve given out 5,ooo tickets,” said J.R. McKissick, assistant director of entertainment for UPC. “We’re expecting it to be the best (concert) within the past five or 10 years.”

McKissick said Auburn students frequent the annual Sister Hazel concert at Lake Martin, so they were sure to be an additional hit. The Rocket Summer is already on tour with The Goo Goo Dolls, which made the third band choice easier.

“It was a pretty rigorous process selecting the Goo Goo Dolls,” said McKissick, when UPC searched for a band that could play at this specific time. “We wanted a show at the end of April but not right during finals.”

The concert is free to students with a current student I.D. card or banner ID number. Tickets are available on the concourse, in the Lowder business building, or outside of Gorrie from 10 a.m – 2 p.m. until Wednesday. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the concert in the Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum.