Passion Pit plays Sunday at Davidson College

Indie rock band Passion Pit headlines this year’s spring concert at Davidson College this Sunday night, March 24, at Belk Arena.

Doors open at 6pm, with opening act We Barbarians at 7pm.

Passion Pit formed in 2007 in Cambridge, Mass., and has become popular on the indie rock scene. The group’s most recent album “Gossamer” examines subjects such as alcoholism and mental illness.

Passion Pit was chosen from among 45 artists after ranking No. 1 in a Fall 2012 survey of Davidson College students, a college spokesman said. The concert will be the first in Belk Arena since Maroon 5 in fall 2010.

WANT TO GO?

Passion Pit in concert,, Sunday, March 24, 7pm, Davidson College Belk Arena – Davidson College invites the public to a performance by the Indie-rock bands “Passion Pit” and “We Barbarians.” Tickets are $20 to $35 and can be purchased by calling or visiting the College Union ticket office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 704-894-2135, or online at www.davidson.edu/tickets For more information call 704-894-2651 or click here.

For more weekend events, see our Weekend Calendar, in The GUIDE» We’ve got listings for local theater, lots of other live music, a “Hop Into Spring” festival in Cornelius, the Davidson Beer Crawl hosted by DavidsonNews.net, and more.