Come pick 'em up — they're landed.

Ben Folds will, too, at the Nutter Center on Wednesday, May 3. Tickets have been on sale to the public since April 6, but the University Activities Board (UAB) reported that plenty of seats are left for students to snatch up.

With a valid Wright1 card, students can purchase one ticket at $15, and each additional ticket will be $25. To get this special price, the tickets must be bought at the Student Union Box Office. Public tickets are also available at ticketmaster.com and all other Ticketmaster locations.

The doors open at approximately 6 p.m., and Chicago-based singer/songwriter Chris Mills will open the show at 7 p.m. Parking is free, but no alcohol will be served.

Originally, the major event chair for UAB, Mike George, wanted to get the mtvU Campus Invasion Tour to come, which included bands Motion City Soundtrack, Straylight Run, and Hellogoodbye.

"It cost a lot of money and for the quality of bands that we were getting, I didn't think it was worth the price," said George.

But to a lot of students, Folds is definitely worth the price, especially if it's for only $15. "I got tickets the first day they were on sale. I wouldn't miss it," said Brad Starr, a freshman majoring in theatre design. He'll be enjoying the show from the second row.

Starr had originally seen Folds a few years ago and had quite an interesting story to tell about his favorite song by the piano man.

"My friend passed out in the audience, and (Folds) started doing this one song called 'Army.' Everyone was getting into it and chanting the words, and my friends later told me it was a group participation song. I went home and listened to it and it was really cool," said Starr. Of course, his unnamed friend ended up being fine, but she had passed out due to the heat instead of Foldsomania.

"Ben Folds is a very popular artist in this area, and he plays some good stuff," said George. To him, the support of the university is even more good stuff.

"I think it says a lot about not just UAB, but the campus itself. It's really starting to take a lot of initiative to promote and sponsor stuff to do on campus for students," he said. "Just the fact of bringing Ben Folds shows how serious the university is with giving students things to do for their money," he added.

Jay Olson, a sophomore Spanish major, couldn't pass up the chance either. "I'm pretty excited about it. It's going to be a pretty good crowd, and I think a lot of people will be surprised because I've heard he's really good live," he said.

George agreed. "You'll have diehard fans there that are going to get everybody else pumped up about it, and it's really good music, so all those things together are going to create an awesome show," he said.

Folds is touring to promote his latest album, "Songs for Silverman."