Kellie Pickler: All Beauty, No Beast

This Saturday is the Sugarland concert at Rupp Arena. One of the openers is none other than Kellie Pickler, the former American Idol contestant, and up and coming country star. Hit the jump for a great interview The Boot had with Kellie which will give you some insight into her day-to-day life as well as some interesting facts. Read more

Method to the Madness (of Jibs…)

Sugarland hits the stage at Rupp this Saturday. You may notice a few more camera jibs scattered about the floor and near the stage. It isn’t because they just look pretty, because they don’t particularly. It is because Sugarland will be filming footage from this concert to feature in their upcoming music video. Read more

Sweet Sixteen Time Lapse

Sweet Sixteen took place a few weeks ago but it’s worth bringing up again so you can check out another of our time lapse videos…this time of the ENTIRE Sweet Sixteen tournament. Before you watch, take a look at some interesting stats Rupp’s Concessions Manager, Brian McMillin, compiled from the event.

117,212 - Total Number of People in Attendance
110,000 - Items Sold at Concessions
6,230 - Gallons of Soft Drinks Slurped
2,000 - Pounds of Popcorn Popped
700 - Gallons of Ice Cream Enjoyed
17 - Football Fields of Hot Dogs Scarfed (6,100 feet)
16 - Teams Looking to Make Their Mark in History
15 - Intense Games Played in the Tournament
8 - Sessions of Games Played
2 - Steinway Grand Pianos Worth of Meat Consumed (2,732 pounds)
1 - Amazing Tournament to Remember for Many Years

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