Grunge-punk band Everclear, popular for the songs “Father of Mine,” “Santa Monica” and “I Will Buy You a New Life” will rock Eastern’s campus on Oct. 26. Everclear will take the stage at 8 p.m. in Lantz Arena.

Tickets for Everclear will go on sale Wednesday for Eastern students at $10. Students must show their Panther Cards.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 16. The cost for the general public is $15.

The history of Everclear began in the mid-80’s, when Art Alexakis formed the country-punk band Colorfinger in San Francisco, a press release stated. Colorfinger released one album on Alexakis’ Shindig label, but the album became out of print after the distributor Rough Trade folded.

In 1992, Alexakis met Craig Montoya and Everclear’s first drummer, Scott Cuthbert. The trio recorded an demo EP that was released on the Portland, Ore. Tim/Kerr label. Alexakis grew frustrated with the company’s lack of promotion, so he hired an independent promoter to tickets push the EP and and personally mailed copies to media outlets and distributors.

Everclear then added several songs to the EP and released it as “World of Noise” in 1993 on Fire Records. During 1994, Everclear toured, replaced Cuthbert with Greg Ekland and signed to Capitol Records in June.

Their second album, “Sparkle and Fade,” appeared in 1995, and alternative radio picked up the singles “Santa Monica” and “Heroin Girl.” Meanwhile, Alexakis became a major alternative media figure, reporting from the 1996 political conventions for MTV.

“So Much for the Afterglow” followed in 1997, which included “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You a New Life” and “Everything to Everyone.”

“Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile” appeared in early 2000, and “Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude” was released a few months later.

Tickets to the show can be purchased at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union box office in person or by calling 581-5122 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.