Veishea is only 10 days away, and although no band has been announced for Rock Veishea, organizers said they are still confident they’ll find an act.

Justin Chesnut, Veishea co-chair, said no band was booked for Rock Veishea as of Monday.

“We don’t want to come out and say we’ve got an act if we don’t have a contract,” said Chesnut, senior in agricultural systems technology.

Justin Wilhelm, Veishea co-chair, said he expects the plans for Rock Veishea to be released Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

“There are still a few details we’re waiting on,” said Wilhelm, senior in mechanical engineering. “Little contract things we need to get cleared up. [We need to] make sure we have all the information.”

The Veishea Committee is currently looking at a band, Wilhelm said.

“We’re pretty sure we’ll have one. We’re going to wait for the release to confirm,” he said.

And although he remains hopeful about finding a band for Rock Veishea, Wilhelm said it’s not a sure thing yet.

“It’s not a given thing that we’re getting a band,” he said. “This is the earliest we could get a band at this point.”

Last year, the band for Rock Veishea was announced Feb. 21. Wilhelm said the planning has been about the same for this year’s event.

“We started at the same time as last year,” he said. “It’s just the way it worked out.”

Chesnut said part of the problem is the lack of available bands this year. “There’s not a whole lot of acts touring this year,” he said.

Wilhelm said Veishea is at a disadvantage when trying to schedule a band.

“For Veishea, we’re picking one day out of the year at Hilton. They usually find out when the bands are available and then pick a date,” he said. “We’re at a big disadvantage because we have one single day to sign, and we’re limited. A lot of it is based on luck, who’s available and in the area for that day.”

Sara Huber, advertising coordinator for the Iowa State Center, said she thinks it is still possible for Veishea to book a band.

“Obviously, it’s a very targeted event that will be going to the show, so it’ll be very easy to get the word out about the event,” she said.

Huber said at the Iowa State Center, there is no set time to have a band booked.

“We book bands whenever they want to come in,” Huber said. “We’ve booked bands from less than a month out to three or four months out. It just depends on the band and where their routing is.”

However, Huber said some big-name bands may need to know more than a week in advance.

“More of the bigger acts have set tours; they have a certain time of the year that they tour, so they probably book three to six months out to book events,” she said.

Brian Bower, junior in chemistry, said he didn’t attend Rock Veishea last year because he didn’t like the bands playing, which were the Goo Goo Dolls with guest The New Radicals.

“I’d like to see some more interesting band there — not a mainstream band or anything,” he said. “Chances are I won’t go because none of the bands will be interesting, but I’m certainly willing to give it a shot if some cool bands show up for it.”

Tracie Mayberry, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communication, said she did attend Rock Veishea last year because she liked the Goo Goo Dolls and plans to attend this year also.

“If they have a band, then definitely, because the tickets are cheap, so that’s a pretty good deal,” she said.

Mayberry said even though a band hasn’t been announced yet, she still thinks she will attend.

“Sometimes they have the not-so-popular bands,” she said. “They have good music I’d want to listen to. Just because they’re not famous doesn’t mean they’re not good.”