SWOSUPalooza

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SWOSUPalooza
StatusActive
Genre Live music
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S.
Years active24
InauguratedApril 13, 2000
FounderChip Diffendaffer [1]
Most recentMarch 25, 2021

SWOSUPalooza is an annual concert on the Weatherford campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU). Borrowing its name, in part, from the Lollapalooza festival, the event is sponsored and produced by the SWOSU Student Government Association (SGA), and is considered one of SWOSU's signature events. It showcases local and regional musicians, and frequently brings national recording artists to western Oklahoma as headliners.

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History

The idea for SWOSUPalooza originated in 1997 among a group of friends attending SWOSU, but was not acted on until the 1999–2000 academic year. [2] SWOSU SGA struggled to secure funding for the first concert, and still lacked the needed funds as late as a month prior to the performance. [3]

SWOSUPalooza was a free campus event for the first ten years of its existence. In 2010, SWOSU SGA voted to implement a minimal ticket price in order to raise additional funds and be able to bring in bigger bands. [4]

SWOSUPalooza 21, originally scheduled to take place on April 9, 2020, [5] was rescheduled for August 20 [6] following a full transition to virtual course delivery for the spring 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later postponed again until October 22, and then yet again to March 25, 2021. [7] Thus, there was no concert in 2020.

Concerts

SWOSU-
Palooza		DateHeadlinersOthersLocationRef
1Thursday
April 13, 2000		Mollys Yes Between Thieves
Mercury 1		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[8]
2Thursday
April 19, 2001		 Caroline's Spine SpinAround
Mercury 1
Roustabouts
Spill		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[2] [9] [10]
3Thursday
April 18, 2002		Underwater PeopleTime Machine
Spoken
Subseven
Solomonsplendor
Banner Road
Escape The Goat
5 Star Day
Lotic		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[11]
4Thursday
April 24, 2003		The Mimsies Bleach
Wakeland
Stat Band
Subseven
Ephraim
The Destro
Walrus
Banner Road
Philadelphia		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[12]
5Thursday
April 15, 2004		Sly's Alter Ego [note 1] Farewell Down
Sum Of Us
Banner Road
TroopSonic
The Weeping Tree
Solomonsplendor		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[13]
6Thursday
April 14, 2005		 Subseven Winter Circle [note 2]
Jackson After The Accident
Welcome The Silence
Handing By A Thread
The Fighting Potato Wedges
Tulchalk		SWOSU campus
Centennial Clock Tower
35°32′03″N98°42′28″W / 35.5343°N 98.7078°W / 35.5343; -98.7078 (Centennial Clock Tower) 		[14]
7Thursday
April 13, 2006		Fresh Sunday [note 3] Slingshot Method
Falling Sideways
Solomonsplendor
Hollow
Evicted
Lights Out		SWOSU campus
south of Milam Stadium [note 4]
35°32′06″N98°42′39″W / 35.5350°N 98.7108°W / 35.5350; -98.7108 (south of Milam Stadium) 		[15]
8Thursday
April 12, 2007		Hush Hush Commotion [note 5] Winter Circle
Slingshot Method
Congress Of A Crow
Chris Eaton Band
El Paso Hot Button
Meinert Brothers Band		SWOSU campus
Memorial Student Center
35°32′01″N98°42′26″W / 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center) 		[16]
9Thursday
April 24, 2008		 No Justice
Meant2B		Hush Hush Commotion
Skinny Road Walkin
Hollow
Vannadine		SWOSU campus
south of Milam Stadium [note 4]
35°32′06″N98°42′39″W / 35.5350°N 98.7108°W / 35.5350; -98.7108 (south of Milam Stadium) 		[17]
10Thursday
April 16, 2009		 Randy Rogers Band Welcome The Silence [note 6]
306
Skinny Road Walking		SWOSU campus
Milam Stadium
35°32′10″N98°42′39″W / 35.5360°N 98.7108°W / 35.5360; -98.7108 (Milam Stadium) 		[18]
11Thursday
April 15, 2010		Johnny Cooper
The Bart Crow Band		Delvin
Ruffcutt
Theatre Breaks Loose
Sarah Simpson [note 7] 		SWOSU campus
Wellness Center
35°32′10″N98°42′35″W / 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center) 		[4]
12Thursday
April 14, 2011		 Eve 6 [note 8] Green Corn Revival
Bleu Edmonson		SWOSU campus
Wellness Center
35°32′10″N98°42′35″W / 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center) 		[19]
13Thursday
April 19, 2012		 Stoney LaRue Delvin Sirleaf
Curtis & Luckey
Josh Sallee		SWOSU campus
Wellness Center
35°32′10″N98°42′35″W / 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center) 		[20]
14Thursday
April 25, 2013		 David Nail Jenny SimmsRader Park
Doug Villines Pavilion
35°33′54″N98°40′32″W / 35.5650°N 98.6756°W / 35.5650; -98.6756 (Doug Villines Pavilion) 		[21]
15Saturday
April 5, 2014		 Graham Colton
Falls		At Long Last
Denver Duncan
Tallows		SWOSU campus
Centennial Clock Tower
35°32′03″N98°42′28″W / 35.5343°N 98.7078°W / 35.5343; -98.7078 (Centennial Clock Tower) 		[22]
16Friday
April 10, 2015		 Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Graham Colton 		Jared Deck and the Travelers
Autumn Ray		SWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[23]
17Tuesday
April 19, 2016		 Whiskey Myers Read SouthallSWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[24]
18Thursday
March 30, 2017		Shane Smith & The Saints
Koe Wetzel 		Tyler Wilhelm & A Few Dollars MoreSWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[25]
19Friday–Saturday
April 6–7, 2018		 Stoney LaRue
Ben Rector 		Flatland Cavalry
Keelan Donovan		SWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[26]
20Friday
April 5, 2019		 Parker McCollum
Read Southall Band		Hunter ThomasSWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[27]
Saturday
April 6, 2019		Keelan DonovanScott Hand
Han Yu Shih
Yesterdayz Pantz
Grant Scowden
Jared Deck		Crowder Lake University Park
35°24′01″N98°41′57″W / 35.4003°N 98.6991°W / 35.4003; -98.6991 (Crowder Lake University Park)
21Thursday
March 25, 2021
[note 9] 		Flatland Cavalry Mike Ryan
Triston Marez		SWOSU campus
Pioneer Cellular Event Center
35°32′05″N98°42′39″W / 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) 		[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2004 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner
  2. ↑ 2005 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner
  3. ↑ 2006 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner
  4. 1 2 Prior to construction of Pioneer Cellular Event Center on the site
  5. ↑ 2007 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner
  6. ↑ 2009 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner
  7. ↑ Miss SWOSU 2010
  8. ↑ First performance with original members since 2004
  9. ↑ Postponed from April 2020 due to COVID-19

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  2. 1 2 Alanna Bradley (January 31, 2001). "Big names headline 2nd SWOSUpalooza". The Southwestern. No. 92/14. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Andrea Ward (March 8, 2000). "SWOSUpalooza may rock campus". The Southwestern. No. 91/19. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 "SWOSUPalooza 11 is Thursday". SWOSU. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ @swosu (January 29, 2020). "Flatland Cavalry, Mike Ryan & Triston Marez will be featured at SWOSUpalooza Thurs., April 9, at 8 p.m. in the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. It's also SWOSU Rodeo Weekend. Music event sponsored by the Student Government Assoc. & Panorama Series. Ticket & other info coming soon!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2020– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @swosu (March 18, 2020). "SWOSUpalooza 2020 has been rescheduled for Thurs., Aug. 20, at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center during the first week of Fall semester classes. Look forward to having @FlatlandCavalry, @mikeryanband & @TristonMarez at SWOSU! (Tickets already purchased on stubwire to be honored)" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2020– via Twitter.
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