FSU Pow Wow

Pow Wow is the signature homecoming event at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. It is held in Florida State's Donald L. Tucker Civic Center before the Florida State Seminoles football teams' annual homecoming game, usually on a Friday night. Pow Wow features performances by several student groups after holding auditions each year. Previous student performers have included the FSU cheerleaders, the FSU Golden Girls, FSU Flying High Circus, as well as various other student organizations.[1]

FSU Pow Wow

Amy Schumer with the Golden Girls at Pow Wow in 2016
Type	Homecoming event
Headquarters	Tallahassee, Florida
Location	United States
Website

The main function of Pow Wow is to function as a pep rally. The voice of the Seminoles, Gene Deckerhoff, hosts the event. Appearances by popular Florida State figures, including head football coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminole football team, Leonard Hamilton and the men's basketball team, Sue Semrau and the women's basketball team and Bob Braman and the track and field teams, often occur.

Pow Wow culminates with a headlining comedian. Headliners in the past include (in order of most recent appearances); Amy Schumer, Kenan Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kathy Griffin, Craig Ferguson and many more have made appearances in the past.

Performers

Year	Performer	Location
1965	Peter, Paul & Mary	Gym
1966	The Letterman	Gym
1967	Al Hirt	Gym
1968	Ray Charles & The Raelettes	Gym
1969	Stevie Wonder, Bar Kays, Oliver, Jennifer Warnes, Stu Gilliam	Stadium
1970	Chambers Brothers and Sugarloaf	Stadium
1971	Ike and Tina Turner	Stadium
1972	Association, Bob Seger, Brownsville Station	Stadium
1973	The Fantasmagical Flash & Filigree Holocaust Flash Cadilac, Steve Martin	Stadium
1974	Seals & Croft	Stadium
1975	Stephen Stills and the Outlaws	Stadium
1976	Cheech and Chong, Little River Band, Meisburg & Walters	Stadium
1977	Kris Kristofferson, Rita Collidge, Billy Swan, Barbara Carroll	Stadium
1978	Winter Brothers Band	Union Green
1979	Bill Cosby, Sea Level & Leroux	Stadium
1980	Little River Band, Dirt Band	Stadium
1981	Beach Boys	Civic Center
1982	Bob Hope, Gary U.S. Bonds	Civic Center
1983	Talking Heads	Civic Center
1984	Chicago, Alan Kaye	Civic Center
1985	Chuck Berry, Martha Reeves, Sam Moore	Civic Center
1986	Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band	Civic Center
1987	The Outfield, Jimmy Davis & Junction	Civic Center
1988	Rod Stewart	Civic Center
1989	Jay Leno, Cherelle	Stadium
1990	Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Richard Jeni	Civic Center
1991	Dennis Miller, Jeff Foxworthy	Civic Center
1992	Bobcat Goldwaite, Neven Nealson, J. Sweeney	Civic Center
1993	Howie Mandel	Civic Center
1994	Jeff Foxworthy, Chris Spencer	Civic Center
1995	Adam Sandler	Civic Center
1996	Carrot Top	Civic Center
1997	David Spade, J.B. Cook	Civic Center
1998	Jay Mohr	Civic Center
1999	Sinbad	Civic Center
2000	Dave Chappelle	Civic Center
2001	Andy Dick, Vic Henly	Civic Center
2002	Rudy Rush, Dane Cook	Civic Center
2003	Cedric the Entertainer	Civic Center
2004	Jamie Kaler, Larry the Cable Guy	Civic Center
2005	Dave Attell, Carlos Mencia	Civic Center
2006	Stephen Colbert	Civic Center
2007	Sarah Silverman	Civic Center
2008	Jimmy Fallon	Civic Center
2009	Jim Gaffigan	Civic Center
2010	Fred Armisen, John Oliver	Civic Center
2011	Craig Ferguson	Civic Center
2012	Kathy Griffin	Civic Center
2013	Nick Offerman, Retta	Civic Center
2014	Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost	Civic Center
2015	Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein, Mark Normand, Kyle Dunnigan	Civic Center
2016	Whitney Cummings, Judah Friedlander, Nicole Byer	Civic Center
2017	Hannibal Buress, Jak Knight	Civic Center
2018	Nick Kroll	Civic Center
2019	Pete Davidson	Civic Center

External links

• FSU PowWow official site

References

1. About Pow Wow