SWOSUPalooza

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.

SWOSUPalooza
Status	Active
Genre	Live music
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S.
Years active	20
Inaugurated	April 13, 2000
Founder	Chip Diffendaffer[1]
Most recent	April 5–6, 2019

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, 2020[6] following a full transition to virtual course delivery for the spring 2020 semester due to COVID-19.[7] This marks the first time that SWOSUPalooza will take place during the fall semester.

Concerts

SWOSU- Palooza	Date	Headliners	Others	Location	Ref
1	Thursday April 13, 2000	Mollys Yes	Between Thieves Mercury 1	SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[8]
2	Thursday April 19, 2001	Caroline's Spine	SpinAround Mercury 1 Roustabouts Spill	SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[2][9][10]
3	Thursday April 18, 2002	Underwater People	Time Machine Spoken Subseven Solomonsplendor Banner Road Escape The Goat 5 Star Day Lotic	SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[11]
4	Thursday April 24, 2003	The Mimsies	Bleach Wakeland Stat Band Subseven Ephraim The Destro Walrus Banner Road Philadelphia	SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[12]
5	Thursday 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 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[13]
6	Thursday 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 35.5343°N 98.7078°W / 35.5343; -98.7078 (Centennial Clock Tower)	[14]
7	Thursday April 13, 2006	Fresh Sunday [note 3]	Slingshot Method Falling Sideways Solomonsplendor Hollow Evicted Lights Out	SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium [note 4] 35.5350°N 98.7108°W / 35.5350; -98.7108 (south of Milam Stadium)	[15]
8	Thursday 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 35.5337°N 98.7071°W / 35.5337; -98.7071 (Memorial Student Center)	[16]
9	Thursday April 24, 2008	No Justice Meant2B	Hush Hush Commotion Skinny Road Walkin Hollow Vannadine	SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium [note 4] 35.5350°N 98.7108°W / 35.5350; -98.7108 (south of Milam Stadium)	[17]
10	Thursday April 16, 2009	Randy Rogers Band	Welcome The Silence [note 6] 306 Skinny Road Walking	SWOSU campus Milam Stadium 35.5360°N 98.7108°W / 35.5360; -98.7108 (Milam Stadium)	[18]
11	Thursday April 15, 2010	Johnny Cooper The Bart Crow Band	Delvin Ruffcutt Theatre Breaks Loose Sarah Simpson [note 7]	SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center)	[4]
12	Thursday April 14, 2011	Eve 6 [note 8]	Green Corn Revival Bleu Edmonson	SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center)	[19]
13	Thursday April 19, 2012	Stoney LaRue	Delvin Sirleaf Curtis & Luckey Josh Sallee	SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35.5361°N 98.7098°W / 35.5361; -98.7098 (Wellness Center)	[20]
14	Thursday April 25, 2013	David Nail	Jenny Simms	Rader Park Doug Villines Pavilion 35.5650°N 98.6756°W / 35.5650; -98.6756 (Doug Villines Pavilion)	[21]
15	Saturday April 5, 2014	Graham Colton Falls	At Long Last Denver Duncan Tallows	SWOSU campus Centennial Clock Tower 35.5343°N 98.7078°W / 35.5343; -98.7078 (Centennial Clock Tower)	[22]
16	Friday April 10, 2015	Jason Boland & The Stragglers Graham Colton	Jared Deck and the Travelers Autumn Ray	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[23]
17	Tuesday April 19, 2016	Whiskey Myers	Read Southall	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[24]
18	Thursday March 30, 2017	Shane Smith & The Saints Koe Wetzel	Tyler Wilhelm & A Few Dollars More	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[25]
19	Friday–Saturday April 6–7, 2018	Stoney LaRue Ben Rector	Flatland Cavalry Keelan Donovan	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[26]
20	Friday April 5, 2019	Parker McCollum Read Southall Band	Hunter Thomas	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[27]
	Saturday April 6, 2019	Keelan Donovan	Scott Hand Han Yu Shih Yesterdayz Pantz Grant Scowden Jared Deck	Crowder Lake University Park 35.4003°N 98.6991°W / 35.4003; -98.6991 (Crowder Lake University Park)
21	Thursday August 20, 2020	Flatland Cavalry	Mike Ryan Triston Marez	SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35.5348°N 98.7109°W / 35.5348; -98.7109 (Pioneer Cellular Event Center)	[28]

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. 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

References

1. Brandon Berry (April 28, 2004). "2000 graduate is web manager of Southwestern". The Southwestern (95/25). p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
2. Alanna Bradley (January 31, 2001). "Big names headline 2nd SWOSUpalooza". The Southwestern (92/14). p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
3. Andrea Ward (March 8, 2000). "SWOSUpalooza may rock campus". The Southwestern (91/19). p. 10. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
4. "SWOSUPalooza 11 is Thursday". SWOSU. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
5. SWOSU [@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 [@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.
7. "Update on COVID-19". March 21, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
8. "SWOSUpalooza coming next week". The Southwestern (91/21). April 5, 2000. p. 17. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
9. "Props and prizes at palooza". The Southwestern (92/22). April 4, 2001. p. 4. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
10. "SWOSUpalooza just a week away". The Southwestern (92/23). April 11, 2001. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
11. "Nine Bands to be Featured in SWOSUpalooza". Thomas Tribune. Thomas, Oklahoma. April 4, 2002. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
12. Jon Matthews (April 9, 2003). "Stage is set for Palooza". The Southwestern (94/23). p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
13. Leslee Yount (April 7, 2004). "'palooza features contest winner". The Southwestern (95/22). p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
14. "SWOSUpalooza Coming This Thursday". SWOSU. April 13, 2005. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
15. "SWOSUpalooza is Coming Up April 13". SWOSU. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
16. "SWOSUpalooza 8 Lineup Announced by SGA". SWOSU. March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
17. "SWOSUpalooza 9 Hits April 24". SWOSU. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
18. "SWOSUPalooza is April 16". SWOSU. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
19. "SWOSUPalooza Featuring Three Bands This Thursday". SWOSU. April 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
20. "SWOSUPalooza Lineup Announced for April 19 Event". SWOSU. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
21. "Free SWOSUPalooza Outdoor Concert to Feature Country Music Sensation David Nail". SWOSU. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
22. "Graham Colton, Falls lead SWOSUPalooza this Saturday". SWOSU. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
23. "Jason Boland & the Stragglers Headline Friday's SWOSUPalooza Concert". SWOSU. April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
24. "SWOSUPalooza Concert Featuring Whiskey Myers is Tuesday". SWOSU. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
25. "SWOSUPalooza is Thursday". SWOSU. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
26. "Two Fun Days Planned April 6–7 at SWOSUpalooza". SWOSU. March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
27. "SWOSUpalooza and Crowder Lake Activities Planned this Weekend". SWOSU. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
28. "Trio of Musical Artists Set for SWOSUpalooza 2020". February 7, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

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