SWOSUpalooza
Encyclopedia
SWOSUpalooza is an annual concert on the Weatherford
campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University
. 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 was a free campus event for the first ten years of its existence. In 2010, SWOSU SGA voted to implement a minimal ticket cost in order to raise additional funds and be able to bring in larger bands.
Eve 6
played their first public performance after reuniting all original members at SWOSUpalooza 12 in April 2011.
Headliner: Mollys Yes
Openers: Between Thieves
, Mercury 1
Headliner: Underwater People
Openers: Time Machine, Spoken, Subseven
, Solomonsplendor, Banner Road, Escape The Goat, 5 Star Day, Lotic
Headliner: The Mimsies
Openers: Bleach, Wakeland, Stat Band, Subseven
, Ephraim, The Destro, Walrus, Banner Road, Philadelphia
Headliner: Sly's Alter Ego (2004 94.7 The Buzz
March Bandness
winner)
Openers: Farewell Down, Sum Of Us, Banner Road, TroopSonic, The Weeping Tree, Solomonsplendor
Headliner: Subseven
Openers: Winter Circle (2005 94.7 The Buzz
March Bandness
winner), Jackson After The Accident, Welcome The Silence, Handing By A Thread, The Fighting Potato Wedges, Tulchalk
Headliner: Fresh Sunday (2006 94.7 The Buzz
March Bandness
winner)
Openers: Slingshot Method, Falling Sideways, Solomonsplendor, Hollow, Evicted, Lights Out
Headliner: Hush Hush Commotion (2007 94.7 The Buzz
March Bandness
winner)
Openers: Winter Circle, Slingshot Method, Congress Of A Crow, Chris Eaton Band, El Paso Hot Button, Meinert Brothers Band
Headliner: No Justice
Openers: Meant2B, Hush Hush Commotion, Skinny Road Walking, Hollow, Vannadine
Headliner: Randy Rogers Band
Openers: Skinny Road Walking, 306, Welcome The Silence (2009 94.7 The Buzz
March Bandness
winner)
Headliner: Johnny Cooper
Openers: Bart Crow Band, Devlin, Ruffcutt, Theatre Breaks Loose
Headliner: Eve 6
(first performance with original lineup since 2004)
Openers: Bleu Edmonson, Green Corn Revival
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 10,833 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Weatherford is located at , elevation 1,647 feet ....
campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Weatherford and Sayre, Oklahoma. It is one of seven state regional universities in the state of Oklahoma.The current president of SWOSU is Randy Beutler.-History:...
. Borrowing its name, in part, from the Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
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
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
as headliners.
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. 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.SWOSUpalooza was a free campus event for the first ten years of its existence. In 2010, SWOSU SGA voted to implement a minimal ticket cost in order to raise additional funds and be able to bring in larger bands.
Eve 6
Eve 6
Eve 6 is an American rock band from Southern California, who are most well known for their hit singles "Inside Out", "Leech", and the slow anthem "Here's to the Night". They disbanded in 2004, returned in 2007 with a new lineup, and finally reunited with all three original members in March 2011...
played their first public performance after reuniting all original members at SWOSUpalooza 12 in April 2011.
SWOSUpalooza 1
Date: April 13, 2000Headliner: Mollys Yes
Openers: Between Thieves
Between Thieves
Between Thieves was a Christian musical group that formed in Dallas, Texas in 1990. Their name represents the location of Jesus Christ at his death; "And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left." They formed under the name Judah, and during both...
, Mercury 1
SWOSUpalooza 3
Date: April 18, 2002Headliner: Underwater People
Openers: Time Machine, Spoken, Subseven
Subseven
Subseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
, Solomonsplendor, Banner Road, Escape The Goat, 5 Star Day, Lotic
SWOSUpalooza 4
Date: April 24, 2003Headliner: The Mimsies
Openers: Bleach, Wakeland, Stat Band, Subseven
Subseven
Subseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
, Ephraim, The Destro, Walrus, Banner Road, Philadelphia
SWOSUpalooza 5
Date: April 15, 2004Headliner: Sly's Alter Ego (2004 94.7 The Buzz
KBRU
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew".-History:...
March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
winner)
Openers: Farewell Down, Sum Of Us, Banner Road, TroopSonic, The Weeping Tree, Solomonsplendor
SWOSUpalooza 6
Date: April 14, 2005Headliner: Subseven
Subseven
Subseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
Openers: Winter Circle (2005 94.7 The Buzz
KBRU
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew".-History:...
March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
winner), Jackson After The Accident, Welcome The Silence, Handing By A Thread, The Fighting Potato Wedges, Tulchalk
SWOSUpalooza 7
Date: April 13, 2006Headliner: Fresh Sunday (2006 94.7 The Buzz
KBRU
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew".-History:...
March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
winner)
Openers: Slingshot Method, Falling Sideways, Solomonsplendor, Hollow, Evicted, Lights Out
SWOSUpalooza 8
Date: April 12, 2007Headliner: Hush Hush Commotion (2007 94.7 The Buzz
KBRU
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew".-History:...
March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
winner)
Openers: Winter Circle, Slingshot Method, Congress Of A Crow, Chris Eaton Band, El Paso Hot Button, Meinert Brothers Band
SWOSUpalooza 9
Date: April 24, 2008Headliner: No Justice
No justice
No Justice is a Red Dirt/Texas Country band which is originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Stillwater has also produced musical talents such as Jimmy LaFave, Garth Brooks, The Great Divide, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stoney LaRue, Mike McClure and Jason Boland & the Stragglers...
Openers: Meant2B, Hush Hush Commotion, Skinny Road Walking, Hollow, Vannadine
SWOSUpalooza 10
Date: April 16, 2009Headliner: Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers Band
The Randy Rogers Band is an American Texas Country group from the state of Texas. The band is composed of Randy Rogers , Geoffrey Hill , Jon Richardson , Brady Black , and Les Lawless . They have recorded four studio albums and two live albums, and have charted six singles on the Billboard Hot...
Openers: Skinny Road Walking, 306, Welcome The Silence (2009 94.7 The Buzz
KBRU
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew".-History:...
March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
winner)
SWOSUpalooza 11
Date: April 15, 2010Headliner: Johnny Cooper
Openers: Bart Crow Band, Devlin, Ruffcutt, Theatre Breaks Loose
SWOSUpalooza 12
Date: April 14, 2011Headliner: Eve 6
Eve 6
Eve 6 is an American rock band from Southern California, who are most well known for their hit singles "Inside Out", "Leech", and the slow anthem "Here's to the Night". They disbanded in 2004, returned in 2007 with a new lineup, and finally reunited with all three original members in March 2011...
(first performance with original lineup since 2004)
Openers: Bleu Edmonson, Green Corn Revival