# 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.

## 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 price in order to raise additional funds and be able to bring in bigger bands.
SWOSUPalooza 21, originally scheduled to take place on April 9, 2020, was rescheduled for August 20 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. Thus, there was no concert in 2020.

## Concerts

| SWOSU- Palooza | Date | Headliners | Others | Location |
| 1 | Thursday April 13, 2000 | Mollys Yes | Between Thieves Mercury 1 | SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35°32′01″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 2 | Thursday April 19, 2001 | Caroline's Spine | SpinAround Mercury 1 Roustabouts Spill | SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35°32′01″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 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°32′01″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 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°32′01″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 5 | Thursday April 15, 2004 | Sly's Alter Ego | Farewell Down Sum Of Us Banner Road TroopSonic The Weeping Tree Solomonsplendor | SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center 35°32′01″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 6 | Thursday April 14, 2005 | Subseven | Winter Circle Jackson After The Accident Welcome The Silence Handing By A Thread The Fighting Potato Wedges Tulchalk | SWOSU campus Centennial Clock Tower 35°32′03″N 98°42′28″W﻿ / ﻿35.5343°N 98.7078°W﻿ / 35.5343; -98.7078﻿ (Centennial Clock Tower) |
| 7 | Thursday April 13, 2006 | Fresh Sunday | Slingshot Method Falling Sideways Solomonsplendor Hollow Evicted Lights Out | SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium 35°32′06″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5350°N 98.7108°W﻿ / 35.5350; -98.7108﻿ (south of Milam Stadium) |
| 8 | Thursday April 12, 2007 | Hush Hush Commotion | 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″N 98°42′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.5337°N 98.7071°W﻿ / 35.5337; -98.7071﻿ (Memorial Student Center) |
| 9 | Thursday April 24, 2008 | No Justice Meant2B | Hush Hush Commotion Skinny Road Walkin Hollow Vannadine | SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium 35°32′06″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5350°N 98.7108°W﻿ / 35.5350; -98.7108﻿ (south of Milam Stadium) |
| 10 | Thursday April 16, 2009 | Randy Rogers Band | Welcome The Silence 306 Skinny Road Walking | SWOSU campus Milam Stadium 35°32′10″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5360°N 98.7108°W﻿ / 35.5360; -98.7108﻿ (Milam Stadium) |
| 11 | Thursday April 15, 2010 | Johnny Cooper The Bart Crow Band | Delvin Ruffcutt Theatre Breaks Loose Sarah Simpson | SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35°32′10″N 98°42′35″W﻿ / ﻿35.5361°N 98.7098°W﻿ / 35.5361; -98.7098﻿ (Wellness Center) |
| 12 | Thursday April 14, 2011 | Eve 6 | Green Corn Revival Bleu Edmonson | SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35°32′10″N 98°42′35″W﻿ / ﻿35.5361°N 98.7098°W﻿ / 35.5361; -98.7098﻿ (Wellness Center) |
| 13 | Thursday April 19, 2012 | Stoney LaRue | Delvin Sirleaf Curtis & Luckey Josh Sallee | SWOSU campus Wellness Center 35°32′10″N 98°42′35″W﻿ / ﻿35.5361°N 98.7098°W﻿ / 35.5361; -98.7098﻿ (Wellness Center) |
| 14 | Thursday April 25, 2013 | David Nail | Jenny Simms | Rader Park Doug Villines Pavilion 35°33′54″N 98°40′32″W﻿ / ﻿35.5650°N 98.6756°W﻿ / 35.5650; -98.6756﻿ (Doug Villines Pavilion) |
| 15 | Saturday April 5, 2014 | Graham Colton Falls | At Long Last Denver Duncan Tallows | SWOSU campus Centennial Clock Tower 35°32′03″N 98°42′28″W﻿ / ﻿35.5343°N 98.7078°W﻿ / 35.5343; -98.7078﻿ (Centennial Clock Tower) |
| 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°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |
| 17 | Tuesday April 19, 2016 | Whiskey Myers | Read Southall | SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |
| 18 | Thursday March 30, 2017 | Shane Smith & The Saints Koe Wetzel | Tyler Wilhelm & A Few Dollars More | SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |
| 19 | Friday–Saturday April 6–7, 2018 | Stoney LaRue Ben Rector | Flatland Cavalry Keelan Donovan | SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |
| 20 | Friday April 5, 2019 | Parker McCollum Read Southall Band | Hunter Thomas | SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |
| 20 | Saturday April 6, 2019 | Keelan Donovan | Scott Hand Han Yu Shih Yesterdayz Pantz Grant Scowden Jared Deck | Crowder Lake University Park 35°24′01″N 98°41′57″W﻿ / ﻿35.4003°N 98.6991°W﻿ / 35.4003; -98.6991﻿ (Crowder Lake University Park) |
| 21 | Thursday March 25, 2021 | Flatland Cavalry | Mike Ryan Triston Marez | SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center 35°32′05″N 98°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.5348°N 98.7109°W﻿ / 35.5348; -98.7109﻿ (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) |