SWOSUPalooza

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{primary sources|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox recurring event | name =  | native_name = | image =  | imagesize = frameless | caption = Logo for SWOSUpalooza 12 | status = Active | frequency = Annually | location = Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S. | founder_name = Chip Diffendaffer<ref name=SWern.Diffendaffer/> | years_active = {{age|2000|1|1}} | first = April 13, 2000 | last = March 25, 2021 | genre = Live music }}

'''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.<ref name=R02.1/> 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.<ref name=SWern.Rock/>

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.<ref name=R11/>

SWOSUPalooza 21, originally scheduled to take place on April 9, 2020,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=swosu |author-link=SWOSU |number=1222646300837142528 |title=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!|date=2020-01-29 |accessdate=2020-04-14}}</ref> was rescheduled for August 20<ref>{{cite tweet |user=swosu |author-link=SWOSU |number=1240404439690891276 |title=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)|date=2020-03-18 |accessdate=2020-04-14}}</ref> 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.<ref name=R21/> Thus, there was no concert in 2020.

==Concerts==  {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! SWOSU- Palooza !! Date !! Headliners !! Others !! Location !! Ref |- | 1 || Thursday April 13, 2000 || Mollys Yes || Between Thieves Mercury 1 || SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R01/> |- | 2 || Thursday April 19, 2001 || Caroline's Spine || SpinAround Mercury 1 Roustabouts Spill || SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R02.1/><ref name=R02.2/><ref name=R02.3/> |- | 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 {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R03/> |- | 4 || Thursday April 24, 2003 || The Mimsies || Bleach Wakeland Stat Band Subseven Ephraim The Destro Walrus Banner Road Philadelphia || SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R04/> |- | 5 || Thursday April 15, 2004 || Sly's Alter Ego {{refn|group=note|2004 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner}} || Farewell Down Sum Of Us Banner Road TroopSonic The Weeping Tree Solomonsplendor || SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R05/> |- | 6 || Thursday April 14, 2005 || Subseven || Winter Circle {{refn|group=note|2005 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner}} Jackson After The Accident Welcome The Silence Handing By A Thread The Fighting Potato Wedges Tulchalk || SWOSU campus Centennial Clock Tower {{coord |35.5343 |N |98.7078 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Centennial Clock Tower |display=inline}} || <ref name=R06/> |- | 7 || Thursday April 13, 2006 || Fresh Sunday {{refn|group=note|2006 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner}} || Slingshot Method Falling Sideways Solomonsplendor Hollow Evicted Lights Out || SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium {{refn|group=note|name=som|Prior to construction of Pioneer Cellular Event Center on the site}} {{coord |35.5350 |N |98.7108 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=south of Milam Stadium |display=inline}} || <ref name=R07/> |- | 8 || Thursday April 12, 2007 || Hush Hush Commotion {{refn|group=note|2007 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner}} || Winter Circle Slingshot Method Congress Of A Crow Chris Eaton Band El Paso Hot Button Meinert Brothers Band || SWOSU campus Memorial Student Center {{coord |35.5337 |N |98.7071 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Memorial Student Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R08/> |- | 9 || Thursday April 24, 2008 || No Justice Meant2B || Hush Hush Commotion Skinny Road Walkin Hollow Vannadine || SWOSU campus south of Milam Stadium {{refn|group=note|name=som}} {{coord |35.5350 |N |98.7108 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=south of Milam Stadium |display=inline}} || <ref name=R09/> |- | 10 || Thursday April 16, 2009 || Randy Rogers Band || Welcome The Silence {{refn|group=note|2009 94.7 The Buzz March Bandness winner}} 306 Skinny Road Walking || SWOSU campus Milam Stadium {{coord |35.5360 |N |98.7108 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Milam Stadium |display=inline}} || <ref name=R10/> |- | 11 || Thursday April 15, 2010 || Johnny Cooper The Bart Crow Band || Delvin Ruffcutt Theatre Breaks Loose Sarah Simpson {{refn|group=note|Miss SWOSU 2010}} || SWOSU campus Wellness Center {{coord |35.5361 |N |98.7098 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Wellness Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R11/> |- | 12 || Thursday April 14, 2011 || Eve 6 {{refn|group=note|First performance with original members since 2004}} || Green Corn Revival Bleu Edmonson || SWOSU campus Wellness Center {{coord |35.5361 |N |98.7098 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Wellness Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R12/> |- | 13 || Thursday April 19, 2012 || Stoney LaRue || Delvin Sirleaf Curtis & Luckey Josh Sallee || SWOSU campus Wellness Center {{coord |35.5361 |N |98.7098 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Wellness Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R13/> |- | 14 || Thursday April 25, 2013 || David Nail || Jenny Simms || Rader Park Doug Villines Pavilion {{coord |35.5650 |N |98.6756 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Doug Villines Pavilion |display=inline}} || <ref name=R14/> |- | 15 || Saturday April 5, 2014 || Graham Colton Falls || At Long Last Denver Duncan Tallows || SWOSU campus Centennial Clock Tower {{coord |35.5343 |N |98.7078 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Centennial Clock Tower |display=inline}} || <ref name=R15/> |- | 16 || Friday April 10, 2015 || Jason Boland & The Stragglers Graham Colton || Jared Deck and the Travelers Autumn Ray || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R16/> |- | 17 || Tuesday April 19, 2016 || Whiskey Myers || Read Southall || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R17/> |- | 18 || Thursday March 30, 2017 || Shane Smith & The Saints Koe Wetzel || Tyler Wilhelm & A Few Dollars More || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} || <ref name=R18/> |- | 19 || Friday–Saturday April 6–7, 2018 || Stoney LaRue Ben Rector || Flatland Cavalry Keelan Donovan || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} | <ref name=R19/> |- | rowspan="2" | 20 || Friday April 5, 2019 || Parker McCollum Read Southall Band || Hunter Thomas || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} | rowspan="2" | <ref name=R20/> |- | Saturday April 6, 2019 || Keelan Donovan || Scott Hand Han Yu Shih Yesterdayz Pantz Grant Scowden Jared Deck || Crowder Lake University Park {{coord |35.4003 |N |98.6991 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Crowder Lake University Park |display=inline}} |- | 21 || Thursday March 25, 2021 {{refn|group=note|Postponed from April 2020 due to COVID-19}} || Flatland Cavalry || Mike Ryan Triston Marez || SWOSU campus Pioneer Cellular Event Center {{coord |35.5348 |N |98.7109 |W |region:US-OK_type:event |name=Pioneer Cellular Event Center |display=inline}} | <ref name=R21/> |}

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==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=R01>{{cite news |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza coming next week |work=The Southwestern |issue=91/21 |date=April 5, 2000 |page=17}}</ref>

<ref name=R02.1>{{cite news |author=Alanna Bradley |title=Big names headline 2nd SWOSUpalooza |work=The Southwestern |issue=92/14 |date=January 31, 2001 |page=1}}</ref>

<ref name=R02.2>{{cite news |author= |title=Props and prizes at palooza |work=The Southwestern |issue=92/22 |date=April 4, 2001 |page=4}}</ref>

<ref name=R02.3>{{cite news |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza just a week away |work=The Southwestern |issue=92/23 |date=April 11, 2001 |page=3}}</ref>

<ref name=R03>{{cite news |author= |title=Nine Bands to be Featured in SWOSUpalooza |url=http://tms.stparchive.com/Archive/TMS/TMS04042002P04.php |accessdate=July 15, 2014 |work=Thomas Tribune |date=April 4, 2002 |location=Thomas, Oklahoma |page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715070016/http://tms.stparchive.com/Archive/TMS/TMS04042002P04.php |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R04>{{cite news |author=Jon Matthews |title=Stage is set for Palooza |work=The Southwestern |issue=94/23 |date=April 9, 2003 |page=1}}</ref>

<ref name=R05>{{cite news |author=Leslee Yount |title='palooza features contest winner |work=The Southwestern |issue=95/22 |date=April 7, 2004 |page=1}}</ref>

<ref name=R06>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza Coming This Thursday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2005/2005-04-13a.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 13, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715070425/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2005/2005-04-13a.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R07>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza is Coming Up April 13 |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2006/2006-04-07a.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715071434/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2006/2006-04-07a.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R08>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza 8 Lineup Announced by SGA |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2007/2007-03-15a.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=March 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715072051/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2007/2007-03-15a.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R09>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza 9 Hits April 24 |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2008/2008-04-11b.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715072442/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2008/2008-04-11b.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R10>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza is April 16 |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2009/2009-04-02c.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715072632/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2009/2009-04-02c.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R11>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza 11 is Thursday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2010/2010-04-13d.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715072749/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2010/2010-04-13d.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R12>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza Featuring Three Bands This Thursday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2011/2011-04-12b.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017025839/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2011/2011-04-12b.aspx |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R13>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza Lineup Announced for April 19 Event |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2012/2012-03-15a.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715073047/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2012/2012-03-15a.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R14>{{cite web |author= |title=Free SWOSUPalooza Outdoor Concert to Feature Country Music Sensation David Nail |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2013/2013-04-11c.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |date=April 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715073203/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2013/2013-04-11c.aspx |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R15>{{cite web |author= |title=Graham Colton, Falls lead SWOSUPalooza this Saturday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2014/2014-03-31e.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=July 13, 2014 |date=March 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713232841/http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2014/2014-03-31e.aspx |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R16>{{cite web |author= |title=Jason Boland & the Stragglers Headline Friday's SWOSUPalooza Concert |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2015/2015-04-03c.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=December 20, 2015 |date=April 3, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=R17>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza Concert Featuring Whiskey Myers is Tuesday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2016/2016-04-15e.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=April 20, 2016 |date=April 15, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=R18>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUPalooza is Thursday |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2017/2017-03-28b.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=March 30, 2017 |date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=R19>{{cite web |author= |title=Two Fun Days Planned April 6–7 at SWOSUpalooza |url=http://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2018/2018-03-28c.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=April 27, 2018 |date=March 28, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name=R20>{{cite web |author= |title=SWOSUpalooza and Crowder Lake Activities Planned this Weekend |url=https://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2019/2019-04-01a.aspx |website=SWOSU |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406091051/https://www.swosu.edu/news/releases/2019/2019-04-01a.aspx |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=R21>{{cite web |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5672152/coronavirus-in-oklahoma-southwestern-oklahoma-state-university-reschedules-swosupalooza-to-2021 |work=The Oklahoman |title=Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Southwestern Oklahoma State University reschedules SWOSUpalooza to 2021 |date=2020-09-22 |first=Brandy |last=McDonnell |accessdate=2020-11-09}}</ref>

<ref name=SWern.Rock>{{cite news |author=Andrea Ward |title=SWOSUpalooza may rock campus |work=The Southwestern |issue=91/19 |date=March 8, 2000 |page=10}}</ref>

<ref name=SWern.Diffendaffer>{{cite news |author=Brandon Berry |title=2000 graduate is web manager of Southwestern |work=The Southwestern |issue=95/25 |date=April 28, 2004 |page=6}}</ref>

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