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Walk In Lay Down
Walk In Lay Down (commonly referred to as WILD[1]) is a
concert event held in the Brookings Quadrangle at Wash-
2008 Fall WILD
ington University in St. Louis twice each year since 1973. 2008 Fall WILD occurred on October 11, 2008. It featured
The concert is named for an old tradition in which stu- a stop on the Hip Hop Live tour, which included Talib
dents would bring sofas into the quad and lie on them Kweli, David Banner and Little Brother backed by the
while watching the performances. This tradition is still 10 piece Rhythm Roots All Stars. In addition, Kid Sister,
allowed but is no longer commonplace. In fall 2007 the Maromio, and St. Louis rapper Nite Owl appeared as
University attempted to revive this tradition by supply- openers.
ing inflatable couches for use during the concert[2]. WILD
is sponsored by the Washington University Student
Union and is produced by the student group Team 31
2008 Spring WILD
Productions (Official Site) and is regarded as one of the 2008 Spring WILD occurred on April 25, 2008. It featured
biggest social events on campus each semester[3]. WILD is George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars as the headliner
free to University students and faculty, and students may and Under the Influence of Giants and Will Hoge as open-
purchase tickets for visitors. Drinking on the day of WILD ing acts[5].
is very commonplace and students who are over 21 are Due to weather restrictions, Under the Influence of
allowed to bring one six-pack of 12-oz beer cans to the Giants were unable to perform.
event[4]. Held at the beginning of the fall semester and
the end of the spring semester, WILD generally features
several local bands and one or two nationally known
2007 Fall WILD
recording artists or groups. Recent headliners at WILD 2007 Fall WILD was on Saturday September 29, 2007, fea-
include Guster, Ben Folds, and Lil’ Jon & the Eastside turing Lupe Fiasco, DJ Unk, Sugarhill Gang and Kid
Boyz. Beyond.[2]
2011 Fall WILD 2007 Spring WILD
2011 Fall WILD occurred on Friday, September 16th, 2011. 2007 Spring WILD was on Friday, April 27, 2007, featuring
It featured OCD: Moosh and Twist, The White Panda, and OK GO, Reel Big Fish, and Cut Chemist.
Mike Posner.
2011 Spring WILD
2011 Spring WILD occurred on April 29th, 2011. It fea-
tured The Jakebertonz, DJ DYNAST, Flying Lotus, DJ
PiQue, and headliner Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic
Zeros.
2010 Fall WILD
2010 Fall WILD occurred on October 9th, 2010. Opened
by Sobriquet, it featured Amanda Blank, Major Lazer, and
headliner Wale. Aaron Newman made a guest appearance • Spring W.I.L.D. 2007 Crowd
as well. • Spring W.I.L.D. 2007 Crowd
• Spring W.I.L.D Aerial View
2010 Spring WILD • Spring W.I.L.D Nighttime Crowd
2010 Spring WILD occurred on April 30th, 2010. It fea-
tured Shwayze and Cold War Kids, but because of weath- Past WILDs
er restrictions, Sobriquet was unable to perform. The following is a chronology of past WILDs.[6] [7]
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Semester Headliner Other Performer(s)
Spring Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Flying Lotus
2011 Zeros
Fall 2010 Wale Amanda Blank, Major Lazer
Spring Cold War Kids Shwayze, Sobriquet
2010
Fall 2009 Method Man and Redman Passion Pit, K’naan
Spring The Black Keys The Cool Kids, B.o.B, Filligar
2009
Fall 2008 Talib Kweli David Banner, Little Brother, Kid Sister, Nite Owl, Maromio
Spring George Clinton and the P-Funk All- Under the Influence of Giants, Will Hoge
2008 Stars
Fall 2007 Lupe Fiasco DJ Unk, Sugarhill Gang, Kid Beyond
Spring OK GO Reel Big Fish, Cut Chemist
2007
Fall 2006 Guster Rahzel, Eliot Morris
Spring Ben Folds Matt Nathanson, Duncan Sheik, The Feed
2006
Fall 2005 Lil’ Jon & the Eastside Boyz Lil’ Scrappy, The Quor, Stevie Stone, Toyy
Spring Robert Randolph & the Family Sister Hazel, Michael Kelsey, The Hatch
2005 Band
Fall 2004 Ozomatli Nappy Roots, Murphy Lee
Spring Live Lucky Boys Confusion, Ingram Hill, The Hatch
2004
Fall 2003 Busta Rhymes Talib Kweli, Sac Lunch
Spring Better Than Ezra Tony Lang Band, Sac Lunch
2003
Fall 2002 Jurassic 5 Black-Eyed Peas
Spring Cancelled due to weather
2002
Fall 2001 Benefit for 9/11
Spring Crazy Town Eve 6, Saliva
2001
Fall 2000 The Roots Javier Mendoza Band
Spring Outkast Dispatch
2000
Fall 1999 G. Love & Special Sauce Argonaut Tour, Nathanael’s Creed
Spring They Might Be Giants The Coup
1999
Fall 1998 King Floyd
Spring Stir The Getaway People, Original Blunted Soldier, Orange Tree
1998:
Fall 1997 De La Soul Rondo’s Blues Deluxe, Five Star and the Inhalations
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Spring The Samples The Scofflaws, The Guts
1997
Fall 1996 Souls of Mischief Isaac Green and the Skalars
Spring Porno for Pyros The Roots
1996
Fall 1995 Guided by Voices Man or Astroman, Poster Children, Trouser
Fall 1994 Veruca Salt Morphine, Reggae at Will, The Charles Minnow Experience
Spring They Might Be Giants
1994
Fall 1993 Widespread Panic Flowerhead, Wagon
Fall 1992 The Spin Doctors
Spring A Tribe Called Quest
1992
Fall 1991 Warren Zevon Trip Shakespeare, Movie-Silence of the Lambs
Spring The BoDeans
1990
Fall 1989 The Romantics Movie-Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Spring The Risk Movie-Silence of the Lambs
1989
Fall 1988 The Romantics Three Merry Widows, Movie-Ghostbusters
Spring Otis Day and the Knights Alazone, The Happy Children, Movie-The Sure Thing
1988
Fall 1987 Steve Earle & The Dukes The Stranded Lads, Movie-The Blues Brothers
Spring Jason and the Scorchers Rondo’s Blues Deluxe, Comedian Eric Kornfeld, Movie-Ferris Buel-
1987 er’s Day Off
Fall 1986 The Busboys Kool Ray and the Polaroidz, Movie-An American Werewolf in Lon-
don
Spring Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman Jake’s Leg, Movie-Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke
1986
Fall 1985 Pure Prairie League Movie-Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Other Performers •
•
R.E.M.
Chuck Berry
The following musical acts have also performed at • Hieroglyphics
WILD[6]: • The Guess Who
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See also
Campus Life at Washington University in St. Louis
References
[1] Definition of Walk In, Lay Down
[2] ^ Student Life - New WILD policies cause mixed
reactions
[3] The WUSTL page on USNews college rankings.
WILD is mentioned under "Most popular cultural
and campus events"
[4] WILD policies
[5] Student Life: Spring 2008 WILD
• The Association [6] ^ Past Bands at WILD
• The Grateful Dead [7] Fall 1985 to Spring 1990 added June 4 2010 by Scott
• Sly and the Family Stone Keller WU EN 90 and former Team 31 leader
• Little Feat
• Weather Report External links
• Team31/WILD Official Site
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