Walk In Lay Down (commonly referred to as WILD[1]) is a biannual concert event held in the Brookings Quadrangle at Washington University in St. Louis and has been a campus tradition since its inception in 1973. WILD, produced by the WUSTL Social Programming Board, is sponsored by the Washington University Student Union and is the largest student run event at the university.[2] WILD is free to university undergraduate students and has rooted itself in the campus culture as an exciting time of the semester for students of the university to get together and celebrate free live music, food, and friends.

History

WILD was first held in 1973 and was originally presented as a movie screening event. Around the 1980s, the event then expanded to incorporate musical acts to accompany the movies. By the early 1990s, the movies were dropped altogether and WILD became the music festival that it is now.[3] In 2013, production of WILD was passed on from student group Team 31 Productions to the WUSTL Social Programming Board.[4]

WILD was built on a history of Washington University hosting great music including Ray Charles (1959), The Righteous Brothers (1966), The Temptations (1966), the Kingsmen, Simon and Garfunkel (1967) the Loving Spoonful (1967), the Yardbirds (1967), the Grateful Dead (1989),[5] the Velvet Underground (1969), Jethro Tull (1970), Sly and the Family Stone (1973), Frank Zappa (1977), the Replacements (1987),[6] BB King (1987).[7][8]

The event is named for an old tradition in which students would bring sofas into the quad and lie on them while watching the performances. Although this tradition is no longer allowed, in Fall 2007 the university permitted that inflatable couches be allowed in the quad during the concert in an attempt to revive the tradition.[9]

Due to the university hosting the second 2016 presidential candidate debate on October 9, Fall WILD 2016 was cancelled for the first time in 30 years.[10]

In 2017, an "alternative WILD" was staged in protest to the headliner act, Lil Dicky. A walkout was staged followed the performance by the opener, Lizzo.[11][12]

T-Pain was meant to headline Spring WILD 2019 but pulled out last minute due to a mandatory vocal rest. Roy Woods was booked as last minute as an additional performer as Loud Luxury was bumped to headliner. Elley Duhé was also meant to perform, but had to cancel.[13]

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, the university suspended in-person classes, requiring students to remain home for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, causing Spring WILD 2020 to be cancelled. Subsequent WILD events were also cancelled before finally returning to campus in Spring 2022 with headliner Zedd.[14]

Past WILD performers

The following is a chronology of past WILD performers.[15] [16]

Semester Headliner Other Performer(s)
Spring 2023[17] Flo Milli Peach Tree Rascals
Fall 2022[18] Cancelled due to safety concerns
Spring 2022[19][20] Zedd IDK, Chris Mardini
Fall 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Spring 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Fall 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Spring 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Fall 2019[20] A$AP Ferg Kiiara, Mindchatter, Gosha Guppy
Spring 2019[21][22][23] Loud Luxury Roy Wood$
Fall 2018[24][25] Carly Rae Jepsen Tinashe
Spring 2018[26][27] Young the Giant Dizzy Wright, Molly Kate Kestner
Fall 2017[28][29][12][30] Lil Dicky ARIZONA, Lizzo
Spring 2017[31] Jason Derulo Natalie La Rose, Vanic
Fall 2016[32][33] Cancelled due to Presidential Debate
Spring 2016[34] The All-American Rejects The Knocks
Fall 2015[35][36] Kygo Magic Man
Spring 2015[37][38][39] Mac Miller Botnek, Clockwork DJ, Choo Jackson
Fall 2014[40][41] Icona Pop GRiZ, Five Knives, Lowell
Spring 2014[42][43] Childish Gambino 3LAU
Fall 2013[44] Chance the Rapper Karmin
Spring 2013[4][45][46][47] Atmosphere Mat Kearney, Yeasayer
Fall 2012[48] Wolfgang Gartner Popeska, Pierce Fulton
Spring 2012[49][50] Fitz and the Tantrums Dum Dum Girls, Petra and the Priorities
Fall 2011[51][52] Mike Posner The White Panda, Moosh and Twist
Spring 2011[53][54] Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Flying Lotus
Fall 2010[55] Wale Amanda Blank, Major Lazer
Spring 2010[56][7] Cold War Kids Shwayze, Sobriquet
Fall 2009[57][54] Method Man and Redman Passion Pit, K'naan, Deskhop
Spring 2009[58][59] The Black Keys The Cool Kids, B.o.B, Filligar
Fall 2008[60][61] Talib Kweli David Banner, Little Brother, Kid Sister, Nite Owl, Maromio
Spring 2008[15][7][62] George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars Under the Influence of Giants, Will Hoge
Fall 2007[15][63][64] Lupe Fiasco DJ Unk, Sugarhill Gang, Kid Beyond
Spring 2007[15][64] OK GO Reel Big Fish, Cut Chemist
Fall 2006[15] Guster Rahzel, Eliot Morris
Spring 2006[15][65] Ben Folds Matt Nathanson, Duncan Sheik, The Feed
Fall 2005[15] Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz Lil' Scrappy, The Quor, Stevie Stone, Toyy
Spring 2005[15] Robert Randolph & the Family Band Sister Hazel, Michael Kelsey, The Hatch
Fall 2004[15] Ozomatli Nappy Roots, Murphy Lee
Spring 2004[15] Live Lucky Boys Confusion, Ingram Hill, The Hatch
Fall 2003[15] Busta Rhymes Talib Kweli, Sac Lunch
Spring 2003[15][66][51] Better Than Ezra Tony Lang Band, Sac Lunch
Fall 2002[15][51] The Black Eyed Peas Jurassic 5
Spring 2002[15] Jurassic 5 Everclear
Fall 2001[15] Benefit for 9/11
Spring 2001[15] Crazy Town Eve 6, Saliva
Fall 2000[15] The Roots Javier Mendoza Band
Spring 2000[15][51] Outkast Dispatch, Matt Bar
Fall 1999[15] G. Love & Special Sauce Argonaut Tour, Nathanael's Creed
Spring 1999[15][7] They Might Be Giants The Coup
Fall 1998[15] King Floyd
Spring 1998[15] Stir The Getaway People, Original Blunted Soldier, Orange Tree
Fall 1997[15] De La Soul Rondo's Blues Deluxe, Five Star and the Inhalations
Spring 1997[15] The Samples The Scofflaws, The Guts
Fall 1996[15] Souls of Mischief Isaac Green and the Skalars
Spring 1996[15][67] Porno for Pyros The Roots
Fall 1995[15][7][68] Guided by Voices Man or Astroman, Poster Children, Trouser
Spring 1995[15][69] The Pharcyde Lowey Bridge
Fall 1994[15][70] Morphine Veruca Salt, Reggae at Will, The Charles Minnow Experience
Spring 1994[15][71] Lords of the Underground El Caribe Tropical, Luna
Fall 1993[72][7] They Might Be Giants Pere Ubu, Mercy Me
Spring 1993[7] Widespread Panic Flowerhead, Wagon
Fall 1992[73] The Spin Doctors
Spring 1992[7] A Tribe Called Quest
Fall 1991[4][74] Warren Zevon Trip Shakespeare; Movie: Silence of the Lambs
Spring 1991[7][75] De La Soul Main Source, Dry Bachelors
Fall 1990[76][75] Henry Lee Sumner
Spring 1990[16][77] The BoDeans Evil Sulu, Pedestrians
Fall 1989[16][77] The Romantics Movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Spring 1989[16][78] The Risk Suede Caesar; Movie: Silence of the Lambs
Fall 1988[16][78] The Romantics Three Merry Widows; Movie: Ghostbusters
Spring 1988[16][8] Otis Day and the Knights Alazone, The Happy Children; Movie: The Sure Thing
Fall 1987[16][8] Steve Earle & The Dukes The Stranded Lads; Movie: The Blues Brothers
Spring 1987[16][79] Jason and the Scorchers Rondo's Blues Deluxe; Comedian: Eric Kornfeld; Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fall 1986[16][79] The Busboys Kool Ray and the Polaroidz; Movie: An American Werewolf in London
Spring 1986[16][80] Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman Jake's Leg; Movie: Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
Fall 1985[80] Pure Prairie League Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Spring 1985[4][7] Chuck Berry Movie: Romancing the Stone
Fall 1984
Spring 1984[81] REM (in Graham Chapel)
Fall 1981[7][82] The Pretenders (at Graham Chapel)
Spring 1981[83][58] U2 (in Graham Chapel)
Spring 1978[4] Asleep at the Wheel

Commentary on name

Student Life, the university's newspaper, published an op-ed that pointed out that the name Walk In, Lay Down is not grammatically correct.[84]

See also

Campus life at Washington University in St. Louis

References

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  2. ↑ The WUSTL page on USNews college rankings. WILD is mentioned under "Most popular cultural and campus events".
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  14. ↑ "WashU Admissions on Instagram: "WILD is back! Zedd is this spring's headliner.⁠ ⁠ WILD (Walk in Lay Down) is a free, biannual concert held in the Brookings Quadrangle. Since its start in 1973, WILD has become the largest student-run event at WashU. Each WILD includes a featured musical artist, as well as free food and drinks. Past concerts have included Childish Gambino, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lizzo, Young the Giant, and Mac Miller."". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Past Bands at WILD
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fall 1985 to Spring 1990 added June 4, 2010 by Scott Keller WU EN 90 and former Team 31 leader
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