Spring Weekend
| Spring Weekend | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Weekend in April or May (historically) |
| Location(s) | Brown University, Providence, RI |
| Years active | 1950–2019, 2021–present |
| Organized by | Brown Concert Agency |
| Website | https://brownconcertagency.com |
Spring Weekend is a student-organized music festival hosted annually in April at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Spring Weekend was officially founded in 1950, though is rooted in a late 19th century spring festival tradition known as "Junior Promenade."[1][2] Celebrity artists were first brought to campus starting in the 1960s.
The festival is organized by the Brown Concert Agency, a student group overseen by Brown's Student Activities Office and funded by the university's Undergraduate Finance Board.[3] Noted Spring Weekend acts include Bob Dylan (1964), Ella Fitzgerald (1965), Bruce Springsteen (1974), R.E.M. (1985), Snoop Dogg (2010), Childish Gambino (2012), Kendrick Lamar (2013), Young Thug (2017), Daniel Caesar (2019), and Mitski (2019).[4][1][5]
In 2020, the festival was cancelled for the first time since 1950 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Recent lineups
| Year | Dates | Venue | Headliners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | April 13–16 | ||
| 2001 | April 19–22 | ||
| 2002 | April 19–21 | ||
| 2003 | April 10–13 | ||
| 2004 | April 22–25 | ||
| 2005 | April 21–24 | ||
| 2006 | April 20–23 | ||
| 2007 | April 19–22 | ||
| 2008 | April 10–13 | ||
| 2009 | April 17–19 | ||
| 2010 | April 22–25 | ||
| 2011 | April 15–17 |
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| 2012 | April 20–22 | ||
| 2013[4] | April 18–21 | ||
| 2014 | April 11–13 | ||
| 2015 | April 17–19 | ||
| 2016 | April 14–17 | ||
| 2017 | April 27–30 | ||
| 2018 | April 26–29 | ||
| 2019[5] | April 26–28 | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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| 2021[6] | April 10 | Virtual | |
References
- ^ a b "Spring Weekend celebrates 67 years of star-studded legacy". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Spring Weekend". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ a b "The ghosts of Spring Weekends past". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ a b "Spring Weekend delivers engaging lineup". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ a b "Brown Concert Agency announces 2019 Spring Weekend lineup". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Phoebe Bridgers, KAYTRANADA, KeiyaA to perform at Spring Weekend". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
