SGA Hosts an ‘Uncommon Afternoon’
Written By: Kate Johnson
SGA hosted their final event of the year, An Uncommon Afternoon, on April 17 at Oklahoma Christian University. The event featured several local acts along with headliner band, The Rocketboys. SGA Executive President Wil Norton and SGA Executive Vice President Abigail Townsend were in charge of planning the concert.
“We just wanted to have a big last concert event right before finals,” Townsend said. “It was our big finale event for SGA.”
The concert was supposed to take place near the University House, but rainy weather moved the festival under the Lawson Commons pavilion.
“Obviously it was cold and wet, but people still came out and had a great time,” Townsend said.
The event kicked off at noon and included five separate acts. An Oklahoma Christian University student, junior Danny Davis, opened the festival with his band Daniel the Brave.
“The whole purpose of this festival was just to have a really good time,” Davis said. “I’m really excited to get to play with these other bands. I always enjoy watching The Non and The Uglysuit play also.”
Pretty Black Chains and The Rocket Boys also made an appearance at the festival.
“My favorite part was The Uglysuit because I had never heard them before, and I always appreciate being introduced to good bands,” senior Candy Hart said.
“We really just wanted a variety of music and to support the local Oklahoma City music scene and bands,” Townsend said. “We also wanted to get the community involved, so we advertised throughout Oklahoma City and Edmond.”
The rain did not dampen the student enthusiasm for the concert. Some students sat in the student center able to see and hear the band while enjoying lunch with friends or squeezing in some study time.
“It was interesting to see all these great bands playing in a place where I’m used to seeing people doing their homework or snuggling on the couches,” Davis said. “It sort of transformed the OC into this neat, musical wonderland for the afternoon.”
Others were brave enough to bear the weather and stand under the pavilion.
“I thought it was really great music,” Hart said. “The acoustics under the pavilion aren’t bad. It seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves in their own way. Some danced like there was no tomorrow, some sat in chairs like those cool people you sometimes see sitting on their front lawn staring at the house across the street.”
Lunch was served free to Oklahoma Christian students and there were tables set up under the pavilion selling CDs, T-shirts and other band memorabilia.
“The bands were amazing, and I think it was a great last event before we students settle in to finish papers and prepare for finals,” Townsend said. “I think it was a great event overall, and I hope that it is a tradition that SGA can possibly carry on in future years.”
