Quadstock XXI set to be bigger and better than ever

Quadstock, Seattle University's annual all-day music festival, is back May 15. And in 2010, it might just be bigger than ever.


Last year's Quadstock built its hype around the one word theme "Epic," but this year's incarnation of the event is poised to exceed even the high expectations set by last year's festival.


"We really just wanted Quadstock to be the theme in itself this year," says Adam Toth, senior creative writing major and Quadstock chair. "We really just want people to come out and have fun."


Structurally, the 21st annual Quadstock will look a lot like its predecessor; advance tickets for the event are $10, and each student is allowed to bring one non-Seattle U affiliated guest. The festival will kick off at noon on the Union Green—this year named the KSUB stage—where attendees can entertain themselves until the main event begins at 4 p.m. by watching student performers, wrestling in sumo suits, racing through inflatable obstacle courses and drenching campus icons in the ever-popular dunking booth. Also returning is the perennial favorite henna booth, where students can cover themselves in stock tattoo designs that will fade long before their sunburns do.


And like last year, the main stage will host five major acts, and students will be given a chance to chow down on food provided by student favorites like Dick's, Ezell's Famous Chicken, Pita Pit and Dominos.


But this year the main stage is getting shrunk, in order to free up more person-space in the Quad.


"We're hoping that with a smaller stage, we'll be able to fit more people into our max capacity," Toth says.


This year's event will also allow alumni a chance to buy tickets to the event for the first time in its history, though the number of alumni tickets available is limited.


All in all, this year's Quadstock team isn't doing too much to change the event's design from last year's 20th anniversary bash, but with its most solid musical lineup in a decade, an increased food supply, and potentially lovely weather, Quadstock XXI should be a spectacle for the ages.

Matthew may be reached at copy@su-spectator.com