Walk In Lay Down


Walk In Lay Down 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. 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.
The concert 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.
In 2013, production of WILD was passed on from student group Team 31 Productions to the WUSTL Social Programming Board.
Due to the university hosting the second 2016 presidential candidate debate on October 9th, Fall WILD 2016 was cancelled.
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 the day of.
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.

Past WILD performers

The following is a chronology of past WILD performers. Highlighted in green are the WILD performers for the current semester.
SemesterHeadlinerOther Performer
Spring 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Fall 2019A$AP FergKiiara, Mindchatter, Gosha Guppy
Spring 2019Loud LuxuryRoy Wood$
Fall 2018Carly Rae JepsenTinashe
Spring 2018Young the GiantDizzy Wright, Molly Kate Kestner
Fall 2017Lil DickyARIZONA, Lizzo
Spring 2017Jason DeruloNatalie La Rose, Vanic
Spring 2016The All-American RejectsThe Knocks
Fall 2015KygoMagic Man
Spring 2015Mac MillerBotnek, Clockwork DJ
Fall 2014Icona PopGRiZ, Five Knives, Lowell
Spring 2014Childish Gambino3LAU
Fall 2013Chance the RapperKarmin
Spring 2013AtmosphereMat Kearney, Yeasayer
Fall 2012Wolfgang GartnerPopeska, Pierce Fulton
Spring 2012Fitz and The TantrumsDum Dum Girls
Fall 2011Mike PosnerThe White Panda, Moosh and Twist
Spring 2011Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZerosFlying Lotus
Fall 2010WaleAmanda Blank, Major Lazer
Spring 2010Cold War KidsShwayze, Sobriquet
Fall 2009Method Man and RedmanPassion Pit, K'naan
Spring 2009The Black KeysThe Cool Kids, B.o.B, Filligar
Fall 2008Talib KweliDavid Banner, Little Brother, Kid Sister, Nite Owl, Maromio
Spring 2008George Clinton and the P-Funk All-StarsUnder the Influence of Giants, Will Hoge
Fall 2007Lupe FiascoDJ Unk, Sugarhill Gang, Kid Beyond
Spring 2007OK GOReel Big Fish, Cut Chemist
Fall 2006GusterRahzel, Eliot Morris
Spring 2006Ben FoldsMatt Nathanson, Duncan Sheik, The Feed
Fall 2005Lil' Jon & the Eastside BoyzLil' Scrappy, The Quor, Stevie Stone, Toyy
Spring 2005Robert Randolph & the Family BandSister Hazel, Michael Kelsey, The Hatch
Fall 2004OzomatliNappy Roots, Murphy Lee
Spring 2004LiveLucky Boys Confusion, Ingram Hill, The Hatch
Fall 2003Busta RhymesTalib Kweli, Sac Lunch
Spring 2003Better Than EzraTony Lang Band, Sac Lunch
Fall 2002The Black Eyed PeasJurassic 5
Spring 2002Jurassic 5Everclear
Fall 2001Benefit for 9/11
Spring 2001Crazy TownEve 6, Saliva
Fall 2000The RootsJavier Mendoza Band
Spring 2000OutkastDispatch, Matt Bar
Fall 1999G. Love & Special SauceArgonaut Tour, Nathanael’s Creed
Spring 1999They Might Be GiantsThe Coup
Fall 1998King Floyd
Spring 1998:StirThe Getaway People, Original Blunted Soldier, Orange Tree
Fall 1997De La SoulRondo’s Blues Deluxe, Five Star and the Inhalations
Spring 1997The SamplesThe Scofflaws, The Guts
Fall 1996Souls of MischiefIsaac Green and the Skalars
Spring 1996Porno for PyrosThe Roots
Fall 1995Guided by VoicesMan or Astroman, Poster Children, Trouser
Spring 1995The PharcydeLowey Bridge
Fall 1994MorphineVeruca Salt, Reggae at Will, The Charles Minnow Experience
Spring 1994Lords of the UndergroundEl Caribe Tropical, Luna
Fall 1993They Might Be GiantsPere Ubu, Mercy Me
Spring 1993Widespread PanicFlowerhead, Wagon
Fall 1992The Spin Doctors
Spring 1992A Tribe Called Quest
Fall 1991Warren ZevonTrip Shakespeare, Movie: Silence of the Lambs
Spring 1991De La SoulMain Source, Dry Bachelors
Fall 1990Henry Lee Sumner
Spring 1990The BoDeansEvil Sulu, Pedestrians
Fall 1989The RomanticsMovie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Spring 1989The RiskMovie: Silence of the Lambs
Fall 1988The RomanticsThree Merry Widows, Movie: Ghostbusters
Spring 1988Otis Day and the KnightsAlazone, The Happy Children, Movie: The Sure Thing
Fall 1987Steve Earle & The DukesThe Stranded Lads, Movie: The Blues Brothers
Spring 1987Jason and the ScorchersRondo's Blues Deluxe, Comedian Eric Kornfeld, Movie-Ferris Bueler's Day Off
Fall 1986The BusboysKool Ray and the Polaroidz, Movie: An American Werewolf in London
Spring 1986Dickey Betts, Gregg AllmanJake's Leg, Movie: Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
Fall 1985Pure Prairie LeagueMovie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Spring 1984Chuck BerryREM
Fall 1984The Guess Who
Spring 1981U2

Other Performers

The following musical acts have also performed at WILD:
Student Life, the university's newspaper, published an op-ed which pointed out that the name Walk In, Lay Down is not grammatically correct.