Sun God Festival
sun god festival annual campus festival university california san diego name reference sun god oncampus statue french artist niki de saint phalle festival take place every spring quarter main stage traditionally opened winner battle band competition uc san diego student musician perform leading festival festival produced concert event office paid student body activity fee featured vast variety entertainment element since inception including crosscampus fair lounge area multiple stage featured art performance live comedy student talent dj set mix underground commercially successful musical performer first sun god festival coincided oneyear anniversary sun god arrival festival original location adjacent statue since grown moved numerous time price center nowdemolished mile high field eventually finding permanent home current location rimac field due number student hospitalized alcohol drug abuse festival student administrator opted eliminate guest ticket increase safety measure change saw decrease hospitalization eight measure improved safety festival loss guest ticket increased security measure also severe detriment event budget spring quarter associated student uc san diego ran fee referendum increase student activity fee primary source funding event new funding meant replace festival guest ticket revenue lost guest presented increased liability student safety event student body overwhelmingly supported fee increase order preserve festival tradition passing referendum margin nearly percent associated student replaced headlining act blackbear roy wood blackbear cancelled account series pancreatic attack sun god festival among many public event cancelled due covid pandemic concern virus could spread quickly large gathering concert sun god festival set take place saturday may ultimately announced cancelled two day prior due security concern regarding propalestinian protest campus student remained skeptical reasoning speculating cancellation attempt administration cause turmoil student population protestors many member campus including police administrator student planner university staff work throughout year support event present unique challenge due scale culture recent year festival often used platform promote safety initiative bystander intervention peer workshop alcohol drug education sexual assault awareness – spark – los lobos – call – beat farmer untouchable – blur senseless thing food fleet flatten manhattan – blue traveler gin blossom blacksmith union – might giant doubt frente brian dewan – pharcyde bside player dj greyboy oversoul – rocket crypt soul mischief buckonine – de la soul save ferris clyde ride switchfoot dj diem – social distortion root df rost – cypress hill reel big fish black eyed pea – dishwalla rahzel aquabats fon – naughty nature face face xzibit – cake use name – mo def bad religion kinky white starr maxeen – busta rhyme goldfinger dandy warhol stellastarr moving unit bronx – ludacris phantom planet damian marley stephen marley pretty girl make graf walkman rufio – chemical romance cypress hill talib kweli use name bedouin soundclash ozma boy set fire fully versus mirror – ti ozomatli third eye blind ben kweller fifty heel high tide busdriver self city meho plaza – coheed cambria sean kingston matt costa say anything living legend richard vission aquabats little brother sleepercar lady dottie diamond muslim dj artistic drowning men modlins bill magee blue band radio racer neon tree frantic romantic masterpiece – nerd iron wine girl talk motion city soundtrack sara bareilles augustana cool kid grand ole party rootbeer dj numark nosaj thing anavan nooners iglu hartly rob crow dear headlight lady dottie diamond shy pheromone crash king wizard wolf – drake michelle branch ztrip relient k thrice bob crash king parson red head designer drug skeet skeet robbed robot – wiz khalifa jimmy eat world mike posner crystal castle jfk mstrkrft best coast big sean la riot kill noise ocelot – silversun pickup paul van dyk chiddy bang ra ra riot macklemore ryan lewis tommy trash dia frampton murs tokimonsta clockwork oliver yacek – kendrick lamar porter robinson portugal man andrew mcmahon danny brown adrian lux youngblood hawke rac dj geod indo – diplo young giant juicy j new politics colourist joey bada ty dolla ign audien torro torro tonedisco jhameel – snoop dogg strfkr jhené aiko ok go mike czech dj demon – miguel nico vinz louis child great good fine ok paradise – schoolboy q dj mustard bad sun khalid manila killa mild high club kinjaz second none choreo cooky mark john roy wood madeintyo sir sly cuco robotaki ashe temporex sorah yang good project choreo cooky femme fatale second none stay firework headliner blackbear canceled due medical emergency vince staple joji hayley kiyoko whipped cream hunny festival cancelled due covid festival cancelled due covid replaced sunny day virtual festival gryffin omar apollo eric nam chloe x halle aubrey plaza hasan minhaj iann dior keshi umi peach tree rascal berhana smino knock dayglow khai dream boy world podcast outside festival cancelled due security concern caused university propalestinian demonstration originally jpegmafia fousheé william black grentperez frex official website ucsd sun god move saturday ucsd lineup released festival interview avp walker ucsd celebrating sun god ucsd sun god festival