Musical Tradition
With some funding from the Undergraduate Student Government, the Quadrangle Club has hosted to some of the biggest concerts on Princeton's campus, including Barenaked Ladies in 1993. In recent years it has only strengthened its tradition of hosting famous musical acts, with performances by Lifehouse, and Maroon 5 in 2003, and 2004, respectively. These concerts have been documented as having drawn more than half of the university's entire undergraduate population. Below is a listing of the groups that have performed at the club in recent years at the semiannual University-wide festival called "Lawnparties". It is also of note that, over the past few years at smaller events, the club hosted Welbilt on multiple occasions, befriending the band and was honored with one of their final performances before the band's break up.
| Semester | Performing Group(s) |
|---|---|
| Spring 2005 | Phantom Planet and The Gin Blossoms |
| Fall 2005 | Jurassic 5 |
| Spring 2006 | Ghostface Killah and Rooney |
| Fall 2006 | The Pink Spiders and Rihanna |
| Spring 2007 | Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish |
| Fall 2007 | The Fold and Everclear |
| Spring 2008 | Howie Day and New Found Glory |
| Fall 2008 | Matt Nathanson and Lupe Fiasco |
| Spring 2009 | Gym Class Heroes |
| Spring 2010 | The Roots |
| Fall 2010 | Super Mash Bros and B.o.B |
| Spring 2011 | Big K.R.I.T. and Wiz Khalifa |
| Fall 2011 | Far East Movement and The White Panda |
| Spring 2012 | Timeflies and Childish Gambino |
| Fall 2012 | Third Eye Blind |
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