Roar Festival hit the Zoo Amphitheatre on July 8, 1997, with a stacked lineup.
Gravity Kills, Sugar Ray, Sevendust, Bloodhound Gang, Iggy Pop, Sponge, Reverend Horton Heat, and The Nixons.
Tickets were only $15.
The first half of the bill almost felt like a TVT Records tour, with Gravity Kills, Sevendust, and Bloodhound Gang all tied into that same scene.
But the wild story happened the day before in Tulsa at Mohawk Park.
Vinnie, the lead singer of Sponge, got arrested for profanity.
Cursing on stage.
Then the festival rolled into Oklahoma City the next day with that story already attached to it.
That was 90s rock festival chaos.
Hot day. Loud bands. Cheap ticket.
And somehow, even the curse words made history.
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