Nine Best Moments in Patriot Center History

[Washingtonian]

http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/06/10-best-moments-patriot-center-2/

The Patriot Center is a popular venue for the Fairfax community and surrounding area. We asked our followers on Facebook what their favorite moment or event was there. From the inauguration of President Ángel Cabrera to concerts to Mason men’s basketball team wins, the Patriot Center has been making memories for years.

 

[GreenLantern]

What, no Red Hot Chili Peppers showing up on stage wearing only a sock on their ding dong?

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Manual job by an AO Pi girl in the upper deck after an REM concert in 1988?

 

[A.-Siegfried]

What, no Red Hot Chili Peppers showing up on stage wearing only a sock on their ding dong?

Wasn't that on the Quad? Or maybe I'm too old and was too drunk to remember.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Wasn't that on the Quad? Or maybe I'm too old and was too drunk to remember.

The Quad event was for Mason day and the event was when Flea decided to show his tallywhacker to a female co-ed.

 

[GMUgemini]

The Quad event was for Mason day and the event was when Flea decided to show his tallywhacker to a female co-ed.

And now he's a co-founder of the Silverlake Conservatory: how times change...

 

[polepino]

All I can say, aside from watching BBall games throughout the years, during my time as an usher there in the early 2000s, a few of my memorable moments were that I saw the Foo Fighters there twice and they rocked the house, complete with Dave Grohl running a lap through the audience on the lower level AND Prince(I think he was still a symbol back then) having to reschedule last minute from then MCI Center to the Pat Center, playing the whole house except for taking out the student side bleachers. I was called last minute to work and he blew my mind, great show!

 

[Old Man]

One basketball, on not.

Watching the CAA tournament at the PatDome featuring David Robinson.

At an HFSmas concert, Jewel walks by my seat on her way to the top row at the PatDome opposite the stage. While I don't really care about the proximity, that was the only way I would have noticed her. I just thought it was real cool off her to do that. She stayed up there for about 10 minutes talking with fans, signing autographs, etc.

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[Vurbel]

I vote for the Bone Thugz N Harmony concert in '98.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

And now he's a co-founder of the Silverlake Conservatory: how times change...

We were all young and foolish once.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

What, no Red Hot Chili Peppers showing up on stage wearing only a sock on their ding dong?

The funny thing about that is - my youngest son at the age of three did that - said it was too hot to wear anything more and just came down into the kitchen looking for cereal wearing nothing but a "sock".

 

[GreenLantern]

Wasn't that on the Quad? Or maybe I'm too old and was too drunk to remember.

It could have been the Quad. I remember all the fuss on campus when it happened

 

[JamesMason]

Easily Merten playing beerpong in the parking lot before homecoming game

 

[A.-Siegfried]

The Quad event was for Mason day and the event was when Flea decided to show his tallywhacker to a female co-ed.

It was Kiedis, it wasn't Flea. He tried to force the girl running the program board (if I recall correctly) to um...you get the idea...except his didn't have a sock over it at the time.

April 1989...convicted in 1990....

 

[Pikapppatri8]

You are correct sir. My apologies it was Kreides


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[JPgmuswim]

I loved seeing David Bowie in 2004. Patriot Center was also where I saw my first concert which was the HFS holiday nutcracker with porno for pyros, Dave Matthews band, oasis, garbage, the toadies, the goo goo dolls, and jewel.

I didn't get to see Prince when he came but I remember when he was in town Coach brought recruits into the patriot center before the show and they got to see the stage all set up with his purple guitar. Prince was no longer going by the symbol at that time.

 

[mason2k1]

Phish, Yes, Beck and Willie. Beck put on the best performance, at one point a bed was lowered from the ceiling as he rolled around on it singing.
Not sure how I missed Bowie and DMB.
Oh, and also when GMason took down #10 Billikins, oh…

 

[TweederGMU]

Kid Rock on Halloween 1999 was pretty dope