Alternapalooza is an outdoor alternative rock concert held in Swedesville annually every August. One such instance of it being held occurs during the events of the episode Road Worrier.
Overview[]
Alternapalooza is held in the town of Swedesville every August. It is mentioned in Road Worrier and a poster for it appears in The Daria Diaries.
The lineup consists of rock bands (with tongue-in-cheek names) that have apparently never been heard of outside the Lawndale area. During the event, it is customary to don alternative-style clothing, which is done by several characters who would otherwise never change their outfits for any reason.
During the events of Road Worrier, several students from Lawndale High and others including Daria, Jane, Trent, Jesse, Quinn, Sandi, Tiffany, Stacy, Brittany, Kevin, Mack, Jodie, Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie all decide to head to the festival. Daria, Jane, Quinn, Sandi, Tiffany, and Stacy all don special alternative-style clothing for the event in order to blend in better.
Daria, Jane, Trent, and Jesse set out in one group in Max's van The Tank. Quinn, Sandi, Tiffany, Stacy, Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie set out in another group. Brittany, Kevin, Mack, and Jodie set out in a third group. None of the groups intended to travel together and there was little overlap between any of them.
Ultimately, due to various circumstances none of the groups ever made it to the concert. Daria, Jane, Trent, and Jesse made it the farthest, but The Tank ultimately broke down right before they got there. By the time they got it fixed, the concert had ended. After the Fashion Club saw a sign for a nearby Outlet Mall, they decided to go there instead much to the chagrin of Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie. Brittany also turned her group towards the Outlet Mall after seeing a signal from Stacy.
Trivia[]
- While The Daria Diaries places the concert in August, Daria is still in school in the final episode of Season 1 (The Misery Chick). As a result, fans often view either the episode (and The Teachings of Don Jake) as taking place out of chronological sequence with other episodes or that year's Alternapalooza as occurring in a different month.
- The dates for the poster seen in The Daria Diaries, August 15-17, correspond to Friday-Sunday, 1997. If Daria came to Lawndale in 1997, then the poster is from the concert one year before Road Worrier.