University of Iowa fans to pick new song for Iowa Wave

Fan voting to begin in July for replacement to ‘Wave on Wave’

Apr. 21, 2022 8:56 am

Iowa and Penn State fans wave at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s hospital at the end of the first quarter of the game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

IOWA CITY — Iowa is waving goodbye to “Wave on Wave.”

University of Iowa officials are in the process of picking a new song for the beloved Iowa Wave tradition at the end of the first quarter of every home game at Kinnick Stadium.

“We are thankful that Pat Green really embraced the tradition and even honored us with a live performance before a packed stadium,” said Peter Matthes, the UI’s vice president of external relations and senior advisor to the president, in a news release.

The UI is asking fans to submit song suggestions. Officials will choose eight songs for fans to vote on July 11 before narrowing it down to two finalists. They plan to unveil the winning song on Aug. 1.

“Now five years later, we think it’s time to let fans choose the next great song to accompany the Hawkeye Wave because this is their tradition,” Matthes said.

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