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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/8/2025
Emmy-winning, two-time Grammy nominee, and comedy legend David Cross brings his The End of the Beginning of the End Tour to Ardmore Music Hall on May 28th. Enter to WIN!
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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO lands at Wells Fargo Center from July 11th-13th for three dazzling nights of acrobatics and color. Enter to win tickets to a show of your choice!
Global pop icon Lorde makes her triumphant return to Philly on September 30th with the Ultrasound Tour, stopping at Wells Fargo Center for a night of pure magic. Tickets drop next Friday!
Genre-blurring hitmaker Quinn XCII brings his Look, I’m Alive Tour to The Mann on September 9th! Tickets go on sale this week.
Legendary rockers The Who take a final bow in Philly on August 21st with The Song Is Over: North American Farewell Tour at Wells Fargo Center. Tickets available next Friday!
Plus plenty more announcements from Rob Thomas, The Beths, Big Thief, LL Cool J, Royal Otis, Oso Oso, DUCKWRTH, Kansas, & more!
WAWA WELCOME AMERICA: FREE MUSEUM DAYS
Get ready, Philly! As part of the Wawa Welcome America festival, dozens of the city’s top museums and cultural spots open their doors for free or pay-what-you-wish admission from June 19th through 4th of July. Dive into our full Free Museum Days guide and start planning your cultural adventure!
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THIS WEEKEND
🎶 VinylCon
Saturday & Sunday @ 23rd Street Armory (10AM)
Vinyl lovers unite! Hunt rare records, meet collectors, and dive deep into crate-digging culture at Philly’s ultimate vinyl convention, while vinyl-only DJs spin all weekend long. Last chance to enter to win!*
🎉 Dealer’s Choice: VinylCon After-Party
Saturday @ The Trestle Inn (6PM)
And the party doesn’t end there! Keep the vinyl fun going at Trestle Inn’s official after-party, featuring sets by different vinyl DJs from all across the country. Enter to win a $50 gift bar tab!*
🤠 George Strait
Saturday @ Lincoln Financial Field (5:45PM)
The King of Country returns for an epic night of honky-tonk hits and sing-along classics with special guests Chris Stapleton and Parker McCollum. Dust off your boots and raise the roof!
🎥 Found Footage Fest: Porcelain VHS Treasures
Saturday @ PhilaMOCA (7PM)
Dive into gloriously weird VHS obscurities—think infomercial fails, cursed PSAs, and retro absurdity. Bring popcorn (and maybe therapy).
🌷 Mother’s Day
Saturday-Sunday @ Venues Across Philly
Shower Mom with love! From bougie brunches and botanical garden picnics to DIY floral workshops and spa-day splurges—Philly’s serving up all the pampering she deserves.
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Philly’s hometown pharmacy giant Rite Aid will shutter all 33 city stores and put its Navy Yard HQ on the block as part of its second bankruptcy filing.
The proposed bill to legalize recreational marijuana we mentioned in Monday’s newsletter has advanced out of the PA House committee and will now be considered by the State House. Another step closer!
City officials have set a goal to remove 25 billion pieces of garbage ahead of next year’s semiquincentennial celebrations and will launch a 13-week, neighborhood-by-neighborhood cleanup blitz starting in August.
Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology just rolled out the Power Up Tour—10 pop-up events across every council district giving away 500 free laptops and digital‐access resources to residents in need.
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Thank goodness it’s almost Friday!