Philly Haps
Philly Happenings is WKDU's listing of upcoming Philadelphia area events.
All events for the next two weeks are read on the radio everyday at Noon, 5pm, and 8pm.
Do you have an event you would like to add to Philly Happenings? Email phillyhaps@wkdu.org.
When you send us information don't forget to mention what artists are performing, the location, date, time and any important details (e.g. all ages, 21+, etc...)
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pile / C.H.E.W. | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: WKDU Reggae Music Marathon 2019 | 6:00pm - 10:00pm | WKDU Studio | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nace | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Free Library of Philadelphia | All Ages |
| Toots and The Maytals | 8:00pm | Keswick Theatre | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dieselboy, Alex Aguirre, ILY (US), BeeTee Beats | 10:00pm - 2:00am | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Low Road with Joey Sweeney *Matinee Show* | 3:00pm | World Café Live: Upstairs | All Ages |
| The Low Road with Stargazer Lily (SOLD OUT) | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Upstairs | All Ages |
| Weyes Blood (SOLD OUT) | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Records Free Concert Series: Writhing Squares / Carnivorous Bells | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadah El Shazly & Tagine Dream | 8:00pm | Vox Populi | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosali / David Nance Group | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Bells | 6:00pm | Free Library of Philadelphia (Pepper Hall) | All Ages |
| Nots / Olivia Neutron-John | 7:30pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Richie Records Free Concert Series: Home Blitz (solo) / Crazy Doberman / Heavenly Bodies | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SPECIALS - Encore 40th Anniversary Tour with L.A. Salami | 8:00pm | Theatre of the Living Arts | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MARSHALL ALLEN 95TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! - THE SUN RA ARKESTRA / SOUNDS OF LIBERATION / ELI KESZLER | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Murray & Kahil El’Zabar Duo | 8:00pm | Ruba Club | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth / Helms Alee | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| DOUBLE DECKER MUSIC SERIES - Ursula Rucker / Madam Data | 8:00pm | 118 North | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Records Free Concert Series: Mordecai / Neil Burke & Bill Nace | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Fury / Diztort / Wild Side | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: Lithics / Control Top / Honey Radar | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikagaku Moyo | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Juliana Hatfield | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Downstairs | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawbox | 8:30pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheer Mag / White Reaper / Thin Lips | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Downstairs | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curanderos / Plastic Crimewave Syndicate / Moral Crayfish | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Records Free Concert Series: Long Hots / Astute Palate | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Kristen Hersh / Fred Abong | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PELICAN *SOLD OUT* / Cloakroom | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geb The Great Cackler | 6:00pm | Free Library of Philadelphia (Pepper Hall) | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: Cate Le Bon | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Tact | 7:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wand / Dreamdecay / Bill Nace | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Messthetics (feat. Brendan Canty & Joe Lally of Fugazi) | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle and Sebastian / Ex Hex | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlemagne Palestine | 8:00pm | St. Mary’s Church | All Ages |
| A.A. Bondy | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gotobeds | 8:00pm | 118 North | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugdealer | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| WKDU Presents: Amyl And The Sniffers (with Chronic Anxiety) | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekons | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chats / Gnarcissists (MATINEE SHOW - SOLD OUT) | 3:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| The Chats / Gnarcissists (SOLD OUT) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebadoh / Eleanor Friedberger | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape-ism | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Decker Music Series - Jaimie Branch / Sebastian Petsu | 8:00pm | 5th & Market Street | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torche | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gunn | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Swearin' / Mike Krol | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauche | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Distortion / Flogging Molly | 8:00pm | The Met Philadelphia | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Decker Music Series 2019 - Rosali and Seraiah Nicole | 8:00pm | 5th & Market Street | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BUSINESS | 8:00pm | Boot & Saddle | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard | 8:00pm | Franklin Music Hall | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdou Moctar / Boogarins | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Downstairs | All Ages |
| The 5th Annual Make The World Better Benefit Concert - Future Islands / Secret Special Guest TBA /Strand Of Oaks / Karl Blau (solo) | 8:00pm | Dell Music Center | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avail (SOLD OUT!) | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| The Vibrators | 8:00pm | Milkboy Philly | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaines D.C. / Pottery | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Chip | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built To Spill (NIght 1) | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built To Spill (NIght 2) | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Orange / Turbo AC's / Cyclone Static | 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinariwen | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ride | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philly Music Fest Day 1 - Ceramic Animal / Sixteen Jackies / Secret American | 8:00pm | Milkboy Philly | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stereolab | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Philly Music Fest Day 2 - Speedy Ortiz / Remember Sports / Sammus | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philly Music Fest Day 3 - Vacationer, Restorations, Chestnut Grove, RFA, Ali Awan, Arnetta Johnson, Ill Doots, Tate | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Downstairs | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philly Music Fest Day 4 - Man Man, Sun Ra Arkestra, Foxtrot & The Get Down, The Spirit of the Beehive, Ill Fated Natives, Jeremiah Tall, Thin Lips, Rosali | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Downstairs | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Fence | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: Mudhoney / Pissed Jeans | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Melvins / Redd Kross | 9:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiff Little Fingers / Avengers | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| B Boys | 8:00pm | World Café Live: Upstairs | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Sees / Prettiest Eyes | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quintron & Miss Pussycat / The Three-Brained Robot | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: black midi | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Dinosaurs / Born Ruffians | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided By Voices | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |