Tinariwen were busy criss crossing the globe on their recent triumphant tours (160 concerts played in the past three years), expanding their audience on all five continents, becoming one of the latest musical phenomena of truly universal calibre, the frontiers that encircle their desert home were closing down and double-locking, forcing them into exile to record this their 8th album.
- Francis Dordor
Translated by Andy Morgan
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brye / Dacelynn | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Break Free Fest Friday: LustSickPuppy / ShyGodwin / Survival Tactics / Chromafix | 7:00pm | Cousin Danny's | All Ages |
| Shampoo / Benny P, Gripper / Log Flume | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Dinner Time / Ernest Strawfield / Shred Flinstone | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Panic Shack | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Northern Liberties / Coma Hole / Rope Trick / Big Toy | 8:00pm | Century | 21+ |
| I Am The Avalanche / Make Do And Mend / Nightmare Of You | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Robyn Hitchcock / Emma Swift | 8:00pm | Ardmore Music Hall | 21+ |
| Kalia Vandever | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fin | 2:00pm | Nikki Lopez | All Ages |
| Break Free Fest Saturday: Initiate / Chepang / Cherub Chains / Wretched Blessing / No Weapon / Cold Vein / Cold Call | 5:00pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| Alejandro Aranda / Jake Swamp & The Pine | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Sun Ra Arkestra | 7:30pm | City Winery | 21+ |
| Anthony Tidd’s Mono-Stereo | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: WKDU Brunch Takeover at Johnny Brenda's with DJs Leah $7 Cold Brew and Gio | 1:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |