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...)

Monday, Mar 17, 2025
Time Venue Age
Jim E. Brown / Mr. Boss / Sweepers 8:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025
Time Venue Age
Alash (Tuvan Throat Singers) 7:00pm The Rotunda All Ages
Derv Gordon / So What / The Out-Sect 7:30pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025
Time Venue Age
Tombstone Poetry / Oldstar / A Country Western (KDU alums) 7:30pm Foto Club All Ages
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025
Time Venue Age
Poloroid Fade / The New You / Wall Carpets 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Friday, Mar 21, 2025
Time Venue Age
Macseal / Carly Cosgrove / Buffchick 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Emily Robb / The Caribbean / Walnut Brain 7:00pm The Maas Building All Ages
Eric 13 & The Pinheads / The Whole Damn Affair / Vague Positivity 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Horsegirl / Free Range / Empath 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
WKDU Supports: Horsegirl with Free Range and Empath 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, Mar 22, 2025
Time Venue Age
Weatherday / Combat / The Civil War In France / Boo Boo Spoiler 7:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Errth / Sunstroke / Nothing Wrong 7:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Mercy Union / Wifey / The Blackburns 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
The Giraffes / The Netherlands 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Pink Sweat$ / Aqyila 8:00pm Perelman Theater (Inside the Kimmel Center) All Ages
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die / Atomic Life / Magazine Beach 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Heart to Gold / Enumclaw / Oolong, and more TBA 8:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Tara Clerkin Trio 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, Mar 23, 2025
Time Venue Age
Cathedral Ceilings / Quiet Time / The Tone Bandits 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
ALEXSUCKS / rehash* / The Heaven 7:30pm Foto Club All Ages
Carlos Niño and Friends 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Kazha / Deadyellow / The Virgos 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Monday, Mar 24, 2025
Time Venue Age
CS Cleaners / Cartoon / Droopies 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025
Time Venue Age
Liam Grant 7:00pm Brickbat Books All Ages
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025
Time Venue Age
Quest Master / Fief (early show) 7:00pm First Unitarian Church: Sanctuary All Ages
Real Shocks / Thought Control / Minefield / BIG 7:00pm Nikki Lopez All Ages
Steve Lehman Trio & Mark Turner (performs the music of Anthony Braxton) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Tarta Relena / Tongue Depressor 8:00pm The Maas Building All Ages
Quest Master / Fief (late show) 9:30pm First Unitarian Church: Sanctuary All Ages
Thursday, Mar 27, 2025
Time Venue Age
Jeremy Bradley Earl / Daniel Higgs (Early Show) 6:30pm First Unitarian Church: Chapel All Ages
NYSA (fka SHID) / Plastic B*tch / The Angies / Lahnah 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Jeremy Bradley Earl / Daniel Higgs (Late Show) 9:00pm First Unitarian Church: Chapel All Ages
Friday, Mar 28, 2025
Time Venue Age
Weedeater / Bask 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Cloakroom / 22 Degree Halo / Assisted Living 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Black Eyes 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Neal Francis / Improvement Movement 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Thurston Moore with Tom Surgal and William Winant (Night 1) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Glenn Mercer & Richard Barone 8:00pm The Lounge at World Cafe Live All Ages
Saturday, Mar 29, 2025
Time Venue Age
Brainorchestra 7:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Nneena Freelon 7:30pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Thurston Moore with Tom Surgal and William Winant (Night 2) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, Mar 30, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Kronos Quartet performs the music of Terry Riley 7:00pm Zellerbach Theatre All Ages
Monday, Mar 31, 2025
Time Venue Age
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly Mestizx 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025
Time Venue Age
Famous Mammals / Eraser / The Shield 8:00pm Jerry's on Front All Ages
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
Time Venue Age
Racoma 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Abby Kenna / Public Works 7:30pm Foto Club All Ages
Still House Plants 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Thursday, Apr 3, 2025
Time Venue Age
Eiko Ishibashi / Hour 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
No Knock / The Tarrys / Vile Enemy / Lottery 8:00pm Nikki Lopez 21+
Friday, Apr 4, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Hostile City Weekender II (Night #1) Feat. Down By Law / The Stitches (LA) / Chain Whip (Vancouver) / Doc Rotten (New Jersey) / Moose Knuckle (Boston) / The warlovers (Syracuse, NY) / Total Whine (South Philly) / Disoviet (Delco) 5:00pm Upper Darby American Legion Post 214 All Ages
Jay Schwartz - I Belonged to the Blank Generation - Silver Gelatin Photographs from the New Wave and Punk Era, 1977-1980 5:00pm - 8:00pm The SPACE Art Gallery All Ages
MSSV ( Mike Bagetta & Stephen Hodges & MIKE WATT) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Agnostic Front / Murphy’s Law / Violent Way / Rage and Ruin 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, Apr 5, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Hostile City Weekender II (Night #2) Feat. Clit45 (Long Beach) / The Goons (DC) / Lost Legion (Chicago) / Mike Blanx & the SDABS (NJ) / Badterms (Boston) / Strongarm & the bullies (CA) / Noogy (Dallas, TX) / Impact Driver (Philly) / Scrapyard (NJ) 5:00pm Upper Darby American Legion Post 214 All Ages
Taxidermists / Blix / No Knuckle 7:00pm Foto Club All Ages
Nabate Isles 7:30pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Alan Sparhawk (of Low) 7:30pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025
Time Venue Age
Mogwai 8:00pm Theatre of the Living Arts All Ages
Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025
Time Venue Age
Wormrot / No/Más / Bandit 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Jenny Scheinman's All Species Parade 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Marshall Allen and the New Dawn 8:00pm The Music Hall at World Cafe Live All Ages
Thursday, Apr 10, 2025
Time Venue Age
Casino Hearts 7:30pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
[Book Release] Ben Ratliff "Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening" 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Friday, Apr 11, 2025
Time Venue Age
YHWH Nailgun / BabyBaby_Explores / Morgan Garrett 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis play Sonny Sharrock's "Ask The Ages" 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Saturday, Apr 12, 2025
Time Venue Age
Cryogeyser and more TBA 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Sabertooth Zombie / Search Warrant / Headless World / Brainwashed 7:30pm Foto Club 21+
Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, Apr 13, 2025
Time Venue Age
Frank Butrey's Tribute to Wes Montgomery 3:00pm - 5:00pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Slow Joy / Flycatcher 7:00pm Warehouse on Watts All Ages
Bear vs. Shark / Snowing 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025
Time Venue Age
R.A.P. Ferriera / BLAX 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Ty Segall / more TBA 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
L.S. Dunes / From Indian Lakes / Night Sins 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025
Time Venue Age
Corridor / Robber Robber 7:30pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
MIke / Sideshow / Niontay / semiratruth 7:30pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Mercury Rev / Ryley Walker 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, Apr 17, 2025
Time Venue Age
Black Ends more TBA 7:30pm Foto Club All Ages
Friday, Apr 18, 2025
Time Venue Age
Dead Milkmen / The Ditches / The Rectors (Night 1) 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey (Night 1) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Saturday, Apr 19, 2025
Time Venue Age
Static Dress / Soul Blind / Prize Horse / Marion Silver 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
The Number Ones / Fan Club / Dark Thoughts / Mopar Stars 7:30pm Foto Club 21+
Dead Milkmen / The Ditches / EDO (Night 2) 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey (Night 2) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, Apr 21, 2025
Time Venue Age
Circuit des Yeux / Leya / Manna 7:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025
Time Venue Age
Zoh Amba Sun Ensemble 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Ancients (Isaiah Collier, William Hooker, William Parker) Night #1 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Thursday, Apr 24, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Ancients (Isaiah Collier, William Hooker, William Parker) Night #2 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Friday, Apr 25, 2025 - Sunday, Apr 27, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Germantown Jazz Festival 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm Vernon Park All Ages
Friday, Apr 25, 2025
Time Venue Age
Northern Liberties / Quiet Man / Rope Trick / Webb Chapel 8:00pm The Khyber 21+
Saturday, Apr 26, 2025
Time Venue Age
Season To Risk / Plaque Marks 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Lowertown and more TBA 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 8:00pm The Met Philadelphia All Ages
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time Venue Age
S. Glass 8:00pm Vox Populi All Ages
DEVO: 50 Years of De-Evolution... continued! 8:00pm The Met All Ages
Friday, May 2, 2025
Time Venue Age
Bob Vylan / Do Flame 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
NIIS / Pollyanna 8:00pm Foto Club 21+
Smirk 8:00pm Khyber Pass Pub 21+
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time Venue Age
Lambrini Girls / Party Dozen 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
The Damned / The BellRays 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Sasami / Jia Pet 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time Venue Age
Bob Mould 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace) Night #1 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, May 5, 2025
Time Venue Age
Napalm Death / The Melvins / Weedeate / Dark Sky Burial 7:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Freak Heat Waves / Jack J 7:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace) Night #2 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Friday, May 9, 2025
Time Venue Age
Boston Manor / Farmer's Wife / Spaced / Ellis 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time Venue Age
Vs Self / Punxsutawney / Lastima 7:00pm Foto Club All Ages
Nicholas Payton 7:30pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Time Venue Age
Chris Farren / Oceanator / Maura Weaver 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time Venue Age
Volcandra / Saidan 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
William Tyler 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time Venue Age
Japanese Breakfast / Ginger Root (Night #1) 8:00pm The Met Philadelphia All Ages
Hamilton Leithauser / Johanna Samuels 8:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Friday, May 16, 2025
Time Venue Age
Amyl and The Sniffers / Sheer Mag 8:00pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
Japanese Breakfast / Ginger Root (Night #2) 8:00pm The Met Philadelphia All Ages
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time Venue Age
Smoking Popes / Off With Their Heads 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
MJ Lenderman & The Wind 8:00pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
MODEL/ACTRIZ 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time Venue Age
Corpus Offal / Mephitic Corpse 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time Venue Age
Rivers of Nihil / Holy Fawn / Inter Arma / Glacial Tomb 6:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time Venue Age
A Place To Bury Strangers / The Serfs 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Friday, May 30, 2025
Time Venue Age
Catbite / The OBGMs / SOJI / The Heavy Beats 7:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time Venue Age
Alex Claffy w/ Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jonathan Blake 7:30pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Sunday, Jun 8, 2025
Time Venue Age
Perfume Genius 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Bones of J.R. Jones 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Karate 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Friday, Jun 20, 2025
Time Venue Age
Steel Pulse 50th Anniversary Tour Night #1 7:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
Time Venue Age
Steel Pulse 50th Anniversary Tour Night #2 7:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Blondshell 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
THIS WILL DESTROY YOU 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
Time Venue Age
Warren Oree's Tribute to Charles Mingus 3:00pm - 5:00pm The Philadelphia Clef Club All Ages
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force 8:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Time Venue Age
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Jul 19, 2025
Time Venue Age
Mekons / Johnny Dowd 8:00pm Philadelphia Ethical Society All Ages
Friday, Aug 15, 2025
Time Venue Age
clipping. 7:00pm Ukie Club All Ages
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
Time Venue Age
Stereolab 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Friday, Oct 24, 2025
Time Venue Age
Osees 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Nov 15, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Saints '73-'78 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Nov 29, 2025
Time Venue Age
Patti Smith performs Horses (50th Anniversary) 8:00pm The Met All Ages