(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- WXPN-FM, the non-commercial, member-supported radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, announced on-air that case/lang/veirs has been added to the 2016 XPoNential Music Festival. The new trio consisting of singer-songwriters Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs will join the lineup of the Sunday, July 24 concert at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ that also features Brandi Carlile and Old Crow Medicine Show.
An announcement was made this morning by case/lang/veirs about their first album, coming in June. WXPN was among the first radio stations in the U.S. to start playing a track from it this past weekend.
WXPN’s annual XPoNential Music Festival will take place from Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24. The three-day, two-venue Festival features three concerts at BB&T Pavilion through WXPN’s partnership with promoter Live Nation, and on two stages at adjacent Wiggins Park. More Wiggins Park artists will be announced, with all festival details and updates located at xpnfest.org.
Tickets for the 2016 XPoNential Music Festival are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, the BB&T Pavilion box office, and Ticketmaster.com. WXPN members may purchase discounted tickets for a limited time at xpnfest.org.
The current lineup of artists who will be performing at the 2016 XPoNential Music Festival:
BB&T Pavilion
FRI. JULY 22 Ryan Adams, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Tommy Stinson
SAT. JULY 23 Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark, Jr., Chicano Batman
SUN. JULY 24 Brandi Carlile, Old Crow Medicine Show, case/lang/veirs
Wiggins Park
Father John Misty (solo)
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Felice Brothers
The Districts
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
David Wax Museum
The Suffers
Darlingside
Chicano Batman
Low Cut Connie
Diane Coffee
The Record Company
...and more to be announced
The XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru is WXPN’s signature annual concert event that draws audiences from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, Mid-Atlantic region, and Northeastern US. Now in its 12th year at Wiggins Park and 5th year at the adjacent BB&T Pavilion (formerly Susquehanna Bank Center), WXPN produces the XPoNential Music Festival in partnership with the Camden County Board of Freeholders. The festival features the expertly curated mix of established and new artists enjoyed by WXPN members and listeners and is a preferred summer music event, known for convenient access via public transportation, natural amphitheaters that produce great sound, plenty of activities for kids, extensive food, drink and vendor selections, and festival seating and riverfront promenades that offer spectacular views of the Delaware River and Philadelphia skyline.
All current information regarding the 2016 XPoNential Music Festival can be located at www.xpnfest.org.
PHOTO: case/lang/veirs (L to R: Neko Case, k.d. lang, Laura Veirs) PHOTO by Jason Quigley
