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WXPN Announces First Group of Artists for 2024 XPoNential Music Festival

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 02/15/2024

The Heavy Heavy, photo by Jackie Lee Young

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Philadelphia public radio station WXPN has announced the first eight artists who will perform in its 2024 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. The annual outdoor music festival produced by WXPN will take place from Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Wiggins Park on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront.  Rosanne Cash, Phosphorescent, Blondshell, Bully, The Heavy Heavy, Lizzie No, Cedric Burnside and Grace Bowers will perform on the two stages in Wiggins Park, located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. More artists will be announced.

Three-day and one-day passes will be available to purchase at xpnfest.org starting Thursday, February 29 at 10:00am. Starting February 15th, during WXPN’s Winter Member Drive, new and renewing members can donate at select levels to be eligible for a pair of complimentary 3-day passes and up to half-off discounts on their festival passes.

The XPoNential Music Festival is WXPN’s signature annual concert event that features WXPN’s expertly curated mix of established, new and local artists, drawing audiences from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, Mid-Atlantic region, and Northeastern US to the Delaware Riverfront in Camden. Produced in partnership with the Camden County Board of Commissioners and, the festival’s Wiggins Park location offers convenient access via public transportation, two stages and natural amphitheaters that produce great sound, and festival seating and riverfront promenades that offer spectacular views of the Delaware River and Philadelphia skyline. Festival amenities include an artist meet-and-greet area for WXPN members, a children’s activities area, and extensive food, drink, and vendor selections.

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported, public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe, public radio’s most popular program of popular music that is distributed by NPR to more than 280 U.S. radio stations, and the Peabody Award-winning Kids Corner. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9 FM, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM, North Jersey/Poconos at 91.9 FM, and the world via online streaming at www.XPN.org. The WXPN app brings all of WXPN to any mobile device. WXPN produces XPoNential Radio on XPN2 as its secondary radio channel in HD, also available online.




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