September 23, 2011
Eastern State Penitentiary's Terror Behind the Walls, which kicks off tonight, is the world's first haunted attraction that visitors can explore with flashlights.
(Photo courtesy Eastern State Penitentiary)
No matter the weather this weekend, the next three days are set to be some of the most steadfastly busy the city has seen in recent months.
And today is officially the first day of fall! Meaning, among other things, that fall festival season is upon us, with several marquee examples taking place this weekend. Temperatures are at that perfect balancing point between summer and fall. Vacationers and students are back.
Take advantage of it all, with our top picks:
Friday, September 23
Oktoberfest at the With Love Beer Garden
Fairmount Park’s Museum Without Walls at Capriccio At Café Cret
Square Peg Artery & Salvage’s 3-Year Anniversary Party
Terror Behind the Walls — Opening Day!
TFI After Dark at the Franklin Institute
Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant First Birthday Bash (Fri, Sat, Sun)
USArtists Fine Art Show & Sale at PAFA (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Art After 5: Jessi Teich at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Center City District Restaurant Week — Closing Day!
Indie Pop Dance Party at the Mann Center
Arcadia Boutique’s 4th Birthday Party
The Philly F/M Festival (Fri, Sat, Sun)
POPPED! Music Festival at Temple’s Liacouras Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Yards’ Smoke ‘Em if Yous Got ‘Em Fest
Sausage Fest at Standard Tap (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Fall Open House at BUS STOP Boutique
Chita Rivera: My Broadway at Bristol Riverside Theatre (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Saturday, September 24
POPPED! Food Bazaar at the Piazza at Schmidts
Before the Bridge Music Festival
Campus Philly College Day 2011
New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival (Sat, Sun)
The Philadelphia Collection — Closing Day!
Brandywine Harvest Festival (Sat, Sun)
3rd Annual Oktoberfest at Brauhaus Schmitz
“Moving Planet: Philadelphia” at Love Park
“Fantastic Forests” at the Wagner Free Institute of Science
SugarHouse Anniversary Block Party
Sunday, September 25
Team Philly vs. Team Melo at The Palestra at University of Pennsylvania
49th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade
The DANMARK on the Philadelphia Waterfront
Lyric Fest at the Academy of Vocal Arts
Aspects of Love at the Walnut Street Theatre
Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion at the Perelman Building
11th Hour Theatre Company’s Bomb-itty of Errors — Closing Day!
Mixing Metaphors: The Aesthetic, the Social and the Political in African American Art
17th Annual HopeCuts Fundraiser
The Friendship Circle of Philadelphia Benefit 5k Walk-a-Thon
Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Quilt Art: International Expressions at the Michener Museum
September 23, 2011
Northern Liberties is the place to be this Saturday, with food trucks staked out at the Piazza and two festivals on Girard Avenue featuring live bands, crafts and family fun. (Photo courtesy Piazza at Schmidts)
Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the POPPED! Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center.
The much-anticipated local food bazaar will now fittingly be at the Piazza at Schmidts in Northern Liberties on Saturday from 3-9 p.m., the site of the smash-success Philadelphia Vendy Awards.
It’s also impeccable timing, and location, given the fact that the Girard Fest, put on in conjunction with the Philly F/M Festival, are taking over Northern Liberties and Girard Avenue this very same Saturday with live music, craft vendors, a beer garden, family fun and more.
The new rendition of the Popped! Food Bazaar, curated in part by Philly Homegrown, will feature the following food trucks:
• Sweetbox
• Hardena’s
• Nomad Pizza
• Gigi’s & Big R
• Made in the Shade
• King of Rock-and-Roll Treats
It’s completely free, you just pay as you go for food and treats from each vendor. So if you’re planning to attend the Girard Fest or Philly F/M Festival activities, be sure to stop by the Piazza for some amazing food.
With food, drink and entertainment taken care of, Northern Liberties is the place to be this Saturday.
POPPED! Food Bazaar
When: Saturday, September 24, 3-9 p.m.
Where: The Piazza at Schmidts, North 2nd Street at Germantown Avenue
Cost: Pay as you go
More info: www.food.visitphilly.com
September 22, 2011
All previously purchased tickets will be honored, and you can still get tickets to the festival online or at the Liacouras box office. (Photo courtesy Liacouras Center)
Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the POPPED! Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center.
In an effort to save the park from thousands of people congregating over two days in the excessively wet area and still be able to bring a safe, exciting event to Philadelphia, the decision was made to move the festival.
Rest assured it will still be a completely awesome time, with a jam-packed music lineup.
All previously purchased tickets will be honored, and advance tickets are on sale now for the Liacouras shows through Ticketmaster and also at The Liacouras Center Box Office and the Electric Factory Box Office. Day-of-event tickets will be $65 each, available at the Liacouras Center box office.
The food bazaar will be rescheduled and will not be at the Liacouras Center; it will now be at the Piazza at Schmidts on Saturday from 3-9 p.m. In the meantime, you’ll be able to get concessions from 14 different stands throughout the center including the award-winning Chickie’s & Pete’s.
The Liacouras Center is easily accessible with area parking lots, on-street parking and numerous public transportation options.
The 10,200-seat center has played host to huge events ranging from Cirque du Soleil to this year’s Hip Hip Reunion Tour featuring some of hip hop’s biggest legends, including Salt N Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee and Kurtis Blow. See you there.
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
September 20, 2011
POPPED! is back, with two days of live music from 30 diverse acts, plus comedian, DJs and great local food, all outdoors in FDR Park. (Photos by M. Kennedy for GPTMC)
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
It’s here! The POPPED! Music Festival returns this weekend, September 23-24.
Over the course of two days, more than 30 diverse acts, from top performers to local talent, will share three stages at FDR Park (a first-time location!), in South Philly across from the sports complex. There will also be a comedy tent, DJs and an awesome food bazaar featuring local food trucks, curated in part by Philly Homegrown.
Our definitive guide to all of the above, so you can Pop ’til you drop:
The Music
Three stages are staked out around the park: Golf Stage (aka The Left Stage), Lake Stage (aka The Right Stage) and Tennis Stage (aka The 2nd Stage). You’ll hear groups like The Shins, Foster the People, Black Thought and Girl Talk alongside world-class DJ J. Period (named among “the world’s top DJs” by the New York Times) and indie acts The Hold Steady and Panda Bear. The full lineup is included below.
The Comedy
Eight acclaimed comedians, both local and otherwise, will supplement the festival schedule. The comedy lineup is curated by the hilarious Seth Herzog, currently the warm-up comic for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Food
Another major component of the festival we’re super excited about is the locally sourced POPPED! Food Bazaar.
It’s a giant outdoor community food celebration highlighting an eclectic range of Philadelphia’s food, from gelato to tacos to cupcakes to hot dogs to brick oven pizza. The bazaar, with separate general admission and VIP access, will showcase the tastiest bites from Philadelphia’s restaurants, gourmet food trucks and markets. AND it will feature the debut of Questlove’s food project, a signature chicken “drumstick” dish (get it?); see details below. Note that beer will be available to all attendees.
Sustainable Element
The POPPED! Music Festival is committed to sustainability, so food vendors, à la Philly Homegrown, will be embracing local, fresh and healthy food choices. All of the food vendors will also serve their dishes in biodegradable, compostable containers.
For the first time this year, POPPED! is partnering with Vapur, “the anti bottle,” and Event Water Solutions to limit plastic water bottles on site. POPPED! Vapur bottles will be available for purchase at the POPPED! merchandise table and at each water station. Festivalgoers who purchase the anti bottle will receive complimentary water fills. Vapur Anti-Bottles are completely BPA-free and are constructed of three layers of ultra-durable plastic.
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
September 12, 2011
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
The annual Popped! Music Festival heads to FDR Park for two days of music, food and fun, September 23-24.
More than 30 acts will take the stage over the course of two-days, and there will be an awesome Popped! Food Bazaar, curated in part by Philly Homegrown.
So don’t forget: you’ve got just until this Thursday to enter to win free VIP passes (valued at $200 each).
One Grand Prize winner will receive two VIP, 2-Day passes, and one first place winner will receive two General Admission, 1-Day Passes.
CLICK HERE to enter. Good luck!
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
August 29, 2011
Enter for your chance to win exclusive VIP access to the Popped! Music Festival in FDR Park. (Photo credits: top by M. Kennedy for GPTMC, bottom left by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
The annual Popped! Music Festival heads to FDR Park for two days of music, food and fun, September 23-24, and we’re giving away VIP tickets!
More than 30 acts will take the stage over the course of two-days, including acts like The Shins, Foster the People, The Roots’ Black Thought and many more artists, spanning several genres of music. This year’s festival is not just about the music, the Popped! Food Bazaar, curated in part by Philly Homegrown, is an outdoor community food celebration offering a selection of Philadelphia food and drink as eclectic as the musical lineup.
Excited yet? Well, we’ve got good news: we’re giving you the chance to attend the entire two-day festival in style with free VIP passes (valued at $200 each).
One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive:
• Two VIP, 2-Day passes to Popped! Music Festival
The VIP experience includes access to:
• A VIP lounge with shade, seating and more
• Special VIP food concessions; including the debut of ?uestlove’s Korean/soul food inspired “The ? Drumstick”
• Special beer and wine services.
We’re also giving away a first place prize to one lucky winner and a friend.
One First Prize winner will receive:
• Two General Admission, 1-Day Passes to Popped! Music Festival
Not bad, huh?
The contest runs through September 15, and you may enter once per day, per e-mail address — so remember to return daily. Click here for the official rules. Good luck!
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
The contest period has ended. We will contact the winners soon.
August 17, 2011
It wouldn't be a killer outdoor festival without unbelievable food, and POPPED! is delivering. It's back September 23-24 with two days of live music, comedians, DJs and a huge food bazaar showcasing all fresh, locally sourced Philadelphia food.
(Photo credits: top left by M. Kennedy for GPTMC, top right and bottom left by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
The POPPED! Music Festival returns for its fourth year, September 23-24, with a bigger and better lineup than ever before. Over the course of two days, more than 30 diverse acts, from top performers to local talent, will share the stage at FDR Park (a first-time location!), in South Philly across from the sports complex.
You’ll hear groups like The Shins, Foster the People, Black Thought and Girl Talk alongside world-class DJ J. Period (named among “the world’s top DJs” by the New York Times) and indie acts The Hold Steady and Panda Bear.
Another major component of the festival we’re super excited about is the POPPED! Food Bazaar, curated in part by Philly Homegrown.
It’s a giant outdoor community food celebration highlighting an eclectic range of Philadelphia’s food, from gelato to tacos to cupcakes to hot dogs to brick oven pizza. The bazaar will showcase the tastiest bites from Philadelphia’s restaurants, gourmet food trucks and markets. AND it will feature the debut of Questlove’s food project, a signature chicken “drumstick” dish (get it?); see details below.
Plus, the POPPED! Music Festival is committed to sustainability, so food vendors, à la Philly Homegrown, will be embracing local, fresh and healthy food choices. All of the food vendors will also serve their dishes in biodegradable, compostable containers.
The Vendors: (more to be announced)
• Sweet Box: Vendy award winner for Best Dessert! The gourmet mobile cupcake truck specializing in premium ingredient cupcakes will serve Southern Red velvet Cupcakes and Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes.
• Capogiro: Family-owned and operated gelateria will serve up authentic Italian artisan gelato and sorbetto.
• Jimmie’s Cupcakes: Gourmet mobile bakery specializing in hand baked treats made with high quality, fresh ingredients and sprinkled with Jimmies; expect cupcakes, brownies and irresistible ice cream sandwiches.
• KT Cake House: KT’s is a Chester County bakery that offers fresh baked goods made with local farm fresh eggs, milk and produce sold from a licensed mobile food truck. They’ll serve cupcakes (including vegan options) and cakepops.
• Farm Fresh Lunch Truck: This new farm to table mobile food kitchen based out of New Hope has on the menu: Thorpe Farm Bison rib-eye with gruyere cheese, carmelized vadalia onions, and a herb infused horse radish sauce on a brioche roll; and Phillips Farm Portabellapressed on a ciabatta roll with bufallo mozzarella, smoked red pepper, and homemade pesto.
• Made in the Shade: This stand serves multi-flavored lemonade sweetened with agave and twisted with lime. For POPPED! they’re bringing classic, cucumber-mint and ginger-peach flavors.
• ?uest Loves Food (VIP area only): POPPED! is the exciting premiere of ?uestlove’s Signature “The ? Drumstick,” Buttermilk Fried Chicken Drum Sticks from local Lancaster County farms with Homemade Creole Seasoning.
• Cookie Confidential (VIP area only): This locally sourced/organic ingredient cookie and cupcake company is preparing eight cookie varieties, including Raspberry Balsamic, Maple Bacon Oatmeal, Vegan Sriracha Mango and the famous Cheese Steak Cookie, in addition to two flavors of “Cupcake Push Pops.”
• Cantina Dos Segundos: It’s a festive Mexican eatery based in Northern Liberties that’s bringing the spice to FDR Park, with Bacon Guacamole and Chips; Grilled Corn on the Cob with mayo and cotija cheese; and Mexican Hot Dogd (either beef or vegan) with mayo, pickled jalapeños, pico and queso fresco. Um… yum.
See the remainder of the vendors, below.
June 21, 2011
POPPED! is back, with two days of live music from 30 diverse acts, plus comedian,DJs and great local food, all outdoors in FDR Park. (Photos by M. Kennedy for GPTMC)
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
Back in 2007, Philadelphia upped its music scene cred with the debut of the POPPED! Music Festival, a City of Brotherly Love version of Austin’s SXSW.
POPPED! returns for the fourth year this coming fall, September 23-24, proving Philadelphia is an even hotter musical hotbed than ever before. Over the course of two days, more than 30 diverse acts, from top performers to local talent, will share the stage at FDR Park (a first-time location!), in South Philly across from the sports complex.
Rain or shine, there will be two days’ worth of live music, comedians and DJs on stage, plus a unique curated food bazaar featuring local Philadelphia food vendors. You’ll hear groups like The Shins, Black Thought and Girl Talk alongside world-class DJ J. Period (named among “the world’s top DJs” by the New York Times) and indie acts The Hold Steady and Panda Bear.
A limited number of 2-Day Early Bird ($90, code POPPEd) and 2-Day Early Bird VIP Passes ($175, code VIPPOPPED) are for sale, online, through this Thursday, June 23 at 10 p.m. On sale this Friday, June 24 at 10 a.m. are regular 2-day passes ($110) and regular 2-day VIP passes ($200). VIP Passes include a special viewing area near the stage and separate car/food/restroom areas.
See below for the star-studded musical lineup.
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
June 23, 2008
Before 50 Cent, before Jay Z and even before Biggie, there was Slick Rick, the pirate MC who flashed the bling before many of today’s rappers were even close to finishing first grade. His tracks like “Mona Lisa” and “Children’s Story” were always on my mix tapes.
That’s why I couldn’t believe my eyes when I heard that he was going to perform at the Troc on Friday for the POPPED! Music Festival. Where were my shelltops and Adidas tracksuit?
When Slick Rick hit the stage decked out in his medallions, I knew it was going to be hot! The crowd of both young and old was really in for a treat, because for the next 75 minutes, he reminded us to not forget the “old school” as the hits dropped and the people danced!
Too bad they didn’t have any cardboard!
