The Biggest Concerts & Music Fests in Philadelphia for Fall 2026 & Beyond

For over 30 years, iconic public radio station WXPN has brought musical legends and rising stars — including many local names —  together along the Camden waterfront for this annual can’t-miss fest at Wiggins Waterfront Park.

Headlined by the Alaskan (by way of Portland) rock group Portugal. The Man, Los Angeles folk-rock band Dawes and California outfit Little Feat, this year’s eclectic performance slate features over 20 different acts over three days. 

A one-of-a-kind spot for a music festival, the historic 18th-century Revolutionary War landmark Fort Mifflin plays host to Making Time, a “transcendental” three-day celebration of futuristic music featuring well over a hundred bands. 

Join the super-sized party (and the planes flying overhead toward the nearby Philadelphia International Airport) with headliners electronic duo Bicep, singer and bassist Kim Gordon, Detroit house music producer Theo Parrish, local band They Are Gutting a Body of Water, and electronic music producer Skee Mask. 

Delco pops off this September as the Haverford Township Music Festival rolls back into town with another toe-tapping multi-genre lineup. 

This year, look forward to 16 musical performances across two stages — all headlined by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Shannon McNally, bluesy eclectic guitar virtuoso Buffalo Nichols and country-rockers the Demolition String Band. The family-friendly fest is free to attend, with pay-as-you-go drinks available at the beer and wine garden.

Philly’s prestigious stages are swingin’ as Ensemble Arts brings top jazz voices and talents to the city for its annual jazz series.  

Music lovers are in for a magical, musical season, featuring performances by The Wonderful Wizard of Jazz himself Jeff Goldblum (October 7, 2026), Grammy-nominated saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin (October 22, 2026), legendary Cuban orchestra the Afro-Cuban All Stars (October 30, 2026), and more. 

Philly rocks … and rolls and has a whole lot of soul. And when Philly Music Fest gives local artists the chance to play, they take it. 

Celebrating its milestone 10th anniversary this year, the hyper-local music festival hits all the right notes, bringing out the best in Philly’s music scene. Over the course of seven nights, 25 bands and musicians take the stage at independently owned venues throughout the area, including Johnny Brenda’s and Ardmore Music Hall. 

This year’s lineup of performers features The Dillinger Escape Plan, RJD2, Sweet Pill and a yet-to-be-named mystery headliner, who will be revealed in August. Check out the full lineup at the official festival site.

You’ll be chillin’ like a villain and doing it like the zombies do when three Disney musicals come to life. This international tour, making 48 stops across North America, brings the casts of Descendants, Zombies and Camp Rock together for a mashed-up live stage performance, filled with upbeat dance numbers and electrifying visuals — including a parachute-pants-approved grand finale. 

Listen for catchy tunes like Someday, My Year, We Rock, This Is Me, Rotten to the Core, and Ways to Be Wicked — all sung by cast members including Hudson Stone, Alexandro Byrd, Malachi Barton, Kiara Romero and more. 

It’s never too early to make New Year’s Eve plans! 

HiJinx Festival, one of the largest indoor music festivals on the East Coast, returns for its ninth year at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Smoke machines, strobe lights, crazy costumes, steampunk glasses and monsters — no, wait, The Monster — set the scene while pulse-pounding, bass-bumping, trance-inducing electric dance music booms off the stage. 

This year’s lineup hasn’t been announced yet, but expect boisterous creativity. From dubstep and trap to electro-soul and techno, this is an all-access party. 

Through Thursday, November 12, 2026 

John Coltrane’s lasting legacy can’t be summed up with just one event, so the pioneering jazz musician’s adopted hometown is celebrating his milestone 100th birthday with dozens of community events, tribute concerts and ticketed performances, like:

• Collier Plays Coltrane at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few perform innovative interpretations and original compositions inspired by Coltrane (September 25, 2026).

• Jazz Under the Stars at Highmark Mann Center for Performing Arts: Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum joins his brother, Kevin Whalum, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his album Romance Language, a modern reimagining of Coltrane’s beloved recording (September 30, 2026). 

• 60th Anniversary Concert of Coltrane’s Offering at Temple University: A tribute concert honoring Coltrane’s Offering album at Mitten Hall, where it was first recorded (November 11 and 12, 2026).

The world — more specifically the music world — is Ed Sheeran’s playground.

The massive global superstar expertly moves from heartbreaking R&B- and folk-tinged ballads to danceable pop anthems inspired by faraway places. You can have the full Ed Sheeran experience when he steps onto the stage at Lincoln Financial Field to close out the summer with an epic open-air concert.

America’s favorite outlaw, Willie Nelson, is on the road again. 

The 12-time Grammy winner co-headlines a sunset show at Highmark Mann with the legendary “Godfather of Grunge” Neil Young, backed by his new-ish band The Chrome Hearts. (Fun fact: Music must run in the family. Nelson’s son Micah plays guitar for the band.)

The animated band’s first full North American tour in over four years, Gorillaz’s Mountain Tour caps off a summer of fun on the Delaware River waterfront.

Known for genre-defying music fusions and, most notably, being entirely two-dimensional, the Grammy Award-winning Gorillaz collabbed (IRL) with icons ranging from Stevie Nicks and Beck to Bad Bunny and Elton John.

If you can’t already hear the Feel Good Inc. bassline, I don’t know what to tell you.

Ditch the cell phone for a night out with just you, Phoebe Bridgers and 20,000 of your closest friends. 

It’s been a long, Phoebe-less three years (six if you exclude collabs) for fans of the massively popular and introspective singer-songwriter. After a series of surprise pop-up shows and hush-hush previews for her luckiest fans, the wait is over.  

At long last, the masses can drink from the Bridgers’ fountain of sadly beautiful songs with a new album and a new, phone-free tour experience, coming to Xfinity Mobile Arena.

This fall, Weezer teams up with The Shins and Silversun Pickups to deliver a mixtape plucked straight from your misunderstood youth.

Weezer’s national The Gathering tour features classics like Buddy Holly, Island in the Sun and Say It Ain’t So, along with brand-new material from the band’s forthcoming untitled album, and plenty of Shins and Pickups hits like New Slang and Panic Switch, respectively.

Ready to be thunderstruck? One of the greatest rock bands of all time, AC/DC, has racked up just about every accolade you can think of — diamond and platinum albums, Grammy wins, sold-out stadiums and more.

The hard-rocking legends aren’t slowing down anytime soon, flipping the switch on yet another awesome era of AC/DC with their Power Up Tour, coming to Lincoln Financial Field early this fall.

This Atlanta native has something for everyone up his sleeve and in his repertoire: Country? Check. Soul? Check. Rock? Triple check. 

Philly rolls out the red carpet for Mr. Know It AllMr. Do It All, Teddy Swims. Joined by funky soul outfit St. Paul & The Broken Bones and rising star MarcLo, the Losing Control singer brings the best of his blockbuster two-part album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy — plus a mix of vintage grooves, ’80s rock and modern production — to Xfinity Mobile Arena. 

Bask in a trippy lo-fi world of alt-R&B wunderkind Steve Lacy’s making. 

A mix of Prince, Stevie and Harry (Styles) wrapped up in an artsy next-gen package, the Compton singer-songwriter, producer and prodigy tours his first album in four years — Oh, yeah? — bringing songs like viral No. 1 hit Bad Habit to the amphitheater at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. 

Out-sing, Yebba? We’d like to see you try. The whole world goes quiet when the powerhouse vocalist — one of the most sought-after voices in soul — opens her mouth. 

Fresh off the release of her sophomore album, Jean, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter headlines her first major North American tour, coming to The Fillmore this October. 

Xfinity Mobile Arena goes full-on dark mode for Motionless in Black grand return.  

Led by frontman Chris “Motionless” Cerulli, the shadowy quartet — and Scranton, Pennsylvania natives — celebrates two-plus decades in the game with a major rager, complete with sufficiently goth ensembles, spooky visuals, new music, and special guests Dayseeker and The Devil Wears Prada. Hope you’re not Afraid of the Dark …

Gen Z pop princess Olivia Rodrigo’s newest album tells the age-old tale of a girl falling in — and out — of love. 

A little sour, a little sweet, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love keeps the melodrama of the singer-songwriter’s last album, GUTS, but trades in the ’90s grunge for an ’80s pop and New Wave-inspired sound that makes for one hell of a show. 

John Summit knows how to make a hit. And not just any kinda hit — the kind that lights up a club (music festival, house party or road trip, for that matter) and begs you to dance. 

Hailing from the house music capital of the world, Chicago, the popular tech-house DJ and producer storms Philly’s Liacouras Center, bass and strobe lights blazing, for his CTRL ESCAPE Tour.  

Doja Cat’s Vie era finally comes to Philly this November.

Expect the unexpected as the genre-bending Grammy Award-winning superstar with a knack for the dramatic performs music from her pop-forward fifth album at Xfinity Mobile Arena. If we’re lucky, she might even dip into her repertoire for fan favorites like Paint the Town Red, Agora Hills and Say So.

Sunday, December 20, 2026 | 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

’Tis the season for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to ring in the holidays with The Ghosts of Christmas Eve tour coming to the Xfinity Mobile Arena for two shows. 

The show has two parts. The first features a reimagining of the orchestra’s famous rock opera The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, where a girl on the run finds refuge in a theater on Christmas Eve. The second half of the show features a mix of the group’s greatest hits. 

Expect lots of pyrotechnics, lasers and dazzling lights. 

You might not be able to pick Andrea Bocelli out of a crowd, but you know his voice. 

The Italian tenor and international star has graced historic concert halls and massive stages at the Olympics and FIFA World Cup, and this December, the maestro’s coming to Xfinity Mobile Arena to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his timeless breakthrough album Romanza. 

Gracie Abrams’ introspective, honest songwriting verges on downright confessional, winning her legions of fans and Taylor Swift’s seal of approval.

In support of her forthcoming album Daughter from Hell, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter takes the stage at Xfinity Mobile Arena with a fresh slate of indie pop songs sure to tug at your heartstrings.

Musiq Soulchild, who grew up singing soulful ballads on Philly street corners, brings his neo-soul-meets-R&B aesthetic to City Winery for eight shows over four nights.

The 13-time Grammy-nominated artist never disappoints when performing in his hometown, making sure to call out his favorite Philly spots while getting sultry on songs like Teachme and So Beautiful before reaching for the stars on Halfcrazy and Just Friends (Sunny). 

Ongoing

If you don’t already know the name Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Yah-NEEK NAH-zay SAY-gahn) — one of the world’s most sought-after conductors — you will.

The Olympic-tier Philadelphia Orchestra is widely considered one of the finest in the world, and Nézet-Séguin serves as its music director for another season of extraordinary performances, kicking off with the Opening Night concert on September 24, 2026.

Upcoming shows include Yannick Leads Bernstein and Brahms (September 25-27, 2026), Carmina Burana (October 22-25, 2026), and Simon Rattle Leads Debussy and Ravel (January 28-30, 2027) — with all performances at Marian Anderson Hall inside the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. 

Ongoing

The Philly Pops is the orchestra that knows no musical bounds. Exclusively composed of local musicians, the pop music orchestra is equally at home performing classical, Broadway, rock and jazz works — with a range of concerts happening throughout Greater Philadelphia year-round.

The Pop’s 2026/2027 season is packed with unforgettable concerts, including fan favorites like Broadway à la Nero (October 24, 2026), and a few special guests, including Philly heavyweights Boyz II Men (September 18, 2026) and Leslie Odom Jr. (September 25, 2026).

She’s not going to write you a love song, but Sara Bareilles always brings the energy during her live shows. 

Performing two nights at the former Philadelphia Opera House site, as part of The Good Grief Tour, the two-time Grammy Award winner is set to take her fans on a trip down memory lane.

Listen for new songs Home and Heartland, intertwined with classic hits like Love Song, Brave and King of Anything, in what should be a riveting setlist. 

How’s it going? “Living the dream,” say the Jonas Brothers (probably). A group that needs no introduction, the Jonas Brothers have been back in full form since reuniting in 2019. 

The trio caps off an incredible year — which included the JoBros’ return to our screens for Camp Rock 3 and their historic Disney Legends induction — with their Burning Up Tour All Over Again arena tour, stopping at Xfinity Mobile Arena this fall.

The Empress of Soul takes the midnight train to Philly. Gladys Knight (sans Pips) takes over the Keswick Theatre stage to serenade with emotional ballads spanning her nearly 80-year career. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member is a national treasure. Expect to hear songs off her 2014 album, Where My Heart Belongs, as well as classic tunes like Midnight Train to Georgia, You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, If I Were Your Woman and I’ve Got to Use My Imagination. 

One of the fieriest trios to come out of Nashville, The Chicks, blazed the trail for all the pop-country acts that followed. 

On the 20th anniversary of their record-breaking album Taking the Long Way, it’s about time for a victory lap. Celebrate the major milestone with the unshakable ladies — Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer — when they take the stage at The Met this fall. 

You know the OG hits that (maybe?) fueled your formative years, but KRS-One has new music he wants you to hear, too. 

Fresh off his 2025 album, Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness, the 60-year-old hip hop icon is still bending bars with the best of them.

This intimate show at Ardmore Music Hall, which has hosted Talib Kweli and Schoolly D in recent months, promises to hit you with that traditional style of cold rockin’ while KRS-One belts out classic joints like Sound of Da Police and Step Into a World (Rapture’s Delight). 

Known for pairing deeper (and often darker) themes and messages with upbeat and catchy melodies, the adventurous indie pop outfit Foster the People is still experimenting musically with awesome — dare we say, hopeful —  results. 

After releasing a new album in 2023 and debuting a brand-new live show at Coachella this year, frontman Mark Foster and the band bring the chaotic and optimistic performance to Highmark Mann.

Break out the ballads! Faced with the ubiquity of smartphones, social media and (eek!) AI, Little Big Town is staging a protest. 

Back with their latest album It’s a Dying Art, the harmonizing quartet — hailed as the Fleetwood Mac of country by some — takes the stage at The Met for an evening of deeply inspired, deeply human and deeply personal songwriting and storytelling. 

For a self-proclaimed loser, Beck’s been winning for like 30 years …. The Grammy-winning alt-rocker is known for mixing a little hip-hop, a little dance-pop and just about every other sound you can think of into his catalogue. 

Inspired by the artist’s latest single, the Ride Lonesome Tour takes you on a wild, musical roller coaster ride across genres. 

Hooray for horror-core! Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope hit the road to reprise their role as rhyme-spitting leaders of the juggalos. 

Insane Clown Posse, founders of the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, bring their cheeky-yet-demented antics to Callowhill’s Franklin Music Hall for what is sure to be a wild and weird show. Known for spraying the crowd with Faygo soda and dancing clown mosh pits, you can expect the unexpected at this one. 

Journey said it first: Don’t stop believing, and after five decades, we’re still at it. 

Founder Neal Schon leads the beloved rock band and its legion of fans into the Final Frontier…Tour that is. The Bay Area band’s soaring stadium anthems and timeless classics, like Any Way You Want It, Faithfully and Lights, set the scene for a stellar throwback show at Xfinity Mobile Arena. 

Step into a dream world all of Suki Waterhouse’s making. 

After opening up for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour, the top model-turned-indie pop darling has graduated to headlining music halls all on her own with her dreamy aesthetic, atmospheric sound and arsenal of ʼ70s-esque songs like Good Looking and When I Get Drunk. 

With a Grammy, a mega hit and — maybe most impressively — multiple Beyoncé credits under his belt, Shaboozey has cemented his place at the forefront of the new school of country music. 

The swaggering Nigerian American cowboy turns Highmark Mann into an open-air honkey tonk with country-meets-hip-hop jams, like A Bar Song (Tipsy) and Cowgirl, this October. 

Hailing from Puerto Rico, Young Miko has taken the world by storm. 

One of the suavest to hit the música urbana scene, the star brings the perreo to you with confident and catchy hits, like WASSUP, and a major international arena tour. Get ready to party hard with the self-proclaimed Trap Kitty at her Do Not Disturb Tour. 

The streaming generation has crowned a new king, and his name is SOMBR.

Like many teen idols before him, the 20-year-old singer-songwriter has stolen the hearts of many by wearing his own on his sleeve. With runaway hits like back to friends and a glowing endorsement from the reigning queen of pop, Taylor Swift, the 20-year-old artist’s star shines just as bright as the lights at his upcoming arena show.

Born in South Africa, raised in Canada, Broadway-acclaimed and openly gay, Orville Peck’s entrance into country music stardom has been anything but conventional. 

But with cosigns from Willie Nelson and Elton John, plus a collection of rollicking country-rock hits and big, broody ballads, the mysterious masked cowboy’s ascent is all but assured. Hop a ride on the Peck train when his Man Turned Mule Tour comes to The Met. 

We’re calling it now: Fall belongs to Victoria Monét. The honey-voiced, multi-hyphenate bursts onto our playlists once again with a brand-new album and matching tour this autumn. 

A proud graduate of the Janet Jackson and Beyoncé school of performance, the Grammy-winning R&B hitmaker promises a high-energy night of song and dance at The Met.

Mickey Guyton, a rising star and trailblazer in the world of country music, puts a soulful twang on Christmas music during her festive Mickey Guyton & Friends Holiday Tour.

A long admirer of Dolly Parton, this powerful songstress lets her church choir voice flex on holiday tracks like O Holy Night, Save a Little Christmas, and Mistletoe Kisses.

Dates vary by artist

Thought we were done? The Philly music scene is unstoppable.

This fall, venues all across town host an ever-updating lineup of artists, including Outlander in Concert (September 29, 2026), Arcángel (October 24, 2026) and La La Land in Concert (November 28, 2026) at The Met; Logic, G-Eazy and Juicy J at Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts (October 1, 2026); and Vince Staples at Franklin Music Hall (October 30, 2026) — just to name a few.

Want even more great info on upcoming concerts and music festivals in Greater Philadelphia? WXPN, the public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, curates an excellent calendar of who’s playing where and when. Check it out here.

Yes! Philadelphia is a major tour stop for many artists, in addition to boasting a formidable local scene. There is a live music show almost every night.

From A-list rappers like Meek Mill to indie darlings like Hop Along, plenty of great artists call Philly home. (See: The Roots, Pink, McCoy Tyner, Santigold, Cayetana, Jill Scott, Christian McBride and The War on Drugs, etc.) Homegrown talent is fiercely loyal to the city, often playing shows for local fans.

It depends who you ask. In the 1960s and ’70s, the city had its own genre, the Sound of Philadelphia (often called TSOP) — a lush and funky form of soul. In the decades since, R&B, hip-hop and indie rock acts have earned acclaim.

Take your pick! You’ll see the next-big things at Union Transfer and Johnny Brenda’s. The Fillmore and Franklin Music Hall are excellent mid-sized venues, and arenas like Xfinity Mobile Arena are where you’ll find the legends.

You bet. The Roots Picnic and XPoNential Music Festival are both fan favorites.