2018 XPoNential Festival: What You Need To Know

PHILADELPHIA – WXPN's 25th annual XPoNential Music Festival is here, as numerous bands will fill the air at BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Park with eclectic musical stylings. Headliners are David Byrne, War On Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Sylvan Esso.

But who is playing when?

Well, the good people at WXPN offered up the daily schedule of performances for the festival. We'll feature that below, but give you some other important details first.

The festival runs from Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29 at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey and the adjacent Wiggins Waterfront Park.

The "3-Day Go Everywhere Pass" provides general access to Wiggins Park and lawn access to evening shows at BB&T Pavilion. They are available online here.

Anyone who becomes a new or renewing WXPN Member at the $30 per month level will receive a pair of 3-Day Go Everywhere Passes.

Reserved and lawn tickets for the Friday and Saturday shows at BB&T are on sale now sale to the general public through Ticketmaster.com, the BB&T Pavilion box office, Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Ok, check out the performance schedules below:

FRIDAY, JULY 27

Wiggins Park (gates open at 3:30 p.m.)

Marina Stage

• 4:00 -4:25 Swift Technique
• 4:35-5:00 Greg Sover Band
• 5:30-6:00 M.A.K.U. Soundsystem
• 6:55-7:45 Bermuda Triangle featuring Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes), Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser

River Stage

• 5:00-5:30 The National Reserve
• 6:00-6:50 Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real
• 7:50-8:50 The Lone Bellow

BB&T Pavilion (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

• 6:30-7:00 Proper Dark
• 7:30-8:00 Cloves
• 8:30-9:30 Sylvan Esso
• 10:00-11:15 David Byrne

SATURDAY, JULY 28

Wiggins Park (gates open at 11:30 a.m.)

Marina Stage

• 12:00-12:25 Katie Frank
• 1:00-1:30 &More (Donn T & Chill Moody)
• 2:20-3:00 Jupiter & Okwess
• 3:55-4:40 Courtney Marie Andrews
• 5:45-6:30 Sunflower Bean

River Stage

• 12:25-12:55 Hurry
• 1:35-2:15 Natalie Prass
• 3:05-3:50 Mondo Cozmo
• 4:45-5:40 Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
• 6:35-7:35 Margo Price

BB&T Pavilion (doors open at 5 p.m.)

• 6:00-6:45 Fantastic Negrito
• 7:15-8:00 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• 8:30-9:45 Sturgill Simpson
• 10:15-11:30 The War On Drugs

SUNDAY, JULY 29

Wiggins Park (gates open at 11:30 a.m.)

Marina Stage

• 12:25-1:00 Devon Gilfillian
• 1:55-2:35 Mt. Joy
• 3:30-4:10 Darlingside
• 5:05-5:50 Hiss Golden Messenger
• 7:00-7:45 JD McPherson

River Stage

• 12:00-12:25 Harmony Woods
• 1:05-1:50 Lo Moon
• 2:40-3:25 Phoebe Bridgers
• 4:15-5:00 Tank and The Bangas
• 5:55-6:55 Blind Boys of Alabama
• 7:50-9:05 Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band

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