Philadelphia: Last News

Philly’s pre-eminent hip-hop and R&B festival is fast approaching.On Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, the annual Roots Picnic drops into Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at the Mann for two days of music, podcasting, food, drink and more.And you haven’t picked up last-minute tickets yet, you may want to re-evaluate because legends like Usher, Lauryn Hill, Lil Uzi Vert, Busta Rhymes and Eve will be taking the stage at the two-day extravaganza.Ari Lennox, Black Thought, City Girls, GloRilla and Lucky Daye are also set to perform.Plus, legends Roy Ayers and The Isley Brothers will be there too.You won’t want to forget festival curators and headliners The Roots either.Or Dave Chappelle kicking off the festivities at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 2.Seriously, there’s a lot of talent dropping into the City of Brotherly Love.We didn’t even mention Talib Kweli and Charlemagne tha God’s podcasts.Yes, there’s still so much more.So, how much does it cost to get in on the action?Well, at the time of publication, we found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $197 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $103 before fees.$152 before fees is the lowest price to see Dave Chappelle live.If you still need more information, that’s no problem.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the Roots Picnic Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all Roots Picnic Festival dates, start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

NFL schedule release, we have even more good news for Philadelphians.At the time of publication, ticket prices to see Taylor Swift at Lincoln Financial Field are officially dropping.On Monday, our team reported that the cheapest ticket available to see Swift at one of her three Philly ‘Eras Tour’ concerts started at $1024 before fees on Vivid Seats.Now just four short days later, our team found Taylor tix going for as $734 before fees.While that may seem like an exorbitant amount of money for a single show, factor in that that’s nearly $250 in savings (!) had fans purchased on Monday.As Taylor says, sometimes “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” pays off.Want to grab last-minute tickets before it’s too late?Here’s everything you need to know — and more! — about Taylor’s upcoming ‘Eras Tour’ three-day weekend in her Philly hometown.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Monday, May 8 for each of Taylor’s three Philly concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.Never been to the Eagles’ home turf turned concert venue?Here’s a better look at all the seating options Lincoln Financial Field has to offer.*The above map does not include floor seating for concerts.After this three-show weekend, T.

There’s no place like home.From Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14, Taylor Swift will return to her home state and bring her ongoing ‘Eras Tour’ to Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field along with her.Sadly, ticket prices aren’t exactly cheap to see Taylor on the Eagles’ turf.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on last-minute tickets for Taylor’s three-night homestand was $1024 before fees on Vivid Seats.Still, with Taylor dominating the headlines (her blossoming romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy!), high-profile opening acts (Phoebe Bridgers! Gracie Abrams!) and sprawling set lists (Taylor regularly performs over 40 songs!), makes Taylor tickets worth every penny.Not sold?Well, we have a bit of a hack for you.Over the past few weeks, our team has found that ticket prices regularly drop come Thursday and Friday for ‘The Eras Tour.’So, if you want to gamble big, you may want to bookmark this page and check on prices periodically as we inch closer to Friday.In the meantime, here’s what we know for sure about Taylor’s upcoming concerts at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field this coming weekend.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s trifecta of Philly gigs can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

“Gonna Fly Now” horns.Rocky Balboa was as Philly as cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and the Liberty Bell. He always just existed in the City of Brotherly Love that I knew as a little shorty — back when I went by Chucky instead of Chuck.When word went around my elementary school that they were looking for children to be extras in “Rocky II” — after the first “Rocky” was a box-office smash and beat out such classics as “All the President’s Men,” “Network” and “Taxi Driver” for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977 — I was ready for my close-up.And as “Creed III,” opening Friday, continues the “Rocky” movie legacy — even sans Sylvester Stallone — it takes me back to that day in late 1978 and reminds me why the boxing-film franchise will always hold a special place in my heart.Somehow I talked my parents into me being an extra in the iconic “Rocky II” scene where hundreds of kids run after the fabled boxer and up the famous steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

“The thing about monuments,” says Paul Farber, “is that there is no coherent set of monuments.”Farber knows. As one of the country’s foremost experts on the subject of America’s monuments, great and small, and the co-founder and director of the Philadelphia-based Monument Lab, he has a deeper, more complex worldview of the statues and structures that the rest of us sometimes take for granted.“It is a common misconception that there is some government agency out there in charge of all the monuments and they greenlight them and take the bad ones away,” says the youthful 40-year-old.

told TMZ that his father had trouble breathing and was taken to Temple University Hospital in his hometown, where he passed Thursday due to complications during surgery.Hart and his brother, Wilbert, founded the Delfonics in the late 1960s with members Randy Cain, Ritchie Daniels and Thom Bell. The siblings wrote all of their own songs for the group, including their top hits “La-La (Means I Love You),” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Break Your Promise,” “I’m Sorry” and “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love).”The Delfonics won a Grammy in 1971 for “Didn’t I” for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental.

to Variety, the cause of death was pneumonia. He passed just weeks before he would have turned 80 on April 26.The triple-threat from Philadelphia, born Robert Louis Ridarelli, was famous for such hip-swinging rock & roll hits as “Volare” and “Wild One,” and acted alongside Ann-Margret, Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh in the Oscar-nominated “Bye Bye Birdie.”Ukee Washington of CBS3 in Philly shared the news with social media on Tuesday.

Richard Pratt was the bass singer with Philadelphia soul group Blue Magic, known for hits including “Sideshow.”We invite you to share condolences for Richard Pratt in our Guest Book.Pratt was a founding member of Blue Magic in 1972 in Philadelphia. Some of their earliest singles were moderately successful on R&B radio, including 1973’s “Spell” and “Stop to Start.” Their biggest success came in 1974 with “Sideshow,” a slow and dreamy ballad with a circus theme.

In the early 90s, we didn’t have Starbucks and Pearl Jam was still known as Mookie Blaylock. Huh? We didn’t use the Internet for everything (yet), and AOL was king.