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Robert Cray, Guster and They Might Be Giants Slated to Perform at XPoNential Music Festival

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Robert Cray, Guster and They Might Be Giants Slated to Perform at XPoNential Music Festival

Tickets Go On Sale to the General Public Tuesday, May 26th

Philadelphia, Pa. – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and a noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced the lineup for the XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru. Robert Cray, Guster, They Might Be Giants, Shemekia Copeland, Peter Bjohn And John, and many more acts will play the weekend festival at Camden County’s Wiggins Park located on the Camden Waterfront, from Friday, July 24th through Sunday, July 26th.

WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival brings together 40+ bands on three different stages for three days of fun at affordable prices. This year’s lineup once again showcases a mixture of national, local, heritage and up-and-coming artists.

Artists scheduled to perform are as follows:

FRIDAY

Robert Cray

Shemekia Copeland

Annuals

Los Straitjackets

Matt Duke

Terri Hendrix

Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles

Farewell Flight

Good Old War

SATURDAY

They Might Be Giants

Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3

Yeasayer

Sharon Little

The Low Anthem

John Gorka

Katie Herzig

The Peace Creeps

East Hundred

Tom Hamilton’s American Babies

SUNDAY

Guster

Peter Bjorn And John

Aimee Mann

John Wesley Harding

Steve Forbert

Donna the Buffalo

Andrew Lipke & The Prospects

Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Serena Ryder

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

Perkasie

Gillian Grassie

Like A Fox

Additional artists will be announced soon.

Tickets will be available to the general public starting May 26th at XPN.org and at select retailers, and ticket prices start as low as $10 a day with the purchase of a three-day pass. In addition, WXPN is offering festival tickets as part of special membership packages which include a year-long XPN membership, CDs, tote bags, t-shirts and more.

The festival, now in its fifth year at Wiggins Park, has drawn increasingly larger and enthusiastic crowds. This venue was selected by WXPN for its spectacular waterfront views, natural amphitheatre for great sound, easy access to public transportation, lush open green spaces and an array of local attractions, such as Adventure Aquarium and the Camden Children’s Garden, which serves as the Kids Corner venue. WXPN will again offer a variety of family-friendly activities.

Gates open at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 24; and noon on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26., The Kids Corner Area will be open from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. As part of the four-acre Camden Children’s Garden, join host Kathy O’Connell as Kids Corner offers family-friendly music and exhibits, exciting amusement rides, themed gardens and nature walks with Jane Kirkland.

CAMDEN COUNTY’S WIGGINS PARK is located on the Camden Waterfront, between the Adventure Aquarium and the Susquehanna Bank Center and features a promenade along the Delaware River with breathtaking views of the river and Philadelphia skyline