Phillyist Playlist On-Sale Alert: XPoNential Music Festival

For a lot of people, Memorial Day means summer. Of course, Memorial Day really means things that are very much more important than summer. But informally, it is the kickoff to a few months of oppressive heat and humidity nice weather and getting absolutely nothing done at work good times. So it's time to start thinking about summer concerts. One of this summer's sure-fire best events is the XPoNential Music Festival, put on by our friends over at WXPN.

This year's festival will be two and a half days of awesome and diverse music, starting on the afternoon of Friday, July 24, and running through Sunday, July 26. The lineup features way too many great artists to run through them all, but some of the highlights are Phillyist favorites Matt Duke (MySpace) and Good Old War (MySpace), and Los Straitjackets (MySpace) on Friday; Pete Yorn (MySpace) and They Might Be Giants (MySpace) on Saturday; and Guster (MySpace) and Peter Bjorn & John (MySpace) on Sunday. Plus, the weekend will feature a Kids Corner Garden and Kids Corner Stage with activities and music to keep the young ones engaged.

Tickets for XPoNential are already on sale for WXPN members, and they'll be on sale to the general public starting Tuesday. It should be a weekend of music you won't want to miss—we know we won't.

2009 XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru
Fri., 7/24/09 – Sun., 7/26/09
4:00 p.m. on 7/24; noon on 7/25 & 7/26
Wiggins Park, Mickle Blvd. at the waterfront, Camden
Tickets (on sale Tuesday, 5/26): $10 per day & up