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October 12-18. All Philly bands at independent venues, supporting music education.

Philly Music Fest was founded in 2017 by Jenn and Greg Seltzer and is curated and produced by Greg Seltzer. Jenn and Greg are devoted Philadelphians, both born and raised in the Philadelphia region. Our mission is to host a music festival celebrating and featuring Philadelphia musicians – with a slight twist. By structuring Philly Music Fest as a non-profit, and eliminating compensation typically

paid to a producer or promoter, we are able to pay musicians well to play the festival, then donate money to local kids music education programs. The beauty of Philly Music Fest is that in an effort to reinvest in the Philly music community, we all come together and enjoy a massive dose of live music, celebrating the music of Philadelphia.

06/02/2026

We’re putting our artist spotlight on ‼️

Midfield brings together massive pop punk energy, emotionally charged songwriting, and the kind of anthems that instantly make you want to throw the windows down and hit repeat. Their sound feels nostalgic in all the right ways while still bringing something fresh every time they step on stage.

Midfield continues building momentum with songs that connect instantly and stick with you long after they end. If you’re in Philly, catch them live on 8/1 at Kung Fu Necktie. Midfield keeps proving why they’re a band more people need to have on their radar.

🎶 Stream their latest music now.
🎟️ Catch them live on 8/1 at Kung Fu Necktie in Philly + this year at Philly Music Fest.
📲 Follow to keep up with new music and upcoming shows.

Tickets + lineup at phillymusicfest.com

05/28/2026

HEAVY RIFFS AND ZERO SKIPS⚡️ We’re starting our artist spotlight with !

Every release feels massive — blending crushing riffs, raw emotion, and the kind of energy that turns a packed room into complete chaos in the best way possible.

Their latest work continues pushing that sound forward with heavy atmosphere, relentless intensity, and live performances that leave a mark long after the set ends.

And if you want to bring a piece of that energy home, grab a From Roving About the Earth cassette plus merch over at cageddoom.bandcamp.com before it’s gone.

Caged is continuing to carve out their own lane, and it’s clear more people are starting to pay attention.

🎶 Stream their latest music now.
🛒 Merch + cassettes available now on Bandcamp.
🎟️ Catch them live this year at Philly Music Fest.
📲 Follow to keep up with new releases and upcoming shows.

Tickets + lineup at phillymusicfest.com

05/22/2026

2026 TICKETS ARE ON SALE ‼️📺✨

This is Year 10 of Philly Music Fest — and we’re celebrating in a big way.

Nine shows. Six venues. A full week of incredible Philly artists, national headliners, and emerging voices coming together to support something bigger than the stage.

For ten years, PMF has remained committed to giving back to music education while paying the bands and venues that make this festival possible.

Tickets move fast every year, and many shows will sell out — don’t wait. Hit the link in bio and grab yours now.

PS: 🗣️The two shows at Ardmore Music Hall will go onsale in mid-August after the announcement of our Surprise Headliner. Stay tuned.

05/19/2026

We are so excited to announce the musicians playing this year’s Philly Music Fest. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

We’re back for Year 10. takes place October 12–18 with 9 shows over 7 nights at 6 independently owned venues featuring 25 PHILLY BANDS, including national headliners and emerging talent.

Tickets go on sale Friday (5/22) at 10:00 AM. As usual, these shows will sell out quickly. Note that the Ardmore Music Hall shows have a surprise headliner (sorry 🤭) and those tickets will not go on sale until mid-August.

Don’t wait — grab your tickets on Friday.

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05/16/2026

Celebrating 10 years of Philly Music Fest artwork by . Like the venues we support, every aspect of PMF is unwaveringly independent. Adherence to the mission of featuring Philly musicians, supporting independent venues and donating profits to kids music education - has led to growth and significant annual economic impact for the Philly music community.

We’ll unveil the PMF26 design along with the stellar lineup on Tuesday, 5/19. Tickets go onsale on Friday, 5/22 at 10AM.

05/05/2026

RSVP now for the Spring edition of Inside Hustle, taking place on 5/20 at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square from 6-9 PM (link in bio). Also, we’re teaming up with The Philadelphia Music Alliance and WXPN to host monthly Inside Hustle sessions. The event on 5/20 will be the traditional Inside Hustle format - panel discussion moderated by Bruce Warren and featuring and , followed by access to experts in the areas of booking, management, press, labels and more. Each subsequent monthly session will focus on a specific area of the music industry (details to be conveyed on 5/20).

Please RSVP as space is limited. Inside Hustle is a FREE event intended to facilitate collaboration, communication and connectivity in the Philly music industry. Please come out and join us.

12/16/2025

Philly - vote for for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award - and when you do, you’ll help the Philly music community as Jordan and are donating the winning prize to PMF. You can vote as many times as you want and you get double counting for votes TODAY. Link in bio. Please click through and vote.

11/11/2025

Busy slide, but please pinch and zoom - our Supporters deserve your attention. If you’ve been to a PMF show, you’ve seen no corporate banners, no presenting sponsors, no government presence (or support). Our Supporters donate to Philly Music Fest because they care about supporting musicians, independent venues and music education. We literally could not execute PMF without our Supporters.

11/03/2025

Couple more posts until our little nonprofit hibernates, but this post is always the best post. After paying all the amazing musicians to perform across nine shows and compensating the six independent venues, Philly Music Fest is again donating $100,000 to music education programs teaching and supporting Philly kids. The music programs we support include: , , , , , and .

Thanks to all the bands, with special thanks to , , , , .ebo, , and . Thanks to the independent venues: , , , , and . Thanks to , and .

And, if you’re still reading - thanks to YOU, our supporters and all the fans that come out to the shows. These are “benefit shows”, but the goal has always been that when you come out to a PMF show it feels just like going to see your favorite band or checking out a new band - but behind the scenes, the DIY engine of PMF ensures that the musicians and venues get paid BEFORE the promoter and producer, then if the shows do well and money remains - we donate it. We cannot execute on such an unusual business model without your support. So, from both Jenn and I - much love, thanks and if you keep coming out, we’ll keep working hard to keep it going.

10/20/2025

PMF25 - Night 7

The debut of Metal at Philly Music Fest. We strive to feature and highlight all genres of music being made in Philly, and all people making music in Philly. Thrilled to start tapping into the Metal community, with your support - we’ll keep it going. Thanks to , and for trusting us and recognizing our nonprofit mission of supporting local musicians and raising money for music education.

Thanks to for keeping everyone safe.

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