WXPN's XPoNential Music Festival Returns In September

PHILADELPHIA — Much like most annual events, WXPN's 2020 XPoNential Music Festival was nixed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But in 2021, the festival is back on.

Officials Wednesday announced the three-day festival will take place Sept. 17, Sept. 18, and Sept. 19 at Wiggins Park on the Camden, New Jersey riverfront.

Acts coming to the festival include Dawes, Los Lobos, Ani Difranco, Strand Of Oaks, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and more. A full lineup is below and more artists are expected to be announced later.

While tickets and passes are not yet up for sale, we do know weekend passes are offered in pairs and only as a thank-you gift with an XPN Membership of $30 a month or more.

Individual weekend and daily passes will be available for purchase at a later date.

Full details — such as the Children's Garden and potential performances at BB&T Pavilion —of this year's festival are not yet set.

As for health safety guidelines, organizers said protocols will be based on local, state, and national guidelines at the time of the festival.

Below are artists confirmed for the 2021 festival as of Wednesday:

• Dawes
• Los Lobos
• The Record Company
• Shovels & Rope
• Ani Difranco
• Strand Of Oaks
• Devon Gilfillian
• Nicole Atkins
• Cory Henry
• Adia Victoria
• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Jade Bird
• Sierra Ferrell
• Sofía Valdés
• Michaela Anne
• Paul Beaubrun
• Lakou Mizik