West Philadelphia Orchestra Concert History

Drums moving your feet like an earthquake, trumpet notes slicing the air like circus knives, saxophones wailing in outrage and joy, tenor horns rootsy like home-grown tomatoes, a tuba belching bass lines like a dyspepsic diety, and suddenly the celebraton spreads and bodies break into dance. Welcome to a West Philly Orchestra party. West Philadelphia Orchestra (WPO) is a large revolving-door band, a community, with brass, percussion, vocals, and sometimes strings.

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West Philadelphia Orchestra Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 30, 2026
West Philly Porchfest 2026
Farragut Players / Bloodshed / Mimzy / Tyler Davis / Rudderless / Deus Ex-Girlfriend / There, There / Contra dance! / Riva+Bianca / sersol / ASHANA / San Puso / Anne Frahn / Waycool Junior / Big Queso / Qino Bounce / TJ Groover / Cowa / Sungrazer / DJ Huevoduro / AMC Radio / Moustapha Noumbissi / Kollide / Bitsy / Gilmanic / Kiki Affogato / Taylor Bee / Gryph b2b Lawncare / Gryph b2b Aidan and Gryph b2b Lawrence / Anna Merlino / Tunk / Drefia / Bene Sonantibus / A Medley of Sorts / Red Tailed Rounders / B & the Bull / Cut // Slack / Yea Big / The Great Bard / The Astrals / kimb4thetape / Cuts By Christy / The Speaking Tongues / Niqu / The Woulds / Killee / Pocket Flowers / Make West Philly Punk Again / No Prom Kings / mICROgOBLET / Paratopia / Bono Gang / Sodaseas / Pushing / Cold Courts / River L. Ramirez / Spectral / Hennen / Figgy / Benny P / The Behavior Sisters / Hee Hee / Knifer Clown / Trunk Show / Stone Cold Grace / Granddogs / Miller & Altmiller / Soul Hatch / Cats on Mushrooms / 1Duh / Black Cowboy / Wescansin / NotJustJake / Charley Coin / The Regulars / DJ Quinn / Cricket Joe and the Weeds / Heavy Shrug / HFB Ensemble / Looser / Goings / Lowercoaster / something profound / Mid Sentence / HOT SEAT / Fleeting Collision / Friend / Charm School Looks / Cyrus Reese / The Kelpies / The Fenian Rams / Scarbone / Monstera / Night Fury / Los Gueys / Crash The Net / joey cxp / Envy / Shaper / My Version of It / Get Nice / Zach Marsden / Superspreder / Evil Twin / The Naked Sun / Brother A Sharp / Jake Kaplan Organ Project / sadboyvapelounge + doughgod / Bootleg Shrimp / Rasan In The Heyday / Karl Blau / Golden West Service / Mallory Hawk / Mother Mistress / Aaron Krolikowski / Mike Taylor / Stephan Tsapatoris / Dustbin Massachusetts / Joygush / Millen / Kyra Kirby / Annebelle / Greeting Cards / Dogboys / Caleb Conner Band / NYSA / Pachyderm / Delay 77 / Midnight on the Water + Friends / The Side Chicks / Little Scarecrow / Young Granny / The Mops (NY) / Joe James / The green wheel / Annie Yeh / Ruth Dubb / Miss Milk / Umer Piracha / Triple A & Co. / luther / Sasuke Jones / Reverse Castle / Elliott Hammer / Caroline Quinn / Ari Carter / Zucchini Lilac / GBro / Michelle Antisocial / Jed M. / Maybe Next Friday / Morgan Parker / Gardens of the Future Collective / Nigel & the ThemStones / DetCardSid / Spektrum / Meghan Kylie / Angelia Stella / Ej / Greenheart / Chioke / Community Chapstick / emospacebird / DJ Jules / 2Rock7 / Brooce / Sensitiva / Poetik Selektions / Rashaad b2b AmeerWho / Smode + friends! / Save Dempsey and the Diner Druids / Phoamers / Purple Sandwich Presents Live Band Karaoke / The Shriek / Abi Reimold / Ripley / Koof Ibi / No Sir E / Dj Res / The Indestructible Waterbear / Perlin Noise / PFCU X BABAmag present IndieLife Sound System / QUDFATHER / Jacob Waters / Jack Wingo / Bill O'Sullivan / Calder Kollmorgen / Elissa Jane Velveteen / Fallible Being / Bedtime Revenge (Dog in a Boy Suit) / Midnight dispatch / Branch Station / Kouraj / The Levites / Cult Classic / paperdisk / blue jean / generalife / Candy Cyborg / lahnah / Mr. Boss feat. Special Grinch / Cafe 27 / Nick Simpson / Sophia Handley ft. Nellie Butler, Rachel Handley / SloopyGoop / BEES! / Player One And The Mad Catz / Sam Mulligan / Memory Card / Wonderhouse / Terminal Discount / ZygoteWeb / Good Pollution / Ayahumans / De Leon / PHO REAL / JFK / DJ FREETHROW / BT DUBS / Rudy Kardos / ANDREW JB / Fawziyya Heart / Jason Jeffries and the TaLLtrEES + friends / 52nd Street Intergalactic Improvised Music Drop In Jam Session / Reignforest Philly Takeover: Malevil, DJ Ha, Ethan Dubb, Daddy Chill, SVPA, & Silas Maximus / live karaoke w/meech / Kindergarden / Olivia Love / DJ Headnod / Human Wannabees / Keepsake1Million / The Lifeblood / Couch / Ringtone / heatloaf / Cowpokes / BEETROOTSTOCK Poetry Cartel / Otha Brothers / Winston / The Younger Brothers / Edible Fluid, and the Get Down / Anna Dausman / John Paul Frank / Field Trip Day / Man Lee / Crabwalk / Young Wolf / Cherry Boy Hunter / Jetties / Erisa / Mattea / The Theoreticals / Sonic Sandbox / The Land Hoes / Jon Ashley / Max Davey / Busytown / Lucia & Scott / No Good Crowd / John Faye / Certain Luck / Hot Dog Law / Third Rail / Bren / Ringos / Grumblepus / Shmu'El / Cosmic Cactus / Polyamorous Book Club The Band / OddsR / Franny and Zoey / Flood The Mains / Sharing Contest / caring less / Humilitarian / Precious Little Life / Antique / Pianta / Bluem / Higbee / Astro Alloy / Labrador / Power Doom Smoke Cult / Rescue Pets / Joy Burklund / Sunday Evening Drive / Ryan Donlin / Same Each / Hello Whirled / DJ FM / Hurricane Drew / Wavelengths / Anyee Wright / The Donuts / Killer Whale and the Great Whites / Taggart / The Living Room / Cycloscene Band / Makeshift Hammer (formerly Driftwood Soldier) / Prance / Bad Therapist / Patching / Friends' Central School / Brenes Band / Doink / Zaku / Sunfields / Upholstery / Miss Olivia / Rexxi / Xemi / Sludge Incorporated / The Hazel Nuts / Rubble City String Band / DJ Darkstar / Gelareh / Vinyl Tap 215 DJ Crew / Tin Nanny / The Robbie Young Band / Martha Foundry / Vlour / The Size / Optimystic Life / CoZmic Theo / Slice! / Comprador / cccaats / Ian Elkin / Dante Robinson / etienne & ibn b2b / Matrix Erosion / Cabbage Affair / Lazyacres / Battlefairy / Drift / Chia Seed (Cylvia and Sophia) / Owl Talons / Tye / Glass Prince / stand + wave / Dear Season / Sweepers USA / Flower Girl / The Koosmans / Sing Slavic / Knifer Clown / Uriol / Anonymous / Wavy / Tawobi / JVW / DJ Delish / DIA / Dalt / blckchld_ / Olivia Lattore / HK / tomteahouse / Judah Featherman & the Residue / VPach / The Patapsco Delta Boys / Hodgepodge / Mariposas Galacticas / Airspace / Sug Daniels & the Chosen Family Band / West Philadelphia Orchestra / Discordant Generation / Local Honeymoon / Ruth in the Bardo / Housing / St. John's Wort / Sensible Weather (Bill Greene) / Carpet Floor / Trainwreck Boyfriend / Lucky Mao / Hot Joe / Spiderlover / The Center City Pickers / Sherrie / Animal Instincts / Airball / Gabbo, Etai of Moon by Moon / Nolie / Julia Ava w Boehme / Two Thumbs Down / Milo Hayes / Knife Tooth / Make Your Maze / Sasha Hammer / Lizzie Jo Bella / At The Zoo / People Food / Ogler / Gutter Pearl / Seraphine's Cleaver / Double Vision / DJMAGIKCLOWNS and Folk Absurdity Revue / Platypus Revenge / Heathmonger / Huston West / Lash Out / BREATHMINT / LINE (Maddie Batzli) / Forrester Grey / Bobana / Mango Safari / Mia! / Dannah / Special Hug / Madska / The Gnome Kelly / The Saturdays / Dinner With a Witness / Ghostship Dreamland / Susanne Brokesch / Slighthouse / Medium Rare / Sloptart / Squiggler / Full Bush / Taupe / Emily's Prism Dream / Sofa Club / Junk Luxe / Mudfroot / Abacaba / Rafsdeli / SOMEONE MISS YOU / Lyra Muse / Aidan Selmer / The Chairman Dances / Millennial Pause / Rachel Eve Band / Jevrock / Tony Rojas / Leadpetal / Charlie Ember / Modern Munk / Floating / Bird Country / Betsy On The Beach / An Corr Pipes and Drums / No Egg Nick / Jenny & Zal / Royal Princess / The SPUDS / Dollar Oyster Boys / Janet Fishman / Lo-Fi Milf / Social Lubricant / Flynn Faye / Kind Culture / Cambre / GenQ / Geoff P. / Close Drive / The Muffin Men Performing the Shrek Soundtrack / Laney Powers / The 34 / Socialist Sing / Oh Captain! / Victoria Cagnetta / Kissel / Kyle Chestulik, baritone and Valentina Sierra, soprano / Kadaysha / vidpoet w/ Benny P = video cutie / Doktor Skott / Abstract Louv / Profligate / Book of Wyrms / F@#kTomb / La Vie En Moira Rose / Harrikiri / Cailyn Watters / Toyger / Terra Flora / Cold Open / More Stars / Alison Stiel / John Kairis / Ten Foot Tadpole / Moriah Said So / Marley / Luke Petela / Cari Brezina / Perfect Tummy / Mystery Dungeons / Soma Falls / finalgirl.fm / Vehicular Homicide Sisters / Strangers Gate' / Bittersweet Petrichor / UCCCC / Mensch / miipmiip / dani<3 / Maize / The Springfield Shed Wreckers / Snail Town / Charmspeak / Adisa! / Alikho Igama / Gene "S.T.N.R." / Mann / Reekhellasmoke / Bialann Eilish / Shugsline / Steel Sparrow / The Dad Bods / Malaya Ulan / Yoel DeJesus / Anito Gavino / Tru Davis / Apostle / Torian Ugworji / Kuf Knots & Christine Elise / Aleigha Johnson & Friends / DJ Syrenne Songz / 26 July Trio / Edo / Dr. Ketchup / Kleo Dyllan / Mr. Mizery & Company / Yo Teach Sextet / Apartment 309 / Sammy Davies / Poster Girl / Jamie Powell / Meekthegreat / Theresa Chase / Jason Ifrah / In Bed by 9 / The Citywide Specials / The New Country Gold Classics / Seamus Lonergan / Mitch Marsico / W.Y. Huang / Dirty Soap / Lizdelise / Partisan Milk Hotel / PFCU X BABAMAG Presents IndieLife Sound Studio also frat. DJ Rocdaspot / The Poettes / New Pony Funk / DUBBUS / Gwiz / Extended Play / Metamorfo / Guachinagos / M Wilk / The Father, The Son and the Holy Dolly / Katie Gould / Andrea van Voorthuijsen / DJ Ripley (+friends) / Diamond David Wiley’s DIY Theremin Porch Party Sockhop Séance Extravaganza &c! / Phillygrass / Nova / Bloodline / The Honey Tones / Radio Eris / DJ SK DA PARTYSTARTER / Double Dose / Deej Nutz / Cutie Riot / phillycatman / Buuchi / Discriminals / BK Backflip / The Locusts / Steady State / Brooker Wood / Jay String Theory / DJ Pity Party / Batala Philly / De Tierra Caliente / Sol & Friends / ShayChay / Giant Inflatable Dog / Casual Filth / Make Tammurriata Not War! / The North Country / They Love Them / Suburbanabuse / Bolan Unity / Street Vengance / Holden Linton / The Pouch Playerz Show all bands
  Setlists
Various Venues Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jan 17, 2026
The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2026, Day 2
Zlatne Uste Brass Band / Slavic Soul Party! / Undertow Brass Band / Novi Hitovi Brass Band / Noga Group / Sarma Brass Band / Kavala Brass Band / Lubomir Smilenov & Texas Tech University Balkan Ensemble / Synkratics / Avram Pengas / Niva / Orkestar Banitsa / Raya Brass Band / Michael Winograd & Ira Khonen Temple / MacNCheez Balkan PowerTrio / Ukrainian Village Voices / Elski / Pontic Firebird / KaMar / West Philadelphia Orchestra / YiYi Folk Trio / The Rosen Sisters / Songs of the Valley / Chris Tiktapanidis / The Lesvians / Dolunay / YiYi Folk Trio / Yale Slavic Chorus / Szikra / Sofie Salonika / Zhenya Lopatnik Band / Turkish-Greek Trio / Balkan Fields / Bulgarian Racetrack / Yale Slavic Chorus / Raif Hyseni / Conical Cacophony / DOMAT Bah / Ruizn Rozas and Triandáfilla / The Rosen Sisters / Rembetiko Without Borders / Kolegi / Polechko / Lyuti Chushki and DC Friends / Souren Baronian's Taksim / Ta Pedia Tis Polis / Dimitris Stefanidis / Supruli / Bitova Grupa / Mac Faves / Krivo / Amir Vahab Trio / Mountain Lions / Holdvilág / Harris Brothers Balkan Band / Wind of Anatolia / Romashka / Scott Wilson and Efendi / Young Bulgarian Voices NY & 101 Kaba Gaidi & Tupani NY / Mlado Selo Show all bands
  Videos
The Marquee Astoria Astoria, New York, United States
Mar 14, 2025
West Philadelphia Orchestra The Music Hall at World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 04, 2025
West Philadelphia Orchestra Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 22, 2024
Lucky Chops / West Philadelphia Orchestra
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Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 20, 2024
Don McCloskey / West Philadelphia Orchestra Spruce Street Harbor Park Promenade Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 08, 2024
Wayne Music Festival (PA)
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Jah People / Emily Drinker / Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers / The Altons / Margaret Glaspy / Greg Sover / Cordelia Blue / Thee Sinseers / Soraia / Soraia / Snacktime
  Setlists
118 North Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 20, 2024
Eric Jaffe / West Philadelphia Orchestra / Miryam Coopersmith / Jessi Roemer / Dot Rose

Eric Jaffe’s Big Gay Jewish Drag Show

  Photos
Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 31, 2023
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Schoolly D
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Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 10, 2023
Wayne Music Festival 2023
Bonerama / Wheatus / Cosmic Guilt / John Papa Gros / Jessica Lee Mayfield / West Philadelphia Orchestra / Jamie McLean Band / Arthur Thomas & The Funkitorium / Sug Daniels / Mellow Fever / Flightschool / Wisher / Moustapha Noumbissi / Brian Seymour
  Setlists
Downtown Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 31, 2022
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Muscle Tough / Johnny Showcase & the Mystic Ticket
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Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 29, 2022
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Orquesta Del Barrio
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Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 10, 2021
The Menzingers / Queens of Jeans / West Philadelphia Orchestra

Philly Must Fest

  Setlists
Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 10, 2021
Jan 18, 2020
2020 Zlatne Uste Golden Festival (Day 2/2)
Zlatne Uste Brass Band / Mlado Selo / Kidz Klezmer NYC / Senavazi / Conical Cacophony / Klazz-Ma-Tazz / Zurli Drustvo / Kanarya / Kolonya / Harris Brothers Balkan Band / Young Bulgarian Voices New York and 101 Kaba Gaidi and Tupani / Yasna Voices / Mountain Lions / Romashka / Mac Faves / Ukrainian Village Voices / Scott Wilson & Efendi / Rhodope Mountain Melodies: Gaida, Tupan, Vocals / Brooklyn Chalgija Radio Television Orchestra / Yaren / Litvakus / Supruli / Szikra / Novi Hitovi Brass Band / Zurli Drustvo #2 / New York Spelmanslag / Village Voices / Dimitris Stefanidis / Avram Pengas / GrooveIstanbul / Michelle Alany & The Mystics / Greek Judas / Raya Brass Band / Yale Slavic Chorus / Souren Baronian and Friends / Zikrayat / Ensemble Verba / Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn / Rózsa / Lesvos and Beyond / Zhenya Lopatnik / Slavic Soul Party! / Niva / Rodyna / Pontic Firebird / West Philadelphia Orchestra / Sarma Brass Band / AKANA / Dolunay / Dio Manges ton Jackson Heights / Kolegi / MacNCheez Balkan PowerTrio / Wind of Anatolia / What Cheer? Brigade! / Kavala Brass Band Show all bands
The Grand Prospect Hall New York, New York, United States
Dec 31, 2019
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Taylor Kelly / Muscle Tough Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 06, 2019
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Tubular Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 07, 2019
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Raya Brass Band / Dolunay / Philadelphia Women's Slavic Ensemble / MAX'S NEW HAT

Philly BalkanFest 2019

The Rotunda Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 24, 2019
West Philadelphia Orchestra Cattivo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Jan 31, 2019
West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 31, 2018
West Philadelphia Orchestra Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2026, Day 2
Jan 17, 2026
 Astoria, New York, United States
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West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Orquesta Del Barrio on Jul 29, 2022 [650-small]

West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Orquesta Del Barrio
Jul 29, 2022
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Schoolly D on Dec 31, 2023 [950-small]

West Philadelphia Orchestra / Johnny Showcase / Schoolly D
Dec 31, 2023
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nov 22, 2024
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2024 4 concerts
2023 2 concerts
2022 2 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 5 concerts
2018 8 concerts
2017 6 concerts
2016 8 concerts
2015 17 concerts
2014 17 concerts
2013 12 concerts
2012 5 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 3 concerts
2009 5 concerts
2008 9 concerts
2007 1 concert

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