Philly music with Patti LaBelle, Bob Dylan, Tame Impala, Alex Warren, Todd Rundgren, Megan Moroney, and more
Plus, Dave Matthews Band in Camden, Hurry and Sad13 in Fishtown and Shovels & Rope in Bryn Mawr

This week in Philly music features a triumvirate of legends with Patti LaBelle, Bob Dylan, and Todd Rundgren. Plus, a trio of summer arena tour headliners with Alex Warren, Megan Moroney, and Tame Impala; all coming to South Philly.
Thursday, July 9
Patti LaBelle
July 4 has come and gone, but America 250 celebrations go on. Patti LaBelle headlined the Essence Festival in New Orleans on the holiday, but now she’s back in her hometown. Along with the Queen of Philly Soul, Chester, Pa. Grammy winning singer Avery Sunshine is also on the bill along with Jeff Bradshaw and Pieces of a Dream. 7 p.m., Dell Music Center, 2400 Strawberry Mansion Drive, thedellmusiccenter.com
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Philadelphia, Miss. native Marty Stuart and his band, which includes drummer Harry Stinson, guitarist Kenny Vaughn and bassist, steel guitar player, and drummer Chris Scruggs, is aptly named. Among other surprises at their terrific show in Phoenixville this spring, the country-surf band sang a fab close harmony version of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.” 8 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 18 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville, st94.com
Friday July 10
Dave Matthews Band
It’s time again for the DMB annual two-night summer stand in Camden. This is the third year of the environmentally conscious band’s “On The Road To Zero Waste” campaign and the group continues its work with the Nature Conservancy. Pennsylvania DMB fans take note: the Ben Franklin Bridge will be closed to celebrate its 100th birthday in the hours before the show, so if you intended to “Drive In Drive Out” to the show, make alternative plans. 8 p.m., Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd, Camden. freedommortgagepavilion.com.
Vince Gill
Too often country acts that aren’t the biggest mainstream stars of the moment skip Philadelphia, and play only in what the music business considers secondary markets. So if you want to see and hear Vince Gill, the 22-time Grammy winner, and stellar singer and guitarist, you’ll have to go to Hershey. Now a member of the Eagles, which is doing dates at the Sphere in Las Vegas this fall, Gill is on a creative jag. he has been releasing one EP per month over the course of a year for his 50 Years From Home project. 7:30 p.m., Hershey Theatre, 15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey, hersheytheatre.com.
Alex Warren
The winner of last year’s song of the summer sweepstakes with “Ordinary” is on his first arena tour. When the tour was initially announced, the Californian former YouTuber, whose father died when he was 9 and mother passed when he was 21, called it the “Little Orphan Alex” tour. That has now been amended to the “Finding Family On the Road” tour. Warren’s third album, Wildchild, comes out in August. Noah Cyrus opens. 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad St., xfinitymobilearena.com
Hurry & Sad13
This is a double release party, with two of Philly’s most consistently rewarding acts. Headliners are Hurry, Matthew Scottoline’s formidable four-piece power-pop band, which is celebrating its sixth album, Zoned Out. It’s a 10-song platter of jangling, bittersweet bliss, that features a cameo from Gerard Love of Hurry heroes Teenage Fanclub. Love sings on “Moving After You” and refines the band’s memorably melodic attack.
Hurry will be preceded by Sad13, the solo endeavor of Speedy Ortiz leader Sadie Dupuis. Her cool, compelling new project is 1331, a 13-song, 16-minute mixtape whose concise approach finds inspiration in jingle writing and Tierra Whack, among other sources. Its synthy self-produced songs are shaped by Philadelphia: from Dupuis’ organizing efforts with the United Musicians and Allied Workers to a 2024 biking accident that broke the elbow of the guitarist that Rolling Stone named the 176th greatest of all time. 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., johnnybrendas.com
Saturday July 11
Louis Tomlinson
Former One Direction boy band star Louis Tomlinson’s new album asks the musical question How Did I Get Here? By singing pop songs that send young fans into paroxysms of pleasure, presumably. Canadian rock band Beaches and English indie outfit Picture Parlour open. 6:30 p.m., Skyline Stage at Highmark Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave., highmarkmann.org.
Megan Moroney
The country songwriter has sharp words for foolhardy dudes on songs like “Stupid” and “Medicine” on her third album Cloud 9, which features guest spots from Ed Sheeran and Kacey Musgraves. Openers are J.P. Saxe and Solon Holt. 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad St., xfinitymobilearena.com
Rick Ross & the Renaissance Orchestra
Rick Ross is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his 2006 debut album Port of Miami in style. The Florida man will perform reworked version of his songs with orchestral arrangements, and its billed as “Black Tie Affair,” so get dressed up. Philly State Property rappers Beanie Sigel and Freeway open, going on much earlier than they did last weekend with the Roots. Also, anytime Ricky Rozay is in town it’s a safe bet his frequent collaborator Meek Mill will show up. 8 p.m., Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St., themetphilly.com
Saturday July 11 and Sunday 12
Todd Rundgren
Upper Darby’s own reluctant Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is playing the hits. The “Damned If I Do” tour is subtitled “The Fan-Favorite Classics Return,” and he’s playing with a full band as well as doing an acoustic interlude. So get ready to “bang on the drum all day.” 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave, Glenside, KeswickTheatre.com
Sunday July 12
Shovels and Rope
South Carolina folk and Americana band Shovels & Rope is a true duo: Married singers and songwriters Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are both multi-instrumentalists who play drums, guitars, and whatever else is necessary to bring their sound to life on albums like 2024s’ Something Is Happening Up Above My Head. Intriguing openers are the Golden Hours, featuring members of the David Wax Museum and the Lowland Hum. 7 p.m., Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, brynmawrtwilightconcerts.com.
Tuesday July 14
Bob Dylan
The world’s greatest living songwriter is having difficulty keeping his band together this year. Longtime guitarist Doug Lancio left the band in June, followed by the exciting news than jazz guitar standout Julian Lage joined. Then second guitarist Bob Britt quit, replaced by Chicago blues guitarist Joel Paterson. He was the lone guitarist in the band for one gig missed by Lage, who now seems to be back in the band. Dylan has not commented. Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-a-Whirl Band and Brittney Spencer open. 7 p.m., TD Pavilion at the Highmark Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave, highmarkmann.org
Wednesday July 15
Tame Impala
Australian psychedelic rock mastermind Keven Parker is Tame Impala. And on Deadbeat, the 2025 album that was its first in five years, Tame Impala became a psychedelic disco Dad Rock band, transformed by Parker’s experience as a father, with a new found compulsion to head to the dance floor. DJO opens. 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad St., xfinitymobilearena.com
