Philadelphia, PA - Daryl Hall & John Oates, in association with Live Nation Philadelphia, announced today the inaugural HoagieNation Festival: a celebration of everything Philly.
This event, which will take place Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 27th, will be headlined and curated by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Daryl Hall & John Oates and will also feature performances by international multi-platinum selling band Tears For Fears plus Philadelphia son G. Love & Special Sauce, Vivian Green, Marah, Son Little, Allen Stone, Kandace Springs and more to be announced.
"HoagieNation is a wonderful and colorful place where the citizens are united by a love of cold meat and Amoroso's rolls," said Daryl Hall. "P.S. they ALL got soul!"
"Philly is famous for a lot of things, but the highlights just might be the amazing MUSIC and of course the HOAGIE! Well we are going to put it all together for you on May 27th at the Daryl Hall and John Oates HoagieNation festival," said John Oates. "This will be the first, this will be historic, and you NEED to be there."
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 17 at Noon and will be available at Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Box Offices, Ticketmaster Locations or by-phone at 800-745-3000. For more information, visit HoagieNation.com.
In addition to music, the festival will also highlight the eclectic culture and cuisine of Philadelphia with numerous Philly-based food favorites, local craft beer and spirits, Philly personalities and other surprises.
"Daryl and John hold a special place in the hearts of Philadelphia music fans," said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. "We are extremely excited that they are launching their first-ever curated festival back where it all began, right here in Philadelphia."
