Adult Swim Bringing Music, Comedy, TV Favorites To Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Many a millennial watched the oddball, late night programming block Adult Swim on Cartoon Network broadcast some of the weirdest and out there TV shows as kids.

Now, nearly 20 years later, the once cult hit turned uber-successful programming block is stepping out of the TV and into Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood with the Adult Swim Festival.

Kicking off Friday afternoon and lasting through the weekend, the festival is featuring live music, comedy, and panels highlighting some of Adult Swim's most popular shows.

Musical highlights include some big national names, as well as local favorites.

Headliners are hip hop due Run the Jewels, fiction-turned-real heavy metal band Dethklok from the "Metalocalypse" TV show, and Philly's own Tierra Whack.

Other local acts performing during the festival include Hop Along and SNACKTIME PHILLY.

For fans of Adult Swim's irreverent shows, there are panels featuring the cast and crews of "Rick & Morty," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," and "Smiling Friends."

As for the comedy shows, stand up performances by Brandon Wardell, Jo Firestone, Conner O'Malley, Shane Torres, Rosebud Baker, and more are slated throughout the weekend.

Tickets for all these events are available online here.

Ticketed events will be taking place at The Fillmore Philly, The Foundry, Punch Line Philly and Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia. Buying a ticket to any of the live shows gains access throughout the weekend to the Adult Swim Block Party located at the Fillmore Campus and Other Half Brewing.

Single-day and weekend long passes are also available online here.

The block party area will feature food trucks, cornhole, a beer garden at Other Half, outdoor and indoor screenings, giant blow up Rick and Morty, a human claw machine for a chance to get free sawg, and even a limited-edition Pickle Rick Frosty from Wendy's, which will also be offering free breakfast menu samples.

Adult Swim and Other Half Brewing teamed up to offer a limited edition pale ale called [adult beer]. The brew will be available for a limited time leading up to and during the Adult Swim Festival exclusively at the Other Half taproom and other festival locations.

Below is the festival's full schedule:

Friday

• 4:30 p.m. - Block Party Opens
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Run The Jewels, with Trackstar the DJ - Fillmore Philly
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Rosebud Baker, with Megan Koester - Punch Line Philly
• 9 p.m. - Carmen Christopher & Shane Torres, with Maddy Smith - Punch Line Philly

Saturday

• Noon - Block Party Opens
• 2 p.m. - SMILING FRIENDS Panel - Punch Line Philly
• 2 p.m. - Eshu Tune (Hannibal Buress) with Chill Moody, Snacktime Philly - Brooklyn Bowl Philly
• 3 p.m. - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Panel - Punch Line Philly
• 4 p.m. - Rick and Morty Panel - Punch Line Philly
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Tierra Whack w/ DJ Diamond Kuts, JEWELSSEA - Fillmore Philly
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Jo Firestone, Ana Fabrega, Conner O’Malley, River L. Ramirez - Punch Line Philly
• 8 p.m. - Bia - Brooklyn Bowl
• 9 p.m. - Sam Jay - Punch Line Philly
• 11:55 p.m. - RJD2 - Brooklyn Bowl

Sunday

• Noon - Block Party Opens
• 1 p.m. - Hop Along w/ Spirit Of The Beehive, DeathbyRomy - Brooklyn Bowl Philly
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Dethklok - Fillmore Philly
• 6 p.m. - Doors Open - Craig Conant, with Jon DelCollo, Frank D Neblett - Punch Line Philly
• 7:30 p.m. - Flo Milli - Brooklyn Bowl Philly
• 9 p.m. - Brandon Wardell, Reggie Conquest, with Chanel Ali - Punch Line Philly