Arts & Entertainment

Kesha, Ne-Yo To Headline Wawa's Free Welcome America July 4 Concert

Before the pop and R&B stars take the stage on the Ben Franklin Parkway, Philly's own DJ Diamond Kuts and Snacktime will perform.

Kesha and Ne-Yo are headlining Wawa's Fourth of July concert in Philadelphia.
Kesha and Ne-Yo are headlining Wawa's Fourth of July concert in Philadelphia. (Scott Gries/Invision for MTV/AP Images, Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)

PHILADELPHIA — Wawa's annual Welcome America Festival is growing nearer, and on Tuesday organizers announced who will headline this year's free Fourth of July concert.

Pop star Kesha and R&B hit maker Ne-Yo will headline the 2024 concert.

The free concert will take place at 7 p.m. on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia

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Before Kesha and Ne-Yo take the stage, Philly's own DJ Diamond Kuts and Snacktime will perform a collaborative set from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Fireworks will follow the concert.

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Gates open at 4 p.m.

Attendees must enter at Logan Circle at 20th Street through the secure checkpoint, including magnetometers. Bags are subject to search.

The main concert will be televised live during prime time in its entirety on NBC10 & simulcast from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia+.

It will also be livestreamed on the NBC Philadelphia News channel on Peacock, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV, Pluto and Xumo Play as well as NBC10's website.

The concert will also be streamed in Spanish on Telemundo Noreste on Roku and Samsung TV Plus as well as on Telemundo 62's website here, enabling viewers to watch on any device.

Welcome America will feature a slate of events and activities leading up to the concert.

See all of the festival's offerings online here.

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