Photo from Sofar Sounds’ Facebook page.
Sofar Sounds has made it to West Philly! This is immersive experience that offers secret gigs and live, intimate concerts around the world, including neighborhoods all over Philadelphia. And now it is going to hold West Philly gigs a few times a month.
Sofar events feature three acts (most shows are music but some are poetry/comedy) and guests do not know who is performing until they arrive at the show.
Guests purchase tickets to the event based on which neighborhood they choose, and they find out the exact location of the show by email the day before. Ticket prices range from $15-$20.
This month, there will be some shows celebrating women and Women’s History Month. Here’s what’s happening in West Philly and University City:
Thursday, March 5
Sofar Philadelphia show in University City
Theme: Women Take The Stage
Ticket link: https://www.sofarsounds.com/cities/philadelphia/events/33233
Friday, March 6
Sofar Philadelphia show in Spruce Hill
Ticket link: https://www.sofarsounds.com/cities/philadelphia/events/32882
Friday, March 20
Sofar Philadelphia show in University City
Theme: Comedy show
Ticket link: https://www.sofarsounds.com/cities/philadelphia/events/33557
March 3rd, 2020 at 9:05 pm
Interesting article about Sofar for those who aren’t familiar:
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/sofar-so-bad-pelly
March 4th, 2020 at 8:00 am
thanks for baffler link
March 5th, 2020 at 10:11 am
This company exploits everything that is amazing about local music and art and commodifies it. The bands make $100 and they take in 10x that amount. At NORMAL house shows the funds raised are split between the bands, touring bands receiving more to help them travel and share music. This “company” is patently awful.
March 5th, 2020 at 8:45 pm
UM, NOPE! This is a corporate fake indy chain that leverages plastic “house concerts” to hype real estate and pays shit money and is using the same template to sucker music fans in over 400 cities. Don’t support prefab schlock, esp. one epoxied together by a former Coke exec with a $38 million budget, who makes sure everybody on the ground works for cheap or free. SOFAR NO GOOD.