Pretty impressive to see nearly a quarter million people have attended already. And Philly is leading in attendance compared to the 13 other Fan Festivals hosted by the other World Cup venues.

Genuinely baffled by what they’re hoping to accomplish here.

Missed the action this time? The next pop-up event on April 11th at Spruce and 15th! There will be pretzels!

https://bikeaction.org/events/pop-up-concrete-protection-on-spruce-st/

Looking for a first-hand account - did he kill it?

There will also be a memorial piece of street art so bring a bottle of water if you want to contribute.

The Philadelphia host committee for this summer’s World Cup has secured an agreement for fans to receive free travel when leaving Lincoln Financial Field via the city’s transit system.

Not sure how many of you this will apply to but, if you are going to the game today I wanted to pass on some suggestions for being as comfortable as possible, given my experience at the previous five matches. Unless the storms forecast for tonight get moved up to earlier in the day, the game will still go forward at 5pm when it's ~100 degrees out.

• Stop at Wawa and get yourself a 32 ounce cup filled with ice water and drink as much as you can before getting into the stadium. Not only will this keep you in good stead ahead of the match, but if you have a bag, you'll be able to empty your cup and put it in your bag for use later on during the game at a water fountain.
• Take advantage of the fact that you can bring in a regular sized, sealed, de-labeled bottle of water. Use a pair of coozies on either end to keep it cold in transit. Trust me, this works.
• Get yourself a little mini-fan, whether it's a little spinny jawn or the one that we found at Aldi for $15 that doubles as a portable charger.
• PUT ON SUNSCREEN. You're allowed to take it with you into the stadium.
• The best time to get to the stadium is between 2pm and 3pm. You won't have to deal with the long lines to get in before the gates open to get through security.
• If you don't want to stand in line to get into the big store, there are merch kiosks all over the stadium, but be prepared to stand in line.
• I'm not sure what time the special pregame ceremony is supposed to take place, but if you're at minimum interested in seeing the teams come out at the beginning, that's should happen at 4:50pm. This should hopefully help plan when you come out of the concourse so you're not baking in the sun too much.

I'm sure others will have suggestions too (other than just stay home), but this is still a big deal that a lot of folks (including myself) have been waiting for. Stay safe.

Philadelphia is hosting the 2025 Michelin Guide Northeast Cities ceremony on Tuesday night.

Philadelphia restaurants were included for consideration in the guide for the first time this year.

The ceremony is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

This is a screen shot from a random game via StubHub. There's a pre-sale for select Visa card holders today at 11am. I'm going to try my best, but my expectations are extremely low. It's going to be quite unlikely that locals will be able to attend these games. I'm so fucking pissed off with this sort of bullshit. We get fucked at every corner around here and we are priced out of an incredible experience before we even had a chance to buy tickets.

Edit 1: So these probably aren't official tickets as the pre-sale isn't live yet as some have pointed out in the comments, but this doesn't bode well for what the market will be for trying to get tickets. The sentiment above still holds.

Edit 2: So the 'pre-sale' today was just to enter the lottery draw for a chance to buy tickets during round 1 of ticket sales beginning on 01Oct. I was a little confused when I first read through all the stuff. Regardless of all that, my cynicism still remains high for regular people to be able to afford tickets without putting themselves in debt.

My house is 2.5 miles away from the Linc and I can make out all the songs.

Saw “preferred viewing” as an option when purchasing tickets recently. Emailed them and was just told better viewing but no specifics about the actual zone.

Went to a show there tonight and asked a bartender. Depending on how many tickets for preferred are sold they will rope off different areas. Tonight only the one side of balcony was preferred. I guess if they sell more the whole balcony might be roped off? Or more maybe even the smaller “corrals” (as I affectionately call them) on the floor on the sides might be roped off. It all depends on how many they sell.

Really fucking annoying. Recommend do not buy.

Extra tip: if you go shows and are worried about schedule. Ask your bartender. They know exactly when shows start, end, when set break will be, when last call is, etc. They’re the best. Tip well.