LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan are Wawa Welcome America concert headliners
LL Cool J and Philadelphia native Jazmine Sullivan have been announced as headliners of the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July concert.
Wawa Welcome America, Philadelphia's annual 16-day festival leading up to the Fourth of July, is less than two months away.
The festival-ending concert will once again take place on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before the fireworks on July 4.
Wawa Welcome America President Michael DelBene, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and other officials spoke in a news conference Tuesday morning.
Parker highlighted Sullivan's career achievements during the announcement, calling her "a hometown hero whose career has reached the stratosphere."
Longtime Philadelphia radio host Patty Jackson also praised the choice of Sullivan as a headliner.
"Jazmine Sullivan has done so well — and she is one of our own," Jackson said. "So you know what it is? We have that Philly pride, when you see one of your own up there on that stage. It's magic."
Parker also hinted that we have yet to hear the names of all the acts.
"This ain't it — more is coming, Philadelphia," Parker said.
Past headliners of the July 4th concert include Pitbull in 2018, Hall & Oates in 2007 and most recently, Ne-Yo and Kesha in 2024.
This is the last Wawa Welcome America before the massive 2026 celebrations for America's 250th anniversary. Other events in the festival have already been announced, including the Red, White and Blue To-Do, Wawa Hoagie Day and more.
