The Philly Pops moved its "Get Up, Stand Up: The Encyclopedia of Soul" performances to The Met Philadelphia after being kicked out of the Kimmel Cultural Campus last month. The shows will occur Saturday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. The cash-strapped orchestra is still searching for venues to house its other upcoming shows.
The Philly POPS have started a fundraising campaign in an effort to save the orchestra from ceasing operations after the conclusion of its 2022-2023 performance season in July. The city's standalone pops orchestra must raise $2 million in order to avoid a shutdown.