Sunday\u2019s show putting community first, providing safe space while aiding local organizations<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s music explores a range of issues through Rubino\u2019s \u201cstream-of-consciousness lyrics,\u201d with a particular focus on the oppression of marginalized communities, including queer people and people of color.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels vital to provide space for folks to congregate, to celebrate, to feel safe, to feel seen, to feel a part of [the] community together,\u201d Rubino said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s something that\u2019s at the core of what punk means to me is sharing in that community.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked what led to the fundraiser gig, Yemin flipped the question: \u201cWhy aren\u2019t they all benefits?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no reason for us to not be able to use what little sort of influence we have to do some good, especially in a time that is politically one of the darkest times that I\u2019ve lived through,\u201d Yemin said.<\/p>\n
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Open City will be playing their first show in Philadelphia since 2019 on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in the famed basement at First Unitarian Church. Ticket sales will benefit Juntos and non-perishable food donations can be traded for records. (Photo by Farrah Skeiky)<\/p>\n
Ticket sales for Sunday\u2019s show will go directly to Juntos, a Philly-based organization that has been advocating for community members affected by ICE operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce you\u2019ve got a militarized response to a fabricated problem, you\u2019ve got the foundations of the unravelling of whatever elements of a democratic republic we have still functioning,\u201d Yemin said. \u201c[We] feel like supporting an organization that\u2019s trying to do its part to turn that tide and to keep people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n The band will also trade copies of their first album to anyone who brings a nonperishable food donation for the Share Food Program<\/a> community fridges.<\/p>\n Ticket prices start at $13.48<\/a>. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the show starts at 3:30. Supporting Open City will be The HIRS Collective<\/a>, Disappearances<\/a> and Taurus Judge<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday\u2019s show putting community first, providing safe space while aiding local organizations The band\u2019s music explores a range…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":394633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,21200,53126,1448,2830,1311,75079,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-394632","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-concert","10":"tag-juntos","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-punk-rock","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115587727216678346","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}