Rain delayed both nights of the Make the World Better’s benefit concert weekend, but the crowd didn’t care. They laid blankets on the still-wet ground, took off their shoes and squelched through two nights of music — singing, dancing and cheering.
The concert weekend saw six artists take over FDR Park, bringing music back to the park for the first time since the Lollapalooza music festival 31 years ago. Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf headlined Friday’s and Sunday’s concerts, respectively.
The unofficial headliner was former Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin. He is the co-founder of the Make the World Better charity, which organized the concert weekend. The charity’s main mission is to revitalize dilapidated community parks in Philadelphia, and profits from the concert will go towards its lates