LL Cool J will perform on Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Parkway this year after all. Months after pulling out of the city's Fourth of July concert at the last minute during a worker strike, LL Cool J is set to headline a New Year's Eve concert on the parkway to ring in 2026.

DJ Jazzy Jeff, Adam Blackstone, Dorothy, Technician the DJ and others will appear at the concert planned in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Fireworks will follow at midnight.

"Philly, don't call it a comeback. We've got unfinished business. Shout out to the Mayor for the invitation! Meet me on the Oval this New Year's Eve as we bring in 2026—live," LL Cool J said in a statement.

The Grammy-winning rapper was set to perform with Jazmine Sullivan this summer at the Wawa Welcome America concert on the Parkw

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