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Live Nation Urban & The Annual Roots Picnic 20′ Dates Are Announced

Malcolm Worsham — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:37:36 +0000

Live Nation Urban & The Roots team up to present the thirteenth annual “Roots Picnic” which will ne he== Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA. This year the Picnic will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park, for the second consecutive year.

For ticketing information including VIP Packages, and more details, click HERE. The full confirmed lineup can be found below.

Citi is the official presale credit card of The Roots Picnic. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 11 at 12pm local time until Thursday, February 13 at 10pm local time through Citi Entertainment^®. For complete presale details visit www.citientertinament.com

Celebrating its thirteenth-year anniversary, the festival grounds will include 3 stages of music, gaming, art and dialogue. “Roots Picnic” continues to align with music and culture and remains known for careful curation that unites music’s hottest acts, influencers, tastemakers, and thought leaders for one unforgettable day—and this year proudly continues that tradition.

This year the festival will feature performances from Philadelphia’s own Meek Mill, as well as Summer Walker, DaBaby, Snoh Aalegra, Burna Boy, Thundercat and many more. There will be heavy emphasis on collaboration and creativity as The Roots present a curated set celebrating R&B Music, titled The Roots Present SOUL, with special guests Brandy, SWV and Musiq Soulchild who’s celebrating the 20^th anniversary of his seminal album Aijuswanaseing. Additionally, an annual highlight Black Thought and J Period’s “Live Mixtape” will feature breakout Buffalo based rappers Griselda, as well as Wu Tang Clan members Ghostface and Raekwon. Another curation will feature Meshell Ndegeocello: Reimagining Prince and This Thing Called Life. The live podcast experience returns and will include episodes of Around the Way Curls Podcast, The Read and Questlove Supreme as well as CRWN with Elliott Wilson.

“Always a highlight of the year, The Roots Picnic continues to grow and solidify itself as a cornerstone of Philadelphia culture”, says Shawn Gee, President of Live Nation Urban and Roots manager and co-founder of the event. “This year we are presenting a few special collaborative sets, one specifically with the Roots celebrating R&B music, with some legendary artists. Personally, I am excited that Meek Mill will grace the Roots Picnic stage this year, as this is the only major event in our hometown that he hasn’t played yet. We are also excited to be back at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park and looking forward to another great year”.

Since launching in 2007, The Roots Picnic has stood at the crossroads of music and culture, entertaining, engaging, and enlightening millions of fans along the way. Its dynamic lineups have included everyone from The Weeknd, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, Phantogram, Usher, Nas, A$AP Rocky, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Future to Vampire Weekend, The War On Drugs, Gary Clark, Jr., Solange, Diplo, Gnarls Barkley, and more. “Roots Picnic” isn’t just a cornerstone of the group’s career, but a cornerstone of the culture.

LINEUP:

Meek Mill

Summer Walker

DaBaby

Snoh Aalegra

Burna Boy

Thundercat

The Roots Present Soul feat Musiq Soulchild, SWV & Brandy

Black Thought Live Mixtape feat. Griselda, Ghostface & Raekwon

Meshell Ndegeocello Reimagines Prince & This Thing Called Life

SiR

Baby Rose

Buddy

D’usse Palooza

Hardwork Movement

Phony Ppl

Aquildawud

Poundside Pop

Bren Joy

PODCAST STAGE:

Around the Way Curls Podcast

CRWN with Elliott Wilson

The Read Podcast

Questlove Supreme Podcast

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Roots Picnic 2019 Lineup Announced

Jon Powell — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:02:50 +0000

The Roots have been able to deliver one of the best festivals on the East Coast with their Roots Picnic for some time now, and it looks like this year’s lineup continues that sentiment. It’s been announced that H.E.R., 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Raphael Saadiq, Blueface, City Girls and many more will be joining the event’s namesake on stage. The podcast stage will be lit as well, thanks to Joe Budden, Questlove and The Read. Black Thought and J. Period will be joined by Yasiin Bey for their annual live mixtape display and The Roots themselves will be performing Things Fall Apart in its entirety in celebration of the classic album’s 20th anniversary. All of that and more, to be sure.

Check out the flyer below…this year’s Picnic takes place June 1st in a new location, at Philadelphia’s Mann in Fairmount Park. Get your tickets here.

Image credit: Live Nation

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Image credit: Live Nation

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Pharrell, Lil Wayne & More Tapped For Roots Picnic 2017

Jon Powell — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:20:30 +0000

The legendary Roots crew have announced the line-up for their tenth annual Roots Picnic, which sees Pharrell Williams and the Philadelphia band as the main act, along with additional headliners Solange Knowles, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage and Kimbra. In addition, Thundercat, (Off-White’s) Virgil Abloh, Michael Kiwanuka, Pete Rock, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Noname (Gypsy), Gilles Peterson and more will be taking to the stage as well.

One very big moment to be hype about: Roots’ frontman Black Thought and J. Period are also apparently creating a new mixtape live and in the flesh: they’ll be joined by Fat Joe, Mobb Deep and Scott Storch during their set. Let that sink in.

[Check out RESPECT. Magazine’s recap of last year’s Roots Picnic here.]

The Roots Picnic takes place on Saturday, June 3rd and Philadelphia’s Festival Pier; you can get your tickets now via the festival website (or Ticketmaster). Check out the full line-up below.

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Roots Picnic 2017 Line-up:
Pharrell & The Roots
Lil Wayne
Solange
21 Savage
Kimbra
Black Thought & J Period Live Mixtape Featuring Fat Joe/Mobb Deep/Scott Storch
Thundercat
Virgil Abloh
Pete Rock
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
James Vincent McMorrow
NoName
Gilles Peterson Featuring MC Earl Zinger
Khalid
Michael Kiwanuka
DJ Spinna
PNB Rock
Tunji Ige
Anthony Somebody
DJ N.O.C.

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Festival SZN: The Roots Announce 2016 Lineup!

RESPECT. Staff — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:36:25 +0000

It may still be winter, but festival season is right around the corner! And what’s a better way to announce a lineup than with the help of Abbi and Ilana from Comedy Central’s “Broad City”? Today, The Roots announced the 2016 lineup for The Roots Picnic – and it is lit!

Taking place on June 4th, the Philly based festival will feature Usher, Future, Leon Bridges, DMX, Migos, and much more!

Tickets for the Roots Picnic go on sale Friday 2/5 at Noon! Take a look at the complete lineup below:

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The 8Th Annual Roots Picnic Lineup

Jake Mayo — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:43:47 +0000

Music fans everywhere should mark their calendars (or put it in their phone) for 5.30.15 as The Roots Picnic celebrates it’s 8th anniversary at Festival Pier in Philadelphia. The festival offers a star-studded list of performers including The Roots, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Erykah Badu, DJ Mustard, Raury, plus others. Visit ROOTSPICNIC.COM for the full line-up, VIP Tickets, videos, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, 3.15 at Noon.

Click HERE for tickets

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Exclusive Photos from the 6th Annual Roots Picnic

RESPECT. Staff — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:16:46 +0000

Tuba Gooding Jr. of the Roots

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Tuba Gooding Jr. of the Roots

Rappers have always repped their hometowns in some way or another, but few have shown love to their city like The Roots. As usual, for their 6th annual Roots Picnic, they assembled an impressive array of artists to give their city a night to remember. Following their lead, we’ve assembled an impressive array of photographs capturing that special night in Philadelphia. Enjoy.

(all photos by Chelsea Memmolo)

Hit-Boy

Solange

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Macklemore

Ryan Lewis

Macklemore getting high.

Black Thought & the Roots

Black Thought & Questlove

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