The legendary Roots crew announced their annual ROOTS PICNIC is returning to Philadelphia’s Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016 for their biggest and most diverse event yet

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Announcing 9th Annual Roots Picnic
 
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 | Festival Pier | Philadelphia
 
3 Stages. 23 Artists. Biggest Roots Picnic Yet!
 
Starring: Usher (backed by The Roots), Future, Leon Bridges, The Roots, Blood Orange, Kehlani, Kaytranada, Swizz Beatz, DMX and more!
 
“This was really just one day of good fucking music, front to back, from beginning to end. Festivals probably still suck. Roots Picnic did not.” — NOISEY
 
“Seeing [The Roots} take the stage at their annual festival is to watch the Philly legends in their truest element.” Billboard.com
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 (Philadelphia, PA) – Today, the legendary Roots crew announced their annual ROOTS PICNIC is returning to Philadelphia’s Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016 for their biggest and most diverse event yet. The acclaimed festival, now celebrating its ninth year, will feature an eclectic lineup with performances by: Usher (backed by The Roots), Future, The Roots, Leon Bridges, Blood Orange, Kehlani, Kaytranada, Swizz Beatz, DMX and more (full line up below).The Roots have enlisted Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana to Announce 2016 Roots Picnic Lineup. Check out the video HERE.
Said Shawn Gee, Partner – Maverick, and Exec Producer and Co Founder of Roots Picnic, “We are excited that the Picnic is growing each year. For the second year in a row we have reconfigured the Picnic site to maximize the amount of people that can attend.  We are laser focused on building an amazing fan experience and continuing to build a diverse lineup that matches the collective tastes and interests of the curators, Questlove and Black Thought of the Legendary Roots Crew.  This year is going to be a lot of fun!”
The Roots Picnic is an annual sold-out affair that kicks off the summer festival season. Last year’s bill featured the likes of The Weeknd and A$AP Rocky. In previous years, performers at The Roots Picnic have included: The Black Keys, John Legend, Janelle Monae, TV on the Radio, Nas, Vampire Weekend, Kid Cudi, Public Enemy, Gnarls Barkley, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Gary Clark Jr., James Murphy (DJ set), Rakim and many more.
FULL LINE-UP IS AS FOLLOWS:
 
Usher (backed by The Roots)
Future
Leon Bridges
The Roots
Blood Orange
Kehlani
Kaytranada
Swizz Beatz
Jidenna
Ibeyi
DMX
Metro Boomin
Migos
Lil Dicky
Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals
Willow Smith
Lolawolf
Everyday People feat DJ Moma
Paris Monster
Rich Medina
Tish Hyman
Lil Uzi Vert
GoGo Morrow
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 5 at NOON and will be available at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Outlets, Live Nation Box Office or by-phone at 800-745-3000.
About The Roots
Formed in 1987, in Philadelphia, PA, the legendary Roots Crew, consists of Black Thought (MC), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (electronic keyboards), F. Knuckles (percussion), Captain Kirk Douglas (electronic guitar), Damon Bryson (sousaphone) and James Poyser (electronic keyboard). Having previously released thirteen albums, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business, winning four GRAMMYs, including “Best R&B Album” for Wake Up!, “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” for “Hang in There” (with John Legend) and “Best Group or Duo R&B Vocal Performance” for “Shine.” The ensemble was most recently nominated for “Best Rap Album” for the 2011 release of their album undun, which brings their GRAMMY nomination count to twelve.  Black Thought and Questlove also recently received a 2016 GRAMMY nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album,” for the Hamilton cast recording. The Roots have been named one of the greatest live bands around by Rolling Stone and are the official house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they currently perform every Monday- Friday.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation Management and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

 

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