Roots Picnic will return to the Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on May 31 and June 1. The weekend will feature the Roots celebrating the 30th anniversary of Do You Want More?!!!??!, as well as leading appearances from D’Angelo, Lenny Kravitz, Meek Mill, GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Kaytranada, and more.
Jeezy will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his album Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, while Musiq Soulchild will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his album Aijuswanaseing. J. Period will bring Black Thought, 2 Chainz, and Pusha T together for a live mixtape, while Crystal Waters will appear with CeCe Peniston during Rich Medina’s Black House Set. Adam Blackstone will similarly perform a collaborative set with Jagged Edge. CeeLo Green is scheduled to appear during Baller Alert’s Backyard Band.
Additional performers will be announced in the lead up to the annual music event. The current slate also includes Kur, Elmiene, Lay Banks, Jermaine Dolly, Laila!, Funk Flex, Diamond Kuts, DJ Aktive, Peyton, and Leeyuh Neptune.
Presale begins Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. ET and extends through Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 p.m. ET. General sale will follow on Friday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. ET.
“As other festivals came into the market, we looked at what was not being served in the city of Philadelphia, and it was Black culture,” Live Nation Urban President Shawn Gee told Rolling Stone last year. “So we went deep into Black culture over the last couple of years, specifically mirroring the various genres of Black music that traditionally aren’t showcased at festivals.”
In June, the Roots will host A Roots Picnic Experience: The Class of ’95 in Los Angeles. The event will feature Nineties rap all-stars including Lil’ Kim, Redman & Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ Quik, Raekwon, E-40, Goodie Mob, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), and more.
