PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the legendary Roots crew announce
that their annual ROOTS PICNIC is returning to
Philadelphia's Festival
Pier at Penn's Landing on SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017. The acclaimed
festival, now celebrating its tenth year, will feature an
eclectic lineup with performances by: Pharrell & The Roots
(joint headline set), Lil Wayne, Solange, 21
Savage, Kimbra, Gilles
Peterson and more (full line up below).
"Ten years ago this started as a concept, an idea, a
conversation between me, Tarik (Black Thought), Ahmir (Questlove)
and Rich (Nichols)," says
Shawn Gee, Roots longtime manager
and partner in Maverick Management."It's amazing that it has grown
into such a valued piece of the cultural landscape of our hometown
of Philadelphia. We were blessed to expand the Picnic to NYC
last year, and the brand will continue to grow and evolve, but
Philly will ALWAYS be the home, the birthplace of the Roots
Picnic. We are super excited to bring a packed lineup to
celebrate our 10th anniversary, and as always there will
be plenty of surprises and special guests."
The Roots Picnic annually includes some of music's biggest and
hottest names that kicks off the summer festival season. Last
year's bill featured the likes of Usher, Future and
Leon Bridges with a surprise
performance by hometown hero Will
Smith (with his daughter Willow). Over the last
decade, the celebrated festival institution has featured artists
such as The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky,
Migos, 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., Rakim and
many more.
FULL LINE-UP IS AS FOLLOWS:
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.
Tickets are on sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com,
Ticketmaster Outlets, Live Nation Box Office or by-phone at
800-745-3000.
About The Roots
The legendary Roots Crew, consists of
Black Thought (MC), Questlove (drums), Kamal Gray (electronic keyboards), F. Knuckles
(percussion), Captain Kirk Douglas
(electronic guitar), Damon Bryson
(sousaphone) and James Poyser
(electronic keyboard).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." This brings the band's
GRAMMY nomination count to twelve. Additionally, "The Roots
Picnic," a yearly star-studded mix of musicians, has become a
celebrated institution. The Roots were named one of the greatest
live bands around by Rolling Stone and serve
as the official house band on The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon.
About Live Nation Entertainment
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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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