2023 Roots Picnic
(Right: Usher & Black Thought – Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty)
*The Roots and Live Nation Urban have announced the “Roots Picnic” lineup 2024, going down June 1 and 2 at The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pa.
According to the news release, Lil Wayne will headline the festival with The Roots. Other artists confirmed to perform are André 3000, Victoria Monét, Gunna, Nas, Tyla, Sexyy Red, Babyface, Cam’ron, Fantasia, Muni Long and more.
Jill Scott will co-headline the festival which also features Sexyy Red, Smino, Adam Blackstone featuring Fantasia & Muni Long, Wale, Robert Glasper featuring Yebba, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and more.
Check out the full lineup below.
Per the news release, the two-day festival returns to its longtime home of The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, 2024. The presale goes live on Tuesday, February 20th at 10 AM ET, while general on-sale begins Friday, February 23rd at 10 AM ET. Weekend tickets and VIP packages will be available HERE.
Since launching in 2007, The Roots Picnic has included artists such as 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.
Last year, “Roots Picnic ” showcased a surprise Fugees reunion, Dave Chappelle, State Property and Lil Uzi Vert.
Below is the full lineup for the 2024 Roots Picnic in Philly.
Lil Wayne & The Roots Celebrate New Orleans (feat. Special guests PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty)
Jill Scott
André 3000
Nas
Gunna
Victoria Monét
Sexyy Red
Babyface
Robert Glasper & Yebba
J.Period Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Method Man, and Redman
Adam Blackstone’s Legacy Experience featuring Fantasia and Muni Long
Smino
Cam’ron
Wale
Tyla
Marsha Ambrosius
Baller Alert Presents Backyard Band featuring Scarface & Amerie
October London
Leon Thomas
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Funk Flex
Q
Leon Thomas
Blk Odyssy
OT7 Quanny
Kenya Vaun
N3wyrkla
Julian King
Rec Philly Presents Chioke
DJ Diamond Kuts
DJ Aktive
DJ Doc B
DJ RL
PARKSIDE STAGE (formerly podcast stage):
R&B Only
U+ME+RNB
They Have the Range
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
Tonight’s Conversation
Juan Epstein Podcast
World Series of Spades
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