Roots Picnic 2025 gave hip-hop purists a moment to remember with J.Period’s Live Mixtape set — a dynamic performance concept where legendary MCs spit new verses over classic beats in real time.

On Friday (May 23), the iconic R&B artist announced through social media that he will no longer headline the Roots Picnic, scheduled for May 31 and June 1 at Philly's The Mann in Fairmount Park ...

Roots Picnic stretches across multiple stages and areas, allowing concertgoers to take in Fairmount’s beauty and the celebratory spirit kicked up by two days of music and community-building.

Performers will include D’Angelo with The Roots, Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, GloRilla, Latto, Tems, Keytranada, Jeezy, Pusha T ...

For the Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life event, they’ll be joined by other musical giants such as Queen Latifah, Common, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, and other acts.

In 2008, The Roots made a gutsy move by launching The Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life in their hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time, the future was uncertain.

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Mary J. Blige perform as Mary J. Blige performs a special set by The Roots at Roots Picnic 2022 at Mann Center For Performing Arts on June 04, 2022 in Philadelphia ...

Fourteen years later, for 2022’s iteration of the Roots Picnic on Saturday and Sunday, the extended ensemble delivered again — t his time, backing the original queen of hip-hop-laced R&B, Mary ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The annual Roots Picnic came to a close in Fairmount Park on Sunday. Tens of thousands of people, from near and far, attended the three-day event. The festival was packed ...

The Roots were still finding their footing as they tried to plan and launch the festival in 2008, and navigating the challenges of organizing an emerging event: hand-selecting artists, managing ...