The Roots Announce 2023 Roots Picnic Lineup: Lauryn Hill, Diddy & Dave Chappelle To Headline
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 01: Lauryn Hill performs during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Louisiana Superdome on July 01, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
The Roots Picnic, one of Philadelphia’s premier annual outdoor festivals, is returning bigger and better than ever.
The Roots announced the festival will make its long-awaited return to Philadelphia’s Mann Center from June 3-4. Presented alongside Live Nation Urban, it boasts a star-studded lineup. The Picnic will be headlined by Diddy with the Roots, Lil Uzi Vert and Ms. Lauryn Hill, commemorating 25 years of her genre-bending masterpiece The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Among the many other anticipated performances include Ari Lennox, Busta Rhymes, Eve, Roy Ayers and the Isley Brothers. The festival will also host a Podcast Stage with live recordings from Charlamagne Tha God, Off the Record with DJ Akademiks and Lip Service with Angela Yee.
This year, The Roots Picnic will expand by including a third day and a second location. The festivities will kick off with a comedy show and concert, headlined by Dave Chappelle and The Roots, held at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on June 2nd.
Since its conception in 2008, The Roots Picnic has grown exponentially in popularity, consistently attracting high-level talent. Over the years, the festival has seen performances from Pharrell, De La Soul and Mary J. Blige and has become a Philadelphia tradition that celebrates music, comedy and Black culture.
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Tickets for the two-day festival and Dave Chappelle’s show are on sale now and available via the festival website. Check out the full lineup for the festival below:
Main Stage
Diddy w/ The Roots
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Lil Uzi Vert
Dave Chappelle w/ The Roots
Soulquarians Set featuring Roy Ayers & The Isley Bros
Black Thought Live Mixtape featuring Busta Rhymes & Eve
Ari Lennox
Lucky Daye
City Girls
Maverick City
Syd
Glorilla
DJ Drama
Uncle Waffles
Saucy Santana
DVSN
Kindred The Family Soul
Spinall
State Property Reunion (Freeway, Beanie Siegel, Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk, Oschino & Sparks)
Little Brother
Yussef Dayes Experience
Adam Blackstone w/ Coco Jones & Mary Mary
Baller Alert Presents Go Go: Backyard Band vs Rare Essence
Symba
Fridayy
Mike Phillips
Rocky
Dappa
Akin Inaj & Inutech
Podcast Stage
Charlamagne Tha God
Off The Record with DJ Akademiks
Don’t Call Me White Girl
Lip Service with Angela Yee
Questlove Supreme
People’s Party with Talib Kweli
Pour Minds
Trap Nerds
The Office XIV