Philadelphia, PA – The Roots introduced the 2019 Roots Picnic lineup on Tuesday (March 12). Artists included on the invoice are H.E.R., 21 Savage, Lil Child, Metropolis Women, Ari Lennox, Black Thought & J. Interval that includes Yasiin Bey (previously often known as Mos Def) and Blueface, amongst others.
In honor its 20th anniversary, The Roots can even carry out 1999’s Issues Fall Aside in its entirety. Serving as The Roots’ fourth studio album, Issues Fall Aside is ten thought of the group’s breakthrough album, turning into The Roots’ first file to promote over 500,000 copies.
It consists of the Grammy Award-winning track “You Acquired Me,” which took house the gilded trophy on the 2000 Grammy Awards within the Greatest Rap Efficiency by a Duo or Group class. The album itself was nominated for Greatest Rap Album however misplaced to Eminem’s The Slim Shady LP.
The 12th annual Roots Picnic takes place on June 1 at Philly’s Fairmount Park, a model new location. In a press launch, The Roots’ supervisor and President Reside Nation City Shawn Gee defined why transferring from Penns Touchdown to Fairmount Park means a lot to them.
“We lastly have a Roots Picnic within the Park,” Gee mentioned. “The imaginative and prescient 12 years in the past was at all times to supply an all day musical and cultural expertise in Fairmount Park.
“Black Thought, Questlove and I grew up spending our Sunday afternoons on the Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park watching Philly DJs spin and having fun with the vibe and the tradition. It’s an amazing feeling to have the ability to come full circle and produce the Picnic to Fairmount Park. I believe it’s a giant WIN for the town.”
Questlove was evidently anxious to announce the lineup on Monday night time (March 11). The Roots drummer tweeted a “first look” on the lineup, which truly didn’t embrace the title any performers however did lead followers to his Instagram web page.
“That is your first take a look at the lineup for the 2019 #RootsPicnic,” he captioned the photograph. “First & foremost we wanna say that for the longest all we ever wished to do was to provide our hometown the dopest competition ever. It was an amazing 11 years at #PennsLanding: now its time to stand up. We going to greener pastures!
“We’re transferring the picnic to the MannMusicCenterGrounds in #FairmountPark. Sure! Actually GREENER PASTURES! Belief us on this! Ample parking and transportation companies will likely be on name and supplied (Septa/Uber/Lyft)—-and lastly we have now GRASS to have an actual picnic!”
Tickets will likely be out there in every single place starting Friday (March 15) at 12 p.m. ET. Try the Roots Picnic’s ficial web site here.