Daily News | The Roots Picnic is back as a weekend-long event
The Roots Picnic will return to the Mann Center on June 3 and 4 with headlining sets by Diddy with The Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill performing her albumThis year, the Picnic kicks off on Friday night, June 2, with a comedy show and concert with Dave Chappelle, and the Roots at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia.
The line-up for the hip-hop and R&B festival presented by The Roots with Live Nation Urban, also includes a podcast stage featuring Charlamarge ThaGod, DJ Academiks, Questlove Supreme, Don’t Call Me White Girl, and People’s Party with Talib Kweli.Besides the headliners, the Picnic will feature a set by Soulquarians, the all-star band anchored by Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson with guests Roy Ayers and the Isley Brothers.
A Roots fan club presale for the both the Chappelle show and the Picnic at the Mann will begin at 12 noon on Feb. 21 at, with tickets opening to the general public at the same site at 10 a.m. on Feb. 22.
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